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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.09/cwt +8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 541 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.48/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 579 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.18/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 482 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 702 0
Feeder cattle 388 508 0
Slaughter cattle 132 181 0
Replacement cattle 13 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*********Next week there will be 6-7 pot loads of pre-vac feeder cattle********************* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-6.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 279 5 145.00–166.00 $159.24 $444 —
370–385 376 5 150.00–166.00 $158.07 $594 -6.97
410–430 421 4 161.00–166.00 $163.47 $688 +0.44
490 490 3 151.00–167.00 $161.67 $792 -3.36
522 522 3 149.00 $149.00 $778 -10.16
595 595 4 145.50 $145.50 $866 -8.05
628–638 633 6 135.00–142.00 $138.47 $877 -9.61
864 864 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 150.00 $150.00 $462 +2.44
400–440 410 4 140.00–156.00 $151.71 $622 +10.16
455 455 3 145.00 $145.00 $660 -2.61
535–548 543 7 125.50–145.00 $137.14 $745 +4.77
568–580 572 9 130.00–137.00 $134.34 $768 -4.65
605–628 614 5 125.50–134.00 $130.52 $801 +2.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 6 146.00–152.50 $149.43 $411 —
360–381 375 13 132.00–141.00 $136.76 $513 -0.40
425–440 435 3 130.00–138.00 $132.61 $577 -4.12
450–497 482 20 131.00–139.00 $134.18 $647 -1.95
500–543 541 38 129.00–148.00 $146.09 $790 +8.03
555–585 573 7 132.50–135.00 $133.48 $765 -4.66
588 unweaned 588 7 125.00 $125.00 $735 —
625 625 3 125.50 $125.50 $784 -7.31
665–688 676 7 125.00–135.00 $130.28 $881 -6.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 6 127.00–135.00 $130.97 $462 +13.32
430 430 3 125.50 $125.50 $540 +2.33
450–490 474 10 110.00–116.00 $113.68 $539 -18.50
500–522 514 12 121.00–125.50 $124.11 $638 -2.66
565–592 579 6 120.00–124.00 $122.05 $707 -4.64
620 620 3 126.00 $126.00 $781 +4.70
675–690 686 4 120.00–121.00 $120.25 $825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 140.00 $140.00 $417 —
398 398 3 145.00 $145.00 $577 -5.02
450–472 462 7 132.00–145.00 $137.75 $636 -10.50
500–545 521 17 131.00–140.00 $137.52 $716 -3.52
568–590 579 29 125.00–145.00 $139.48 $808 +2.35
620–643 635 9 118.00–127.00 $123.29 $783 -6.90
670–695 685 9 116.00–126.00 $121.95 $835 -2.65
705 705 3 124.00 $124.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445–448 447 6 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $606 —
460 460 3 130.00 $130.00 $598 —
560 560 3 125.00 $125.00 $700 +1.98
605 605 3 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
690 690 3 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1475 1186 80-85% 40 40.00–55.00 $50.77 $602 +0.27
1010–1750 1255 80-85% 22 54.00–68.00 $57.01 $715 +0.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1250 989 85-90% 18 30.00–47.50 $36.71 $363 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1585 1338 75-80% 9 55.00–67.00 $58.46 $782 —
1120–1595 1393 75-80% 6 45.00–54.50 $50.18 $699 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1175 1138 3 40.00–60.00 $49.78 $566 —
1175–1765 1508 5 61.00–77.50 $71.41 $1,077 —
1585–2330 1921 5 80.50–90.00 $84.84 $1,630 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1180 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–875.00 $828.88
1055–1360 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 670.00–975.00 $841.98
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —

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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.