SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.40/cwt -14.60 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 573 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.61/cwt -12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 474 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $190.51/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 463 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	558	673
Feeder cattle	416	577
Slaughter cattle	102	90
Replacement cattle	40	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower with lower quality than last week, heifer offering sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven 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
258–280	264	4	187.50–192.50	$188.83	$499	-24.92
325 fancy	325	3	220.00	$220.00	$715	—
325	325	3	205.00	$205.00	$666	+1.47
350–395	366	6	200.00–217.50	$211.89	$776	+5.86
375–398 fancy	388	12	220.00–225.00	$222.28	$862	—
400 fancy	400	2	212.50	$212.50	$850	—
400–440	420	14	190.00–210.00	$200.75	$843	-1.20
478–490	484	6	185.00–189.00	$186.98	$905	-3.19
510–548	519	15	180.00–185.00	$181.85	$944	+4.23
610–625	612	7	143.00–159.50	$151.75	$929	-13.93
655–670	663	6	146.00–159.00	$152.43	$1,011	-9.63
735	735	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	329	5	155.00–163.00	$161.52	$531	—
400–430	415	6	175.00–177.50	$176.30	$732	—
463–465	464	6	146.00–181.00	$163.46	$758	-11.12
505–530	511	4	146.00–162.50	$150.28	$768	-9.72
565–595	581	9	136.00–155.00	$143.87	$836	-6.96
605–630	624	4	140.00–150.00	$147.58	$921	-7.42
780	780	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,014	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	265	3	165.00–170.00	$168.27	$446	-6.73
305–347	324	15	150.00–170.00	$162.36	$526	+0.25
350–398	381	17	155.00–170.00	$164.75	$628	-3.58
417–440	432	14	152.50–162.00	$159.11	$687	-6.56
450–485	474	24	140.00–156.00	$148.61	$704	-12.39
504–548	526	14	135.00–146.00	$139.94	$736	-18.03
551–585	560	11	137.00–147.00	$144.15	$807	-6.34
656–660	658	8	130.00–132.50	$131.25	$864	-15.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	165.00	$165.00	$421	—
320–325	324	5	141.00–151.00	$148.39	$481	—
360–395	373	7	131.00–153.00	$142.18	$530	-3.82
402–440	418	8	125.00–147.00	$139.84	$585	-8.03
485–498	495	5	141.00–149.00	$142.57	$706	-7.43
500–512	508	8	126.00–145.00	$137.98	$701	-4.44
585	585	3	135.00	$135.00	$790	-8.63
620–623	622	6	120.00–126.00	$123.01	$765	-9.99

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	3	128.00	$128.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–345	328	4	185.00–205.00	$190.26	$624	—
435 fancy	435	2	210.00	$210.00	$914	—
435–440	439	4	175.00–180.00	$178.76	$785	-16.24
453–485	463	20	180.00–200.00	$190.51	$882	+12.28
501–544	519	15	165.00–185.00	$178.27	$925	+6.07
555–585	573	26	138.00–152.00	$145.40	$833	-14.60
608–635	622	6	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$868	-1.29
676	676	4	135.00	$135.00	$913	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	3	131.00	$131.00	$688	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1750	1191	80-85%	34	67.00–80.00	$73.21	$872	-0.17
1115–1535	1298	80-85%	9	80.00–86.50	$82.23	$1,067	+22.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–985	920	85-90%	2	45.00–50.00	$47.32	$435	—
955–1110	1033	85-90%	2	67.00–68.00	$67.46	$697	—
845–1375	1046	85-90%	12	60.00–66.00	$62.77	$657	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1665	1413	75-80%	15	80.00–87.50	$83.61	$1,181	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,004	—
1185–2210	1698	2	92.00–112.50	$105.34	$1,789	+10.34
1360–2305	1745	12	98.00–118.00	$105.56	$1,842	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1062–1230	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$827.50
1108–1150	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00	$825.00
955–1435	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	975.00–1,500.00	$1,201.09

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–935	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–1,300.00	$1,159.56
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1050–1100	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,300.00	—
1000–1100	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–1,700.00	$1,452.50	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.