Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.72/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −167.44 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$281.72

48 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$50.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs MO average

−20.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	293.35	1,582	37
Medium and Large 1-2	572	242.61	1,388	11thin

One grade step is worth $50.74/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale48 hd

281.72

—

MO average16 barns · 1,882 hd

281.68

+0.05

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−20.13

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−167.44

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	1,688	142.34	2,402	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	121.75	1,817	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	115.21	1,450	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	91.13	1,019	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1Fancy	300–350	349	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	238.63/cwt	200.00–261.00	1,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	271.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	304.28/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,162	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	262.78/cwt	250.00–275.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	242.61/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,388	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	258.89/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,134	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	214.18/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	243.71/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	321.83/cwt	319.00–325.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	226.46/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	298.56/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	263.70/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	264.20/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	284.30/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,532	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	268.95/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,692	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	238.50/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	236.51/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	233.61/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,506	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	90.87/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,004	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	111.13/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	94.16/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,185	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	121.54/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,475	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	110.32/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,447	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	453	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	105.37/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,280	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	124.11/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,895	9
Bulls	—	—	1,756	147.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,598	7
Bulls	—	—	1,640	138.40/cwt	125.00–144.00	2,270	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	264.16/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	281.31/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.02/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	220.85/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	243.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	549	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	255.47/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,331	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.34/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,448	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	248.25/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	282.01/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,210	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	265.87/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	267.63/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	275.89/cwt	265.00–281.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	256.81/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,217	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	232.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	237.65/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	312.88/cwt	307.50–316.00	1,633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	432	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,318	4

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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