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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.63/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 581 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.99/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 519 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.66/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 472 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 441 0
Feeder cattle 585 341 0
Slaughter cattle 120 96 0
Replacement cattle 10 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with lower quality of calves in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven 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 3 188.00 $188.00 $489 +12.00
310–340 328 4 173.00–195.00 $179.49 $589 +19.49
360–398 382 7 166.00–177.00 $171.25 $654 +4.25
415–440 429 13 157.00–171.00 $161.90 $695 +1.90
450–485 466 15 150.00–166.00 $158.88 $740 +7.55
500–545 522 12 141.00–159.00 $149.06 $778 -4.24
555–585 568 7 140.00–157.00 $147.75 $839 —
608–645 633 10 135.00–145.50 $140.04 $886 -6.72
650–695 670 5 130.00–146.00 $139.19 $933 -5.81
700–735 711 20 130.00–140.50 $136.95 $974 -2.36
750–792 776 8 130.50–143.00 $136.36 $1,058 —
885–895 894 8 128.00–129.00 $128.88 $1,152 —
930 930 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,200 —
996 996 9 127.00 $127.00 $1,265 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 317 9 138.00–160.00 $146.68 $465 —
400–445 411 4 131.00–136.00 $134.65 $553 -14.44
450–497 474 13 132.00–145.50 $139.26 $660 —
500–540 517 11 130.00–145.00 $134.57 $696 +9.38
550–580 563 7 125.00–138.00 $132.16 $744 -8.17
615–645 621 5 125.00–139.00 $129.02 $801 —
658–685 665 4 135.00 $135.00 $898 -1.00
700–708 704 6 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $898 —
795 795 3 111.00 $111.00 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 330 4 140.00–150.00 $144.66 $477 -8.34
360–397 378 10 131.00–145.00 $138.22 $522 -11.78
400–449 433 21 134.00–154.00 $141.82 $614 +3.19
450–485 472 30 130.00–152.00 $139.66 $659 +0.37
510 fancy 510 3 154.00 $154.00 $785 —
508–548 520 32 130.50–151.00 $143.05 $744 +5.58
550–590 577 26 127.50–141.50 $135.31 $781 +1.30
590 value added 590 12 149.00 $149.00 $879 —
604–648 625 13 129.00–144.50 $137.57 $860 -1.29
652–679 668 8 125.00–130.50 $128.37 $858 -7.23
705–747 725 24 131.00–140.00 $135.12 $980 -1.88
757 757 3 124.00 $124.00 $939 —
802 802 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,002 —
905 905 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 135.00 $135.00 $432 -4.66
365–385 370 4 135.00–141.00 $139.44 $516 —
430–435 433 6 124.00–133.00 $128.47 $556 -0.87
450–495 470 14 120.00–136.00 $126.67 $595 +3.47
510–548 532 9 119.00–133.00 $127.41 $678 -1.02
555–585 565 4 125.00–131.50 $128.83 $728 —
600–640 606 7 119.00–121.00 $120.70 $731 —
667 667 3 125.00 $125.00 $834 —
700 700 4 112.00–123.00 $120.25 $842 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 383 6 159.00–167.50 $164.39 $630 +2.14
400–405 404 4 157.00–161.00 $160.01 $646 +3.21
450–499 471 14 148.00–161.00 $151.38 $713 +3.46
500–545 516 12 133.00–148.00 $141.33 $729 -10.76
552–585 563 3 128.00–130.00 $129.31 $728 -14.97
605–643 621 11 126.00–131.00 $128.86 $800 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
703 703 3 116.00 $116.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 140.00 $140.00 $560 +8.00
680–695 690 9 105.00–119.00 $114.40 $789 —
733 733 3 110.00 $110.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 80-85% 1 45.50 $45.50 $371 —
840–1590 1238 80-85% 35 50.50–65.50 $58.63 $726 —
965–1485 1265 80-85% 24 64.00–69.00 $66.18 $837 -3.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 75-80% 1 46.00 $46.00 $472 —
1145–1425 1270 75-80% 3 59.50–61.00 $60.28 $766 -5.22
1210–1755 1530 75-80% 13 65.00–78.50 $69.24 $1,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1425 1092 85-90% 15 41.50–55.00 $47.42 $518 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1765 1528 9 65.00–87.00 $80.02 $1,223 —
1760–2090 1981 6 92.50–98.00 $94.83 $1,879 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.