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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.82/cwt +16.39 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 641 lb · 97 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.60/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 484 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.94/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 569 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 585 406 0
Feeder cattle 477 249 0
Slaughter cattle 102 130 0
Replacement cattle 6 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls not well tested; Demand uneven and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 10 175.00–195.00 $186.23 $624 -8.77
360–370 368 5 175.00–185.00 $182.04 $670 +7.93
400–438 416 11 165.00–187.50 $181.95 $757 +5.95
455–482 471 8 162.50–185.00 $173.05 $815 +4.76
542–545 542 9 168.50–175.00 $169.23 $917 +13.49
563 value added 563 15 170.00 $170.00 $957 —
572–598 588 5 153.00–155.00 $153.78 $904 -1.39
608–628 612 9 150.00–154.00 $153.09 $937 +5.59
678 678 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,017 +5.00
684 684 4 142.00 $142.00 $971 -3.00
715 715 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 —
760 value added 760 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —
793 793 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,166 +8.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 330 4 160.00–165.00 $161.14 $532 -2.33
372–375 374 6 155.00–175.00 $164.96 $617 +9.96
400 400 3 150.00 $150.00 $600 -8.49
460–488 469 11 146.00–167.50 $158.88 $745 +16.43
530–545 534 4 141.00–149.00 $143.04 $764 +1.39
560–598 578 11 145.00–167.00 $151.82 $878 +8.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 9 165.50–172.00 $169.14 $474 —
330–345 338 2 162.50–165.00 $163.72 $553 -3.78
350–385 371 10 151.00–165.00 $158.48 $588 +4.66
405–442 426 13 142.50–165.00 $150.27 $640 -2.23
460–488 475 17 145.00–158.00 $148.15 $704 +3.59
496 value added 496 14 158.00 $158.00 $784 —
502–543 525 18 135.00–152.50 $145.47 $764 +3.55
550 550 3 135.00 $135.00 $742 -5.07
552–588 568 15 137.00–144.00 $140.64 $799 +0.57
608–649 627 18 138.00–144.50 $141.17 $885 +5.74
644 value added 644 79 154.25 $154.25 $993 —
685 685 4 139.00 $139.00 $952 +8.99
708–740 713 7 130.00–133.00 $131.70 $939 -1.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–270 269 6 140.00–147.50 $143.76 $387 —
315–340 328 2 140.00–145.00 $142.60 $468 —
410–430 425 4 140.00 $140.00 $595 +2.95
469–495 481 12 132.50–144.00 $136.84 $658 +3.86
550–595 568 16 125.00–136.00 $130.53 $741 -2.98
635–640 638 2 130.00–133.00 $131.51 $839 —
664 664 6 129.50 $129.50 $860 +8.50
718 718 3 110.00 $110.00 $790 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 486 4 150.00–165.00 $153.55 $746 —
510–545 522 8 150.00–170.00 $153.34 $800 —
575 575 3 145.00 $145.00 $834 —
600–629 621 12 126.00–135.00 $130.68 $812 —
665–695 689 6 114.00–140.00 $124.22 $856 —
775 775 3 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
865 865 3 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 426 4 140.00–155.00 $151.09 $644 —
500–530 507 11 130.00–150.00 $140.58 $713 —
698 698 3 120.00 $120.00 $838 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1645 1152 80-85% 24 71.00–81.00 $73.97 $852 —
835–1585 1159 80-85% 17 60.00–71.00 $67.44 $782 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1900 1577 75-80% 22 71.00–84.50 $76.29 $1,203 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 64.50 $64.50 $587 —
945–1790 1212 85-90% 6 46.00–64.00 $56.35 $683 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,130 —
1485–1535 1510 2 96.50–100.00 $98.22 $1,483 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1285 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,099.50
945–1450 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–960.00 $896.87
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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.