Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 lower very few pre vac calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.20/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.75 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$237.20

35 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.22

vs MO average

−22.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	239.83	1,269	28
Medium and Large 1-2	544	226.69	1,233	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $35 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 sale35 hd

237.20

—

MO average19 barns · 2,286 hd

253.42

−16.22

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−22.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−164.75

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	1,607	141.26	2,270	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	121.59	1,812	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	116.85	1,519	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,102	96.42	1,062	17

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)	1,165	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	311.88/cwt	307.50–332.50	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	255.68/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	293.88/cwt	278.00–306.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	222.44/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	243.81/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	266.49/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,524	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	272.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	271.91/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,294	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	245.75/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	233.48/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	272.70/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,396	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	249.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	245.40/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	270.71/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	271.00/cwt	262.00–293.00	1,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	236.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	253.18/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,329	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	231.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,222	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	285.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	227.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	265.74/cwt	257.00–275.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	256.22/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,081	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	224.14/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	272.52/cwt	258.00–289.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	239.83/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,269	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	230.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	207.87/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	255.98/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	223.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	230.07/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	259.85/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,239	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	237.28/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	351	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	267.18/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,026	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	135.18/cwt	125.00–147.00	2,122	8
Bulls	—	—	1,680	153.41/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,577	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	110.32/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,307	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	90.63/cwt	78.00–100.00	967	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	111.53/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,439	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	120.98/cwt	116.00–129.50	1,582	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	113.27/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	123.25/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,791	15

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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