Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.20/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −158.76 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$243.20

49 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$22.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

vs MO average

−17.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	247.42	1,306	40
Medium and Large 1-2	566	224.44	1,269	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $36 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 sale49 hd

243.20

—

MO average16 barns · 1,973 hd

250.57

−7.37

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−17.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−158.76

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	1,775	149.88	2,660	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	125.11	1,780	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	120.63	1,430	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	97.81	1,150	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,374	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,356	$2,154	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,530	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,543	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,392	6

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	550–600	580	224.00/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	256.20/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	225.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	230.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	243.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	246.10/cwt	225.00–275.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	254.28/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,175	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.54/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	228.05/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	281.38/cwt	265.00–300.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	268.55/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	301.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	341	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	241.64/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	255.25/cwt	239.00–266.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	266.99/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	276.74/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.66/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	254.54/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	249.27/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	231.77/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	304.82/cwt	300.00–310.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	310.93/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	233.22/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	303.72/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	254.06/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,349	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	267.51/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,279	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	280.25/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,163	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	127.20/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,830	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	118.85/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,634	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	123.80/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,484	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	109.91/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,254	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	109.68/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,457	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	97.00/cwt	81.00–102.00	1,085	12
Bulls	—	—	1,885	154.74/cwt	150.00–160.50	2,917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	142.58/cwt	139.50–144.50	2,296	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	955	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	915	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	815	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	2,704.17/head	2,250.00–3,025.00	2,704	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	2,362.50/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,363	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	1,529.78/head	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,530	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,444	2,496.82/head	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,497	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	973	1,776.61/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,399	2,195.40/head	1,625.00–2,450.00	2,195	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	2,475.00/head	2,075.00–3,000.00	2,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	246.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,437	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	245.07/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,277	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	264.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	248.97/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,377	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,604	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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