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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.33/cwt -7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 474 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.29/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $500/hd at 384 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.80/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 535 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 627 0
Feeder cattle 301 542 0
Slaughter cattle 119 79 0
Replacement cattle 6 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 5,00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; 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
265–285 282 7 178.00–180.00 $178.27 $503 +11.28
305–345 328 7 160.00–177.50 $168.15 $552 +0.65
352–390 361 11 165.00–182.50 $175.33 $633 +10.37
434–445 438 14 170.00–178.00 $175.94 $771 +12.16
474–490 477 15 155.00–171.00 $166.57 $795 -3.76
508–542 519 11 143.50–159.00 $150.13 $779 -8.43
555–595 574 7 140.00–153.00 $146.40 $840 -8.30
605–642 634 5 141.00–156.00 $150.68 $955 +12.17
688 688 3 130.00 $130.00 $894 -4.00
742 742 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,009 +4.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–298 287 6 153.00–165.00 $158.76 $456 —
305–320 313 2 151.00–157.00 $153.93 $482 -1.07
375 375 1 162.50 $162.50 $609 +4.45
450–490 482 5 150.00–160.00 $152.07 $733 +0.06
520–535 530 10 126.00–147.00 $139.30 $738 +3.59
560–585 573 2 138.00–139.00 $138.49 $794 +0.31
605 605 1 133.00 $133.00 $805 —
655 655 4 125.00–130.00 $126.25 $827 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 280 7 142.50–167.50 $147.58 $413 +3.43
310–325 318 2 137.00–140.00 $138.46 $440 -10.86
360–380 374 14 131.00–148.00 $142.71 $534 +2.71
425 425 1 133.00 $133.00 $565 -7.74
450–491 474 22 131.00–143.00 $136.33 $646 -2.97
503–545 535 20 133.00–140.00 $136.80 $732 -0.44
552 552 5 136.00 $136.00 $751 +1.29
610–628 616 9 131.00–134.00 $132.65 $817 -0.33
705 705 3 127.00 $127.00 $895 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 9 127.00–136.00 $130.93 $357 —
310–335 327 6 130.00–136.00 $133.67 $437 —
355–395 384 21 125.00–138.00 $130.29 $500 +1.27
430–440 435 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $555 -1.05
470–490 483 3 125.00–131.00 $128.65 $621 -4.44
525–545 530 4 121.00–128.00 $122.80 $651 -6.99
715 715 3 115.00 $115.00 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 428 3 139.00–155.00 $146.68 $628 -15.93
455–495 487 8 139.00–161.00 $153.06 $745 +9.28
520 520 3 157.00 $157.00 $816 +22.78
572–590 577 4 125.00–141.00 $136.91 $790 -1.32
610–645 633 10 121.00–138.00 $128.69 $815 +7.64
670–695 680 3 120.00–131.00 $124.08 $844 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 3 116.00 $116.00 $733 —
760 760 3 110.00 $110.00 $836 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1575 1175 80-85% 23 45.00–57.00 $52.11 $612 -1.53
1040–1455 1256 80-85% 17 57.50–64.50 $60.47 $760 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–935 820 85-90% 3 25.00–35.00 $28.13 $231 —
875–1085 980 85-90% 2 30.00–51.50 $41.90 $411 —
850–1185 1043 85-90% 18 34.00–53.50 $43.18 $450 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1620 1345 75-80% 6 58.00–73.50 $65.57 $882 —
1005–1785 1383 75-80% 5 54.00–56.50 $55.02 $761 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1680 1388 5 63.50–81.50 $72.60 $1,008 —
1580–2095 1843 5 84.00–90.00 $87.07 $1,605 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1125 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00
1180–1205 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 730.00–750.00 $739.90
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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 1 750.00 $750.00 -200.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.