SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.57/cwt +17.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 653 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.74/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 469 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.95/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 537 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	682	222
Feeder cattle	552	172
Slaughter cattle	126	45
Replacement cattle	4	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with a few big lots selling 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	259	4	205.00–210.00	$208.70	$541	—
330–335	333	6	180.00–195.00	$187.44	$624	—
385–388	387	6	175.00–185.00	$179.98	$697	-3.59
410–420	413	3	170.00–177.00	$172.99	$714	-1.60
455 fancy	455	3	181.00	$181.00	$824	—
455–490	477	5	160.00–175.00	$163.08	$778	-5.25
505–517 fancy	509	9	173.00–182.00	$178.95	$911	—
500–535	517	3	160.00–170.00	$163.97	$848	+3.97
554–590	566	25	155.00–169.00	$162.63	$920	+3.63
624 fancy	624	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,030	—
600–646	625	14	142.00–163.00	$154.17	$964	+5.11
662 fancy	662	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,092	—
670	670	4	150.00–155.00	$151.25	$1,013	+0.01
709–744 fancy	730	30	161.00–165.00	$162.51	$1,186	—
828	828	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–327	320	4	142.00–162.00	$157.32	$503	—
388–395	390	3	150.00–160.00	$156.63	$611	-6.00
462–482	472	6	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$720	—
507–532	520	10	145.00–150.00	$146.46	$762	—
605	605	3	140.00	$140.00	$847	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322 fancy	322	3	172.00	$172.00	$554	—
317–332	325	6	150.00	$150.00	$488	-5.00
378–395	388	9	145.00–158.00	$151.18	$587	+4.18
410 fancy	410	10	165.00	$165.00	$676	—
405–440	427	10	141.00–160.00	$150.61	$643	+8.14
451–490	469	35	144.00–158.00	$151.74	$712	-4.26
500–547	537	35	145.00–157.00	$150.95	$811	+2.73
555 fancy	555	3	160.00	$160.00	$888	—
552–583	567	22	137.00–154.50	$147.23	$835	+2.14
588–598	593	6	133.00	$133.00	$789	-12.09
610–644	626	16	131.00–141.00	$138.79	$869	+0.78
632 value added	632	16	156.00	$156.00	$986	—
650–657 fancy	651	34	146.00–159.00	$157.07	$1,023	—
654–680	659	8	135.00–140.00	$138.72	$914	+2.29
702–746	719	18	130.00–141.00	$137.82	$991	+6.82
779 fancy	779	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,091	—
820–845	839	4	130.00–140.00	$137.56	$1,154	+5.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	6	130.00–147.00	$138.27	$519	—
460–470	466	8	120.00–135.00	$127.56	$594	—
505–540	526	10	120.00–138.00	$129.29	$680	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	3	172.00	$172.00	$681	—
415–420	418	6	160.00	$160.00	$669	-20.51
497	497	3	157.00	$157.00	$780	-3.02
518–536	530	7	140.00–147.00	$144.76	$767	—
560–582	569	7	132.00–155.00	$136.50	$777	-14.28
682–698	690	6	122.00–125.00	$123.48	$852	-6.52
810–825	818	6	110.00–118.00	$114.04	$933	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1845	1244	80-85%	53	44.00–55.00	$50.96	$634	—
1165–1560	1334	80-85%	14	55.00–60.00	$56.94	$760	-1.24
1315–1515	1415	80-85%	2	35.00–39.00	$36.86	$522	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1550	1297	75-80%	8	49.00–55.00	$52.63	$683	—
1240–1745	1531	75-80%	7	56.00–64.00	$59.86	$916	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$237	—
890–1265	1100	85-90%	9	34.00–44.00	$39.74	$437	—
1120–1125	1123	85-90%	2	40.00–47.50	$43.74	$491	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1630	1520	2	88.00–92.50	$90.41	$1,374	—
1360–2095	1762	11	70.00–86.00	$80.52	$1,419	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1170–1390	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–925.00	$812.69

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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.