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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.06/cwt +15.06 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 368 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.97/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 472 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.11/cwt -12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 528 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 648 749 0
Feeder cattle 482 649 0
Slaughter cattle 161 84 0
Replacement cattle 5 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 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
252–270 261 6 169.00–170.00 $169.52 $442 -12.98
325–338 335 5 165.00–169.00 $166.41 $557 -10.59
350–392 380 11 157.00–170.00 $163.63 $622 +1.17
400–415 406 8 161.00–175.00 $167.64 $681 +8.51
468–483 472 26 150.50–168.00 $158.97 $750 +2.53
500–535 509 10 140.00–160.00 $154.37 $786 +0.72
575–592 588 4 141.00 $141.00 $829 -8.52
610 610 3 140.00 $140.00 $854 -4.59
660–695 670 4 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $948 +0.31
700–745 719 9 133.00–141.50 $137.14 $986 -4.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 281 4 146.00–160.00 $149.17 $419 -1.83
300–348 328 5 150.00–152.00 $150.82 $495 —
390–395 393 2 149.00–155.00 $152.02 $597 -0.64
405–445 425 2 134.00–136.00 $135.05 $574 -0.65
482 482 2 135.00 $135.00 $651 -14.92
520–535 524 4 131.00–139.00 $133.04 $697 -7.86
870 870 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,009 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–297 281 6 130.00–138.00 $134.23 $377 —
320–335 328 3 135.00–143.00 $138.01 $453 -6.32
350–398 380 11 130.00–147.50 $138.11 $525 -1.89
405–447 431 18 135.00–144.00 $139.65 $602 -0.64
455–498 476 23 130.00–141.00 $137.77 $656 -1.66
520–537 530 19 125.00–136.00 $133.23 $706 -7.80
570–595 579 14 129.00–136.00 $132.59 $768 -4.67
600–648 634 11 124.00–132.50 $128.80 $817 -1.22
655–685 675 4 120.00–124.00 $122.27 $825 -9.87
700–730 716 10 121.00–125.00 $122.65 $878 -3.51
885 885 3 114.50 $114.50 $1,013 -10.00
992 992 3 110.50 $110.50 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 12 120.00–135.00 $125.89 $350 —
345 345 2 112.00 $112.00 $386 —
370–392 381 10 110.00–132.50 $123.28 $470 —
400–435 417 5 121.00–132.50 $126.44 $527 -2.13
460–495 471 12 120.00–132.00 $122.88 $579 -9.36
508–535 517 18 111.00–130.00 $122.96 $636 +13.10
565–585 577 7 110.00–125.00 $118.99 $687 -8.50
655–665 658 4 110.00–121.00 $112.78 $742 -9.78
710 710 6 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $809 —
858 858 3 110.00 $110.00 $944 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 368 26 149.00–165.00 $157.06 $578 +15.06
408–440 426 8 140.00–166.00 $154.50 $658 -6.41
460–498 480 12 140.00–156.00 $146.04 $701 -12.33
518–532 528 23 135.00–147.50 $139.11 $735 -12.39
552–580 566 13 132.00–137.00 $134.76 $763 -5.74
605–648 628 19 121.50–131.00 $125.03 $785 +0.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 145.00 $145.00 $515 —
402 402 3 118.00 $118.00 $474 —
450–495 474 12 125.00–136.00 $132.09 $626 —
555–595 585 5 114.00–125.00 $121.55 $711 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1545 1152 80-85% 38 40.00–53.50 $49.38 $569 -0.73
985–1710 1266 80-85% 40 53.50–60.00 $56.13 $711 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1420 1375 75-80% 4 50.00–52.50 $50.62 $696 —
1130–1850 1458 75-80% 16 54.00–70.00 $59.78 $872 -6.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1365 975 85-90% 10 30.00–43.50 $36.11 $352 —
890–1465 1063 85-90% 6 40.50–49.00 $44.60 $474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1355 1318 2 70.00–73.00 $71.46 $942 —
1585–2145 1719 5 77.00–80.00 $79.08 $1,359 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1380 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1350 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,325.00 $1,125.00 +50.00

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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.