Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale Nov. 26 due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 8.00-20.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.83/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −159.33 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$289.83

68 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$39.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs MO average

−19.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	296.75	1,641	56
Medium and Large 1-2	562	257.52	1,448	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.24/cwt here — about $193 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

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 sale68 hd

289.83

—

MO average17 barns · 3,163 hd

293.36

−3.53

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−19.43

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−159.33

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	1,733	137.25	2,378	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	115.45	1,743	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	114.71	1,510	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	90.21	1,095	15

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)	1,040	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,759	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	650–700	668	228.90/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	304.46/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,583	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	336.90/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	343.80/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	358.08/cwt	347.50–362.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	257.57/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,453	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	328.73/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	258.11/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	237.30/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	280.87/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	233.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,472	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	265.40/cwt	257.50–281.00	1,672	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	244.92/cwt	244.00–247.00	2,067	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	320.70/cwt	308.00–327.50	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	324.49/cwt	307.50–330.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	249.29/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,925	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	257.22/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	252.18/cwt	225.00–257.00	1,826	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	286.51/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,633	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	265.12/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,731	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	323.18/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	235.46/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,575	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	307.50/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,454	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	292.54/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	208.55/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	216.79/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	249.52/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,410	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	293.19/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	108.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,649	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	118.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,792	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	110.41/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,434	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	118.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,584	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	90.01/cwt	71.00–101.00	1,058	12
Bulls	—	—	1,573	130.52/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,053	6
Bulls	—	—	2,053	150.70/cwt	146.00–155.50	3,094	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	1,775.51/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	289.74/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	295.66/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	267.06/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,394	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	224.31/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	228.84/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,417	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	233.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.81/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,575	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	233.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,344	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	219.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	261.54/cwt	244.00–271.00	1,334	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	279.19/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,212	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	298.51/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	290.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	278.44/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	223.34/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,816	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	241.45/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	239.68/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	277.20/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,311	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	222.34/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	710	3

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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