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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.25/cwt ≈ $1,100/hd at 757 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.09/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 522 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.63/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 429 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 368 0
Feeder cattle 341 285 0
Slaughter cattle 96 78 0
Replacement cattle 4 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**************No Sale Sept 7 Due to Labor Day**************** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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
285 285 3 176.00 $176.00 $502 -4.00
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 -10.02
360 360 3 167.00 $167.00 $601 -15.50
405 405 4 160.00 $160.00 $648 -3.44
451–490 470 8 140.00–162.00 $151.33 $711 -11.24
520–528 526 5 153.00–154.50 $153.30 $806 -2.94
615–625 618 6 145.00–149.00 $146.76 $907 +3.81
668 668 3 145.00 $145.00 $969 +7.13
715–720 717 3 130.00–147.00 $139.31 $999 +2.51
822 822 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,069 —
970 970 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 166.00 $166.00 $481 —
382 382 3 160.00 $160.00 $611 —
435–448 442 6 143.00–155.00 $149.09 $659 —
500–512 509 4 122.00–135.00 $125.19 $637 -5.31
580–595 586 5 136.00–145.50 $140.33 $822 —
695 695 3 136.00 $136.00 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 153.00 $153.00 $526 —
360–395 375 9 143.00–154.00 $150.00 $562 -0.03
420–445 429 15 131.50–148.00 $138.63 $595 -2.16
450–480 468 7 135.00–143.00 $139.29 $652 +1.76
515–538 528 14 132.00–149.00 $137.47 $726 +1.83
575–580 578 2 131.00–137.00 $134.01 $775 +0.37
605–645 624 11 130.00–145.00 $138.86 $866 +0.04
648 value added 648 3 148.50 $148.50 $962 —
669 value added 669 5 146.00 $146.00 $977 —
694–695 694 5 130.00–137.00 $135.60 $941 —
710 710 3 137.00 $137.00 $973 +12.00
757 value added 757 67 145.25 $145.25 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 11 135.00–149.00 $139.66 $471 —
423–440 426 6 129.00–131.00 $129.34 $551 +1.60
458–480 465 5 122.00–125.00 $123.20 $573 -6.78
515–525 519 5 126.00–132.00 $128.43 $667 +6.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 161.00–166.00 $162.25 $592 +4.71
400–445 415 11 151.00–166.00 $156.80 $651 —
450–460 455 2 141.00–155.00 $147.92 $673 -11.44
505–548 522 15 135.00–159.50 $152.09 $794 +2.33
562–590 567 7 137.00–153.00 $144.28 $818 +4.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 150.00 $150.00 $540 —
424 424 4 132.00 $132.00 $560 —
452 452 3 131.00 $131.00 $592 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1440 1118 80-85% 27 59.00–67.00 $63.86 $714 —
860–1880 1271 80-85% 25 67.00–75.00 $69.72 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 75-80% 1 65.50 $65.50 $835 —
1220–1625 1416 75-80% 8 69.00–78.50 $72.60 $1,028 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1080 899 85-90% 5 45.00–56.00 $50.36 $453 —
915 915 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $512 +5.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–2180 1585 5 67.50–92.00 $88.06 $1,396 —
1920 1920 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,834 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1540 1540 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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
1000–1250 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00–1,050.00 $937.50 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 11 115.00 $115.00 $450 —

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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.