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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.31/cwt -11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 484 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $148.64/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 536 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.67/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 386 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 830 0
Feeder cattle 195 721 0
Slaughter cattle 70 96 0
Replacement cattle — 13 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower under a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand not well tested and supply very light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 317 6 180.00–191.00 $187.10 $593 —
345 fancy 345 3 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
355 fancy 355 3 205.00 $205.00 $728 —
355–395 370 5 171.00–188.00 $183.45 $679 +8.93
405–430 419 11 160.00–182.50 $174.77 $732 +12.21
468–498 484 13 160.00–176.00 $169.31 $819 -1.22
520–538 530 7 158.00–173.00 $166.70 $884 +2.83
600 600 3 158.00 $158.00 $948 +2.58
765 765 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,125 -5.20
930 930 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,218 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 155.50 $155.50 $684 -3.76
515–525 520 6 150.50–155.00 $152.73 $794 —
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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 160.00 $160.00 $416 —
305–325 318 3 151.00 $151.00 $480 -2.72
370–397 386 12 157.00–163.00 $159.67 $616 +3.24
410–445 417 9 141.00–148.00 $145.31 $606 -3.01
455–495 475 12 140.00–153.00 $144.73 $687 -2.79
500–520 508 9 140.00–144.50 $142.13 $722 -2.39
601–635 616 7 138.00–138.50 $138.28 $852 -1.04
720–728 724 6 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $862 -20.48
780 780 4 125.50 $125.50 $979 -14.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 121.00 $121.00 $590 -10.89
542 542 3 139.00 $139.00 $753 —
647 647 3 122.50 $122.50 $793 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 461 4 150.00 $150.00 $692 -2.66
505–547 536 12 140.00–153.00 $148.64 $797 +3.64
550 550 3 145.00 $145.00 $798 +1.91
610 610 3 136.00 $136.00 $830 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 135.00 $135.00 $742 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 80-85% 1 30.00 $30.00 $276 —
875–1675 1203 80-85% 19 50.00–61.00 $56.39 $678 —
945–1760 1316 80-85% 14 62.00–72.50 $65.85 $867 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1220 1045 85-90% 5 45.00–51.00 $48.86 $511 —
955–1205 1080 85-90% 2 34.00–35.00 $34.56 $373 —
1395 1395 85-90% 1 56.50 $56.50 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1615 1453 75-80% 4 50.00–63.00 $57.40 $834 —
1460–1990 1725 75-80% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.27 $1,143 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1945 1651 4 77.50–86.00 $83.52 $1,379 -8.62
1585–1910 1748 2 90.50–93.50 $91.86 $1,606 —

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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.