Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale December 24 and December 31 due to the Holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.74/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −126.21 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$275.74

59 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.56

vs MO average

−9.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	275.74	1,504	59

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale59 hd

275.74

—

MO average15 barns · 2,654 hd

276.30

−0.56

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−9.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−126.21

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	1,695	135.12	2,290	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	114.68	1,873	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	110.72	1,374	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	92.46	979	13

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)	1,255	$2,042	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Fancy	500–550	500	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	261.27/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	231.41/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	232.22/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	290.79/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	267.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	843	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,307	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	295.03/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	341.85/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	332.79/cwt	327.00–338.00	1,614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	307.16/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,616	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	342.99/cwt	322.00–367.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	347.68/cwt	336.00–357.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	301.30/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,308	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	280.85/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,750	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	267.02/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	263.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,883	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	272.29/cwt	252.00–282.00	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	324.63/cwt	322.00–333.00	1,088	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	256.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	284.90/cwt	274.00–327.00	1,088	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	283.00/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,050	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	272.48/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	271.04/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,434	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	116.76/cwt	113.00–123.50	1,860	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,781	107.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	116.82/cwt	113.50–121.50	1,500	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	87.86/cwt	75.00–97.00	904	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	107.60/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,291	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	107.78/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	145.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,735	6
Bulls	—	—	1,557	130.76/cwt	123.00–139.00	2,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	110.02/cwt	97.00–119.50	1,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	2,041.63/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	195.03/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	305.02/cwt	295.00–323.00	1,565	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	299.94/cwt	265.00–311.00	1,728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	333.36/cwt	322.00–337.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	293.70/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	294.72/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,382	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	250.29/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	321.65/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,203	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	305.18/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,245	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	328.94/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	330.97/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	378.70/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	263.03/cwt	242.00–275.00	1,502	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	718	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	270.05/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,285	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	314.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	246.50/cwt	243.00–250.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	251.85/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,655	12

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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