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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.82/cwt -6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 612 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.64/cwt -14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 526 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.53/cwt -6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 483 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 488 0
Feeder cattle 285 418 0
Slaughter cattle 78 70 0
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

******No Sale Sept. 7 due to Labor Day********* Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, 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
258 258 3 180.00 $180.00 $464 —
338–340 339 6 162.50–177.50 $170.02 $576 —
382 382 3 182.50 $182.50 $697 +3.00
400–445 426 11 153.00–169.00 $163.44 $696 -6.45
460–488 472 9 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $767 -18.17
521–535 523 6 155.00–156.50 $156.24 $817 -5.49
590 590 3 142.50 $142.50 $841 -19.76
595 595 3 152.00 $152.00 $904 -10.26
600–622 617 4 135.00–145.50 $142.95 $882 -6.26
638 638 3 135.00 $135.00 $861 -14.21
660–675 669 5 134.00–147.50 $137.87 $922 -6.17
705–745 725 6 135.00–138.50 $136.80 $992 +3.74
755 755 3 141.50 $141.50 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 458 4 155.00–160.00 $158.77 $727 +9.02
530 530 3 130.50 $130.50 $692 -14.50
613 613 3 127.50 $127.50 $782 —
875 875 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 379 13 142.00–167.00 $150.03 $569 +0.73
400–435 418 6 135.50–149.00 $140.79 $589 —
460–498 483 26 131.00–144.00 $137.53 $664 -6.78
500–548 526 28 131.00–140.50 $135.64 $713 -5.36
550–595 570 8 130.00–136.00 $133.64 $762 -8.21
600–614 612 29 127.00–141.50 $138.82 $850 -3.92
702 702 3 125.00 $125.00 $878 -13.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–446 437 11 122.50–135.00 $127.74 $558 +2.74
465–480 472 3 128.00–131.00 $129.98 $614 -4.64
500–545 518 12 118.00–128.00 $122.39 $634 —
558–595 572 4 126.00–129.00 $127.28 $728 —
650–670 657 5 124.00–128.50 $127.09 $835 —
765–767 767 6 117.00–120.00 $119.50 $917 —
805 805 3 115.50 $115.50 $930 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 128.00 $128.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 387 9 146.00–171.00 $157.54 $610 —
477–488 480 10 150.00–162.00 $159.36 $765 -1.36
504–520 506 13 140.00–151.00 $149.76 $758 +6.31
560–598 587 5 136.00–150.00 $140.10 $822 -7.13
608–630 619 6 128.00–142.00 $138.95 $860 -4.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1750 1183 80-85% 25 55.50–67.00 $61.91 $732 —
990–1450 1198 80-85% 12 67.00–70.00 $68.58 $822 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1080 934 85-90% 4 39.50–55.00 $50.16 $468 —
1330 1330 85-90% 1 59.50 $59.50 $791 —
1555 1555 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $700 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1845 1696 75-80% 5 62.50–67.00 $65.30 $1,107 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1995 1669 5 81.00–92.00 $88.26 $1,473 —
1730–1965 1856 5 93.00–98.00 $95.77 $1,777 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
1280–1445 1363 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00–970.00 $918.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.