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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.14/cwt -12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 467 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $174.66/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 413 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.79/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 565 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 331 585 0
Feeder cattle 269 477 0
Slaughter cattle 58 102 0
Replacement cattle 4 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-700 lower on a very light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand lower 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
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
335–345 340 3 165.00–175.00 $171.38 $583 -14.85
355 355 3 181.00 $181.00 $643 -1.04
400–438 413 16 160.50–187.00 $174.66 $721 -7.29
460–490 477 7 164.00–180.00 $171.99 $820 -1.06
550–590 577 10 148.00–167.00 $155.48 $897 +1.70
610–635 625 12 140.50–154.00 $150.55 $941 -2.54
652–685 658 6 138.00–150.00 $143.95 $947 -6.05
709 709 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,007 -3.00
760 760 3 129.00 $129.00 $980 -18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 168.00 $168.00 $580 +6.86
375–395 382 3 144.00–166.00 $153.55 $587 -11.41
435–440 436 4 141.00–146.00 $144.74 $631 —
460–480 470 5 140.00–155.00 $145.22 $683 -13.66
550–590 564 4 133.00–140.50 $136.57 $770 -15.25
640–645 641 4 131.00–132.00 $131.25 $841 —
775 775 3 120.00 $120.00 $930 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 136.00–155.00 $144.84 $468 -18.88
355–370 359 4 145.00–152.00 $146.80 $527 -11.68
400–428 421 10 141.00–150.00 $145.95 $614 -4.32
450–485 467 26 130.00–146.00 $140.14 $654 -8.01
508–535 511 13 136.50–138.00 $137.88 $705 -7.59
555–575 565 11 130.50–137.50 $135.29 $764 -5.35
602–638 629 12 132.00–136.00 $134.53 $846 -6.64
655–692 677 7 121.00–135.00 $128.31 $869 -10.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 137.50 $137.50 $564 -2.50
495 495 3 136.00 $136.00 $673 -0.84
595 595 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $750 -4.53
678 678 3 110.00 $110.00 $746 -19.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 6 172.00–172.50 $172.26 $660 —
450–495 479 6 141.00–165.00 $156.70 $751 +3.15
500–540 514 8 145.00–153.00 $146.90 $755 -6.44
554–585 565 14 130.00–152.00 $142.79 $807 -2.21
630–640 635 2 127.00–135.00 $131.03 $832 +0.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–540 533 4 120.00–135.00 $131.41 $700 -9.17
555 555 3 125.50 $125.50 $697 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $564 —
795–1535 1146 80-85% 17 55.50–69.50 $65.40 $749 —
890–1760 1242 80-85% 18 68.00–74.50 $71.49 $888 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $549 —
785–1255 991 85-90% 9 50.00–62.00 $55.37 $549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1790 1375 4 75.00–92.50 $84.05 $1,156 +1.55
1395–1650 1512 3 93.50–104.50 $98.65 $1,492 +0.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1405 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00–1,350.00 $1,280.00 —

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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.