Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the better quality steers and heifers sold 5.00-10..00 higher, part of the offering contain unwean and lower quality feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.55/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −181.61 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$267.55

26 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.04

vs MO average

−19.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	271.14	1,482	23
Medium and Large 1-2	588	240.00	1,411	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.16 across 28 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 sale26 hd

267.55

—

MO average15 barns · 1,638 hd

279.59

−12.04

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−19.27

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−181.61

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	—	Average	1,644	135.83	2,233	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	116.52	1,719	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	108.35	1,330	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	80.19	819	20

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)	870	$1,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,713	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	235.10/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	246.00/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	244.16/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	307.20/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	273.64/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,445	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	249.65/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	217.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	250.50/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	250.94/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	741	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	286.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	267.90/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	722	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	236.10/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,025	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	318.39/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	331.80/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,204	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	2,010	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	113.41/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,407	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	107.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,310	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	105.14/cwt	101.00–110.00	978	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	107.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	118.74/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,745	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	96.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,186	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	87.36/cwt	75.00–100.00	957	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	57.52/cwt	50.00–65.00	521	6
Bulls	—	—	1,521	129.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,976	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	143.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,599	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	815	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,625	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	243.73/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,357	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	269.72/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	230.12/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	214.57/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	253.26/cwt	247.00–262.50	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	228.92/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,188	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	234.77/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	227.86/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	235.87/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,991	6

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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