Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.70/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −164.46 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$284.70

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$36.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.21

vs MO average

−40.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	302.17	1,641	32
Medium and Large 1-2	552	265.43	1,465	29

One grade step is worth $36.74/cwt here — about $176 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 sale61 hd

284.70

—

MO average9 barns · 2,569 hd

317.91

−33.21

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−40.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−164.46

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	1,573	126.80	1,994	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	118.99	1,760	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	109.95	1,374	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	83.14	902	33

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	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$1,468	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,018	$2,285	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	335.93/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	231.33/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	265.17/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	292.09/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	541	316.94/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	333.60/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	731	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	365.01/cwt	334.00–385.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	275.99/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,750	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	317.97/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,342	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	253.62/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,458	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	246.49/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	354.73/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	363.38/cwt	343.50–372.50	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	242.07/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	269.54/cwt	264.00–275.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	239.00/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,396	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	313.36/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,498	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	248.30/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	265.59/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,432	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	297.17/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	297.67/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	256.73/cwt	249.50–264.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	252.82/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	292.01/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	288.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	945	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	876	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,199	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.08/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,256	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	107.75/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,360	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	86.38/cwt	70.00–103.00	944	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	120.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,790	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	109.23/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	92.85/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,001	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	118.87/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,532	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	106.66/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	65.33/cwt	50.00–104.00	672	7
Bulls	—	—	1,698	131.41/cwt	125.00–136.50	2,231	11
Bulls	—	—	1,262	113.63/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,434	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,485	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	848	1,467.63/head	875.00–1,900.00	1,468	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	2,285.00/head	2,285.00–2,285.00	2,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	300.95/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	294.03/cwt	288.00–297.50	1,500	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	230.26/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,674	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	220.45/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.92/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	277.52/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	274.02/cwt	261.00–288.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	236.39/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	313.67/cwt	287.50–323.00	1,433	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	232.38/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	254.60/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,561	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	244.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	257.46/cwt	250.00–272.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	262.75/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,377	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	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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