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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.78/cwt +24.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 731 lb · 73 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.78/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 437 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.75/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 527 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 627 443 0
Feeder cattle 542 358 0
Slaughter cattle 79 70 0
Replacement cattle 6 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers sold 10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good 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
250–295 277 3 160.00–170.00 $166.99 $463 -8.30
338 338 4 167.50 $167.50 $566 -3.02
360–385 372 3 160.00–170.00 $164.96 $614 +2.15
414–446 437 30 160.00–174.00 $163.78 $716 -1.93
450–482 466 9 167.00–173.00 $170.33 $794 +15.17
525–545 535 5 150.00–167.00 $158.56 $848 +8.60
524–548 value added 537 20 159.50–161.00 $160.16 $860 —
558–575 563 7 149.00–159.00 $154.70 $871 +15.70
620–623 622 4 134.00–140.00 $138.51 $862 -4.49
646 value added 646 4 147.00 $147.00 $950 —
660 660 5 134.00 $134.00 $884 -0.28
705–740 715 4 129.00–137.00 $131.23 $938 +3.57
759 759 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,063 —
791 value added 791 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,123 —
812 812 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,129 —
855 855 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 6 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $480 +6.30
375–388 385 5 150.00–160.00 $158.05 $608 +12.55
420–438 427 11 140.00–155.00 $146.77 $627 +27.69
460–495 468 5 140.00–162.50 $152.01 $711 +18.48
502–545 528 5 130.00–145.00 $135.71 $717 —
555–575 560 4 130.00–141.00 $138.18 $774 +1.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 275 3 140.00–147.50 $144.15 $396 +10.32
300–340 323 12 140.00–162.50 $149.32 $482 +12.38
385 385 3 140.00 $140.00 $539 +2.88
400–447 416 6 137.50–145.00 $140.74 $585 -2.87
452 value added 452 8 149.00 $149.00 $673 —
455–490 474 10 137.00–140.00 $139.30 $660 +1.59
500–542 524 9 134.00–140.00 $137.24 $719 +1.34
528 value added 528 18 142.50 $142.50 $752 —
550–578 571 14 130.00–137.00 $134.71 $769 +3.09
600–635 617 15 125.00–138.50 $132.98 $820 +2.37
642 value added 642 6 135.00 $135.00 $867 —
731 value added 731 69 141.00 $141.00 $1,031 —
735 735 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 +20.26
750 750 3 130.00 $130.00 $975 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–398 397 6 123.00–135.00 $129.02 $512 —
440–442 441 7 120.00–135.00 $128.58 $567 +3.07
452–498 478 12 130.00–135.00 $133.09 $636 +5.09
530–540 533 9 124.00–135.00 $129.79 $692 —
577 577 3 130.00 $130.00 $750 +8.21
644 644 4 123.00 $123.00 $792 +2.74
650–695 684 4 111.00–115.00 $114.05 $780 -2.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–385 381 10 145.00–165.00 $157.69 $601 +6.13
405–430 418 9 150.00–167.50 $162.61 $680 +12.97
460–475 471 4 140.00–145.00 $143.78 $677 —
524–540 537 6 125.00–140.00 $134.22 $721 -19.11
560–599 582 12 134.00–150.00 $138.23 $804 +2.58
605–645 617 5 120.00–125.00 $121.05 $747 -3.50
750 750 4 112.00 $112.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
530 530 3 135.00 $135.00 $716 +4.48
575–596 590 10 125.00 $125.00 $738 +8.00
740 740 3 104.00 $104.00 $770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1230 1133 80-85% 3 45.00–47.00 $45.65 $517 —
895–1430 1175 80-85% 21 48.00–59.00 $53.64 $630 —
1055–1670 1317 80-85% 15 59.00–68.50 $62.64 $825 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595–1090 917 85-90% 3 30.00–35.00 $31.94 $293 -9.54
790–1375 1056 85-90% 17 40.00–50.00 $44.64 $471 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1570 1241 75-80% 10 59.00–66.00 $63.76 $791 —
1425 1425 75-80% 1 45.00 $45.00 $641 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 50.00 $50.00 $622 —
1480–1655 1568 2 91.50–92.00 $91.74 $1,438 —
1275–2350 1714 7 75.00–85.00 $81.84 $1,403 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1580 1580 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 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 339 6 65.00–77.00 $70.89 $240 —
412 412 3 72.00 $72.00 $297 —
532 532 3 65.00 $65.00 $346 —

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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.