Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the feeder offering was too small for a trend comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand light and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.15/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −174.81 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$227.15

26 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$19.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.55

vs MO average

−25.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	233.10	1,244	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	213.77	1,165	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.33/cwt here — about $79 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

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 sale26 hd

227.15

—

MO average18 barns · 1,329 hd

253.70

−26.55

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−25.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−174.81

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	1,716	149.54	2,567	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	116.65	1,641	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	113.84	1,391	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	96.62	1,032	14

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)	893	$1,459	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin

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	450–500	475	238.65/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	235.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	257.94/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	220.24/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	221.01/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	266.07/cwt	250.00–280.00	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	265.36/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,396	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	258.98/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	244.74/cwt	241.00–249.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	274.36/cwt	270.00–276.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	241.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	239.57/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	232.00/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,079	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	120.40/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,746	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	104.44/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	117.94/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,462	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	107.49/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,281	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	106.99/cwt	104.50–110.50	1,280	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	90.86/cwt	73.00–100.00	906	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,782	153.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,743	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	140.78/cwt	135.00–144.50	2,231	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	1,459.24/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,459	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	219.71/cwt	215.00–235.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	212.78/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,023	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	249.39/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	253.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	213.03/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	245.65/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	241.59/cwt	230.00–253.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	233.41/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,225	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	220.21/cwt	200.00–235.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	262.94/cwt	256.00–270.00	770	2

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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