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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.06/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 843 lb · 44 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.91/cwt ≈ $1,157/hd at 890 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.31/cwt +17.22 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 610 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 585 550 0
Feeder cattle 486 347 0
Slaughter cattle 95 124 0
Replacement cattle 4 79 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady with value add calves selling 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold 4.00-5.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand steady and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 170.00 $170.00 $442 -18.72
308–330 314 4 180.00–185.00 $183.68 $577 -4.82
375–398 392 7 160.00–177.50 $172.93 $678 -10.48
432–441 438 8 172.00–178.00 $175.78 $770 -7.85
460–480 476 7 169.00–177.00 $172.92 $823 +7.92
512–540 526 19 150.00–172.50 $160.92 $846 -9.47
552 value added 552 11 172.50 $172.50 $952 —
590 590 4 152.00–164.00 $155.00 $914 ±0.00
602–603 value added 603 25 162.50–164.00 $163.40 $985 —
635–639 638 6 141.00–142.50 $142.25 $908 +0.16
762–788 775 6 126.00–130.00 $128.03 $992 -10.08
775 value added 775 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,124 —
836 836 9 128.00 $128.00 $1,070 -17.00
822–847 value added 845 35 138.00–145.00 $144.42 $1,220 —
938 value added 938 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 143.00 $143.00 $565 —
445 445 3 162.50 $162.50 $723 +12.71
455–460 458 6 142.00–158.00 $149.96 $687 -9.04
500–530 516 15 145.00–155.00 $148.30 $765 +4.36
560–576 570 12 135.00–145.00 $140.12 $799 —
660–665 662 3 128.00–137.00 $133.98 $887 +3.13
715 715 3 131.00 $131.00 $937 —
782 782 3 120.00 $120.00 $938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 325 6 145.00–155.00 $152.37 $495 -2.46
350–395 361 9 140.00–152.50 $150.44 $543 +3.18
420–445 440 10 142.50–155.00 $149.04 $656 +3.63
453–484 472 21 142.50–160.00 $150.63 $711 +0.97
515–545 528 19 134.00–158.00 $145.22 $767 +5.26
565 value added 565 13 146.00 $146.00 $825 —
552–575 568 11 132.50–150.00 $143.09 $813 -1.97
625–640 631 5 125.00–136.00 $133.82 $844 -1.90
637 value added 637 20 147.00 $147.00 $936 —
682–695 685 5 126.00–134.00 $130.59 $895 -1.82
735 735 3 121.00 $121.00 $889 -11.00
836 836 12 118.00 $118.00 $986 —
881 881 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,092 —
893 value added 893 26 131.50 $131.50 $1,174 —
965 965 22 119.00 $119.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 136.00 $136.00 $558 +8.50
455 455 3 132.50 $132.50 $603 -7.37
520–547 541 11 131.00–135.00 $132.72 $718 -1.53
555–585 565 3 132.50–133.00 $132.67 $750 —
702 702 3 113.00 $113.00 $793 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 182.50 $182.50 $602 —
369–398 391 4 170.00–176.00 $174.58 $683 +23.34
410–442 437 7 160.00–165.00 $163.03 $712 —
450–490 469 15 148.00–167.50 $159.30 $747 +14.90
509 509 3 150.00 $150.00 $764 +4.18
550–565 558 2 140.00–145.00 $142.47 $795 +0.74
600–637 619 11 125.00–130.00 $127.61 $790 -7.17
650–695 684 4 120.00–129.00 $122.14 $835 -0.89
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 142.00 $142.00 $554 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 137.00 $137.00 $562 +1.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1440 1079 80-85% 21 60.00–71.00 $65.36 $705 —
905–1425 1239 80-85% 21 68.00–78.50 $71.60 $887 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1445 1212 75-80% 5 62.50–68.00 $65.16 $790 —
1265–1645 1468 75-80% 8 72.00–75.00 $73.54 $1,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $275 —
835–1195 1002 85-90% 7 45.00–58.00 $54.46 $546 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1925 1465 5 80.00–92.00 $88.40 $1,295 —
1580–2415 2004 8 90.00–99.00 $93.52 $1,874 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 +85.00
1525 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 61.00 $61.00 $351 —
885 885 3 59.00 $59.00 $522 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.