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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.04/cwt +22.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 688 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.77/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 617 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.95/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 478 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 830 374 0
Feeder cattle 721 290 0
Slaughter cattle 96 76 0
Replacement cattle 13 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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
354–390 364 10 171.00–185.00 $174.52 $635 -1.11
370–396 fancy 392 8 186.00–197.00 $192.85 $756 —
405–420 fancy 414 5 187.00–190.00 $188.17 $779 +2.17
405–435 422 9 160.00–166.00 $162.56 $686 -12.53
459–480 fancy 462 9 185.00–194.00 $189.21 $874 —
479 value added 479 9 189.00 $189.00 $905 —
460–498 483 16 160.00–180.00 $170.53 $824 +5.59
526 value added 526 4 180.00 $180.00 $947 —
505–548 fancy 530 15 172.00–184.00 $179.23 $950 —
515–549 540 15 159.00–175.00 $163.87 $885 +0.35
555–598 576 12 155.00–173.00 $166.67 $960 —
587 value added 587 7 177.00 $177.00 $1,039 —
606 value added 606 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,030 —
610–612 fancy 611 6 163.00–167.00 $165.00 $1,008 —
600–640 618 20 145.00–160.00 $155.42 $960 +9.97
674 value added 674 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,072 —
675–692 684 10 150.00–155.00 $150.49 $1,029 +5.49
710–718 716 5 149.00–150.00 $149.80 $1,073 +5.80
749 fancy 749 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,228 —
752–785 771 16 150.00–155.00 $152.20 $1,173 +8.70
820–845 837 8 150.00–151.00 $150.38 $1,259 +16.38
930 930 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,274 —
950 950 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
300–335 318 6 150.00–160.00 $155.28 $494 —
415–442 434 10 145.00–165.00 $159.26 $691 +16.00
486 486 6 155.00 $155.00 $753 +14.90
552 552 4 157.00 $157.00 $867 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 4 150.00–155.00 $153.72 $518 +2.36
350–398 385 15 145.00–162.00 $156.43 $602 +3.33
418 fancy 418 4 155.00 $155.00 $648 —
400–447 429 22 140.00–155.00 $148.32 $636 -0.48
454–498 473 35 137.00–156.00 $147.52 $698 +3.54
488 value added 488 17 158.00 $158.00 $771 —
500–535 524 34 140.00–150.00 $144.52 $757 +3.95
555–593 576 29 135.00–149.00 $143.27 $825 +2.30
613 value added 613 40 152.00 $152.00 $932 —
600–640 624 20 135.00–148.00 $139.32 $869 -5.03
650 650 3 129.00 $129.00 $838 -1.50
662–698 681 18 130.00–150.00 $141.15 $961 +15.86
693 value added 693 51 153.00 $153.00 $1,060 —
702–730 716 6 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $999 +11.49
768 768 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,075 —
818 fancy 818 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 140.00 $140.00 $368 —
385–395 393 8 137.00–142.00 $138.23 $543 —
478–483 480 8 130.00–135.00 $131.89 $633 -8.79
555–585 570 8 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $755 -2.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–498 489 17 145.00–157.00 $152.66 $747 —
525 525 4 145.00 $145.00 $761 ±0.00
565–595 583 8 140.00–145.00 $143.09 $834 -3.15
630 630 4 125.00–129.00 $128.00 $806 -9.00
655–695 674 9 125.00–142.00 $131.18 $884 —
705–730 718 9 125.00–131.00 $127.64 $916 +6.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1725 1275 80-85% 31 50.00–60.00 $57.50 $733 —
1030–1765 1370 80-85% 13 59.00–70.50 $64.68 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $646 —
1255–1645 1414 75-80% 8 63.00–71.00 $65.88 $932 +0.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
846 846 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $296 +7.39
1010–1250 1146 85-90% 4 43.00–50.00 $46.82 $537 —
1115–1240 1178 85-90% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.53 $631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1800 1545 3 73.00–84.00 $78.99 $1,220 —
1380–1990 1676 9 85.00–101.50 $92.14 $1,544 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1035–1340 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,085.89
1050–1450 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–1,250.00 $1,027.17
1220–1405 1313 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00–875.00 $853.59

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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 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.