SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.11/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 469 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.59/cwt -10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 419 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.92/cwt ≈ $738/hd at 470 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	596	876
Feeder cattle	337	608
Slaughter cattle	245	264
Replacement cattle	14	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 500-600 lbs steer and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 6.00-10.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	182.00	$182.00	$597	-8.25
377–398	383	7	178.00–181.00	$178.89	$685	-15.82
400–445	425	5	171.00–187.00	$177.03	$752	-10.06
455–457 fancy	456	9	198.00–200.00	$198.66	$906	-4.97
469–490	480	10	169.00–185.00	$178.62	$857	-5.89
500–525	512	6	170.00–189.00	$183.00	$937	+3.72
550–595	570	10	163.00–176.00	$170.82	$974	-0.99
602–645	622	11	157.00–163.00	$160.35	$997	+2.93
660–680	673	3	146.00–151.00	$147.63	$994	-2.96
700–745	734	4	148.50–152.50	$151.55	$1,112	+0.24
755–775	765	6	144.00–149.00	$146.47	$1,120	-4.40
890	890	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	160.00	$160.00	$464	—
308–345	318	5	151.00–176.00	$168.25	$535	-0.62
462–495	480	9	161.00–166.00	$163.86	$787	+2.86
535–545	538	4	140.00–146.00	$141.52	$761	-19.17
650	650	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$906	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	335	6	150.00–166.00	$158.28	$530	-10.63
353–382	369	16	145.50–163.00	$154.84	$571	-13.19
400–442	416	15	140.00–164.00	$155.51	$647	-6.03
435 fancy	435	3	174.00	$174.00	$757	-10.27
465–498	476	13	150.00–167.00	$159.06	$757	-2.57
550–589	568	16	141.00–157.00	$149.93	$852	+8.50
602–647	622	8	135.50–144.00	$140.29	$873	+6.62
668	668	3	134.00	$134.00	$895	-6.85
680–698	689	4	133.00–136.00	$134.52	$927	-6.33
770–788	779	6	132.50–139.00	$135.71	$1,057	—
802	802	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,091	+3.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	328	7	136.00–151.00	$144.40	$474	—
350–398	383	7	131.00–141.00	$134.87	$517	—
400–420	405	4	133.00–146.00	$136.37	$552	-1.83
455–470	461	6	136.00–146.00	$140.56	$648	-0.88
578–585	581	5	134.00–135.00	$134.60	$782	+7.37
605–630	625	5	125.00–130.00	$128.23	$801	+5.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–398	386	6	171.00–176.00	$173.42	$669	—
415–435	422	6	156.00–173.00	$162.26	$685	-8.08
460–490	470	16	146.00–164.00	$156.92	$738	—
510–530	522	12	147.00–166.00	$158.04	$825	—
560–574	572	6	152.00	$152.00	$869	-1.02
645	645	3	140.00	$140.00	$903	+4.89
660–675	670	3	125.00–135.00	$131.72	$883	+1.72
740	740	3	125.00	$125.00	$925	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	415	4	145.00–156.00	$147.65	$613	+7.65
493	493	3	153.00	$153.00	$754	-7.00
580–590	585	6	130.00–137.00	$133.53	$781	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1240	1145	80-85%	2	67.00	$67.00	$767	—
840–1920	1154	80-85%	54	71.00–84.00	$79.87	$922	—
950–1400	1234	80-85%	18	85.00–93.00	$87.96	$1,085	+9.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1655	1374	75-80%	16	75.00–84.00	$80.50	$1,106	—
1305–1865	1446	75-80%	10	85.00–97.50	$86.65	$1,253	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–900	832	85-90%	3	41.00–56.00	$50.26	$418	—
630–1370	977	85-90%	3	65.00–69.00	$66.27	$647	+14.37
980–995	988	85-90%	2	72.00–76.00	$73.98	$731	+22.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1565	1329	5	91.00–108.00	$100.24	$1,332	—
1735–2380	1952	7	111.00–119.50	$116.76	$2,279	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1285	1062	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	810.00–1,010.00	$880.69
1025–1300	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,144.89
1275–1285	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,024.90

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–895	893	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	640.00–700.00	$670.08
900–980	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–950.00	$843.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.