Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.40/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −157.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$244.40

36 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$24.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.78

vs MO average

−20.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	251.30	1,332	26
Medium and Large 1-2	544	226.45	1,232	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.85/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale36 hd

244.40

—

MO average18 barns · 2,174 hd

255.18

−10.78

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−20.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−157.56

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	1,756	142.51	2,503	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	121.12	1,689	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	116.62	1,477	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,128	96.95	1,094	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,238	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,003	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	700–750	713	230.26/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	226.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	243.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	226.99/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	270.91/cwt	260.00–282.50	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	297.62/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	304	334.50/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	277.73/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	295.88/cwt	287.50–321.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	227.15/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	257.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,596	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	272.75/cwt	256.00–281.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	276.51/cwt	275.00–281.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	264.50/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	253.70/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,291	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	262.92/cwt	248.00–272.00	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	232.29/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,315	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	691	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	258.22/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	214.85/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	242.41/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,370	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	225.39/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	175.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	400	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	948	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	109.51/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,441	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	93.26/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,001	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	123.73/cwt	117.00–136.00	1,706	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	110.02/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	99.43/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	121.27/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,534	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	109.46/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,381	16
Bulls	—	—	1,820	156.76/cwt	149.50–177.00	2,853	5
Bulls	—	—	1,721	134.59/cwt	125.00–143.50	2,316	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,002.70/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	255.08/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,342	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	208.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,496	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	234.84/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,465	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	220.15/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,484	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	255.87/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,205	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	241.99/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	234.95/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	231.20/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	292	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	267.59/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	194.11/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	236.20/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	231.97/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	242.79/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	222.00/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	226.30/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	256.00/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,213	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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