Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower and bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.58/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −171.38 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$230.58

54 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.25

vs MO average

−6.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	235.39	1,289	36
Medium and Large 1-2	555	220.97	1,225	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $346.19, median $401.96 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

230.58

—

MO average15 barns · 1,949 hd

245.83

−15.25

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−6.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−171.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,566	138.47	2,169	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	113.25	1,441	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	112.16	1,671	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	97.46	1,157	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	226.25/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	189.64/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	231.59/cwt	230.00–238.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	234.65/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	252.94/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,052	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	282.31/cwt	274.00–290.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	278.22/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,316	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	223.15/cwt	210.00–235.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	249.96/cwt	240.00–256.00	945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	222.72/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,062	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.49/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	274.04/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,181	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	253.05/cwt	233.00–261.00	1,584	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	260.16/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,371	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	251.28/cwt	250.00–254.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	290.54/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,101	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	245.48/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	243.22/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,272	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	229.34/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,406	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,269	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,247	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	109.91/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,393	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	95.07/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,121	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	106.08/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,291	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	108.31/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,593	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	119.06/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,813	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	118.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,514	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	149.08/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,730	7
Bulls	—	—	1,414	134.04/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,895	11
Bulls	—	—	1,385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,565	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	226.52/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	242.03/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,237	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	219.75/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,261	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	262.02/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	247.05/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,171	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	269.00/cwt	251.00–275.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	229.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,331	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	222.88/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	202.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	240.17/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	536	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,463	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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