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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.82/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 585 lb · 99 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $203.04/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 388 lb · 78 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.50/cwt ≈ $1,212/hd at 839 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 834 678 0
Feeder cattle 610 481 0
Slaughter cattle 212 184 0
Replacement cattle 12 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 6.00 higher. laughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 3 181.00–205.00 $190.59 $638 +3.84
375–389 388 78 196.00–208.00 $203.04 $788 +9.41
405–445 422 15 181.00–198.00 $192.96 $814 +10.52
400–435 fancy 426 4 202.00–205.00 $204.30 $870 +5.94
451–495 466 7 178.00–187.50 $180.92 $843 -6.05
482 fancy 482 4 201.00 $201.00 $969 -3.00
500–505 501 4 174.00–184.50 $181.86 $911 +8.99
535 fancy 535 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,059 —
562–595 577 11 165.00–176.00 $171.29 $988 -4.74
620–630 623 3 145.00–152.00 $149.64 $932 -2.95
710–720 713 3 143.00–147.00 $145.65 $1,038 +3.15
775 775 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +5.00
839 value added 839 60 144.50 $144.50 $1,212 —
862 862 4 138.50 $138.50 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 276 4 161.00–165.00 $162.01 $447 +2.01
340–345 341 4 150.00–174.00 $156.07 $532 -9.93
455–495 478 13 160.00–175.00 $169.39 $810 +7.20
505–530 514 5 151.00–166.00 $156.95 $807 -4.85
553–598 568 8 150.00–165.00 $157.53 $895 +0.76
650 650 3 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
945 945 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,153 —
992 992 4 110.50 $110.50 $1,096 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 150.00 $150.00 $837 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 fancy 318 3 179.00 $179.00 $569 —
330–345 336 9 151.00–169.00 $162.17 $545 +2.76
350–385 372 14 151.00–171.00 $161.14 $599 +1.89
405–445 423 8 160.00–175.00 $163.63 $692 +1.26
435–446 fancy 443 9 174.00–177.50 $176.40 $781 —
454 fancy 454 7 180.00 $180.00 $817 —
455–488 466 11 152.00–168.00 $161.53 $753 +0.08
500–535 507 10 147.00–164.00 $157.36 $798 +3.73
552–573 564 10 141.00–149.00 $146.36 $825 -3.95
587 value added 587 89 158.00 $158.00 $927 —
600–645 633 14 131.00–142.00 $135.33 $857 -6.01
655–675 665 6 125.00–135.00 $129.92 $864 -5.59
693 fancy 693 7 142.00 $142.00 $984 —
755–785 763 4 125.50–130.00 $126.66 $966 —
838 838 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,094 —
865–878 875 4 125.00–128.00 $125.74 $1,100 -3.26
990 990 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 141.00 $141.00 $479 +2.27
365–390 381 6 139.00–148.00 $144.78 $552 -2.88
475–498 488 7 125.00–145.00 $136.25 $665 -4.15
502–537 524 10 128.00–145.00 $137.36 $720 -8.14
555–594 573 9 130.00–147.00 $134.05 $768 +2.37
675–688 685 4 115.00–125.00 $122.54 $839 -7.46
730 730 5 125.00–125.50 $125.30 $915 +5.30
838 838 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,006 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 125.00 $125.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 376 12 170.00–190.00 $183.12 $689 -11.88
410–445 426 7 168.00–183.00 $175.34 $747 +2.69
462–498 482 9 165.00–175.00 $171.13 $825 +19.16
505–548 517 18 157.00–177.50 $165.24 $854 +15.24
550–577 562 12 150.00–163.00 $155.08 $872 +2.36
600–645 637 6 136.00–138.00 $137.52 $876 -6.83
655–692 683 4 136.00–137.00 $136.76 $934 +3.27
735 735 3 121.00 $121.00 $889 -13.00
770 770 3 119.00 $119.00 $916 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 149.00 $149.00 $688 —
500–548 536 15 135.00–152.00 $144.01 $772 +10.01
568–595 575 6 135.00–145.00 $142.62 $820 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1765 1175 80-85% 44 70.00–84.00 $78.21 $919 +2.17
995–1735 1257 80-85% 23 84.00–89.50 $86.17 $1,083 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1765 1500 75-80% 13 85.00–90.50 $87.95 $1,319 —
1435–1880 1603 75-80% 6 79.00–84.00 $82.23 $1,318 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1070 898 85-90% 6 45.00–60.00 $53.34 $479 +12.03
840–975 916 85-90% 4 69.00–78.50 $73.14 $670 —
845–1165 986 85-90% 7 60.00–67.00 $63.93 $630 +1.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 70.00 $70.00 $934 —
1325–1960 1668 10 90.00–107.00 $100.93 $1,684 —
1530–2395 1878 13 108.50–117.50 $112.40 $2,111 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–890 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–810.00 $754.88
870–880 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–840.00 $819.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–840.00 $795.00
1005–1070 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 740.00–750.00 $745.16
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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.