Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and 300-500 lbs heifers sold 15.00-30.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.69/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$267.69

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$33.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs MO average

−12.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	276.60	1,456	30
Medium and Large 1-2	567	243.37	1,381	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.24/cwt here — about $76 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 sale41 hd

267.69

—

MO average19 barns · 5,480 hd

278.12

−10.44

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−12.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−134.27

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	1,847	136.68	2,524	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	111.39	1,651	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	110.98	1,371	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	95.95	1,133	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,598	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	800–850	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	312.11/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	318.82/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	245.60/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	328.65/cwt	315.00–335.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	251.46/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	258.98/cwt	235.00–278.00	1,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	328.11/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,270	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	305.29/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	273.69/cwt	252.00–287.00	1,722	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	268.67/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	244.02/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	325.51/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	340.92/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,503	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,625	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	700	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,071	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	360.09/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	271.65/cwt	257.50–288.00	1,586	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	273.74/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	226.04/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,530	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	291.66/cwt	287.50–294.00	1,625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	243.12/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	547	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	106.31/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,590	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	108.91/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,299	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,266	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	115.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,506	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	117.31/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,720	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	104.37/cwt	103.50–105.50	1,451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	94.68/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,059	10
Bulls	—	—	1,960	144.15/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,825	5
Bulls	—	—	1,705	127.34/cwt	120.50–131.00	2,171	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,268	1,708.85/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,709	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	888	1,321.55/head	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,322	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	210.25/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	225.91/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	258.56/cwt	251.00–290.00	1,632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	222.97/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	234.56/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	253.64/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	273.27/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	327.64/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,366	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	277.55/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,454	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	299.15/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,397	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	233.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	241.57/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,389	9

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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