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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.43/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 513 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.57/cwt -14.74 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 374 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 705 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 902 0
Feeder cattle 329 716 0
Slaughter cattle 153 183 0
Replacement cattle 10 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 6 185.00–200.00 $192.50 $510 +7.34
330 330 3 185.00 $185.00 $610 -9.12
370 370 3 183.00 $183.00 $677 -6.79
408–438 424 10 173.00–185.00 $180.07 $763 -9.20
490 490 3 171.00 $171.00 $838 -13.57
518–545 526 5 167.00–177.00 $173.53 $913 -12.73
558–571 565 7 164.00–175.50 $168.86 $954 -6.07
605–641 634 16 155.00–158.00 $157.46 $998 -5.40
658 fancy 658 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,099 —
747 747 13 151.00 $151.00 $1,128 +1.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 466 5 160.00–166.00 $164.80 $768 +5.79
518 518 4 167.00 $167.00 $865 +0.98
629–640 631 5 140.00–145.00 $143.99 $909 +3.08
675–692 684 6 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $961 +2.36
765 765 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 6 152.00–152.50 $152.27 $495 -18.06
356–398 374 20 152.50–167.00 $162.57 $608 -5.63
400–445 420 13 151.00–166.00 $158.72 $667 -10.88
450–492 471 7 147.00–161.00 $151.55 $714 -8.91
500 unweaned 500 12 153.00 $153.00 $765 —
515–548 523 15 144.00–160.00 $155.58 $814 -3.33
570 unweaned 570 3 135.00 $135.00 $770 —
590 590 3 136.00 $136.00 $802 -19.74
610–618 615 3 135.00–138.50 $136.16 $837 -7.40
665 665 3 135.50 $135.50 $901 -10.64
705 705 17 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 -1.00
758 758 11 142.00 $142.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 144.00 $144.00 $619 —
458–495 470 5 138.00–148.00 $144.27 $678 +1.50
520–530 525 6 132.00–142.00 $137.05 $720 +0.97
562 562 3 135.50 $135.50 $762 -0.40
630 630 3 134.00 $134.00 $844 +14.00
650 650 3 125.00 $125.00 $812 -6.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 384 9 177.00–186.00 $181.96 $699 +22.96
405–432 419 6 167.00–183.00 $175.26 $734 -0.52
492 492 3 168.00 $168.00 $827 -12.00
530–531 531 12 154.00–168.00 $163.83 $870 -1.17
625 625 3 138.00 $138.00 $862 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 145.00 $145.00 $477 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1775 1173 80-85% 32 69.00–82.00 $75.83 $889 —
1015–1550 1298 80-85% 12 82.00–87.00 $84.06 $1,091 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1525 1304 75-80% 8 74.00–82.00 $78.98 $1,030 —
1230–1715 1499 75-80% 17 82.00–90.00 $85.83 $1,287 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–860 785 85-90% 2 69.00–73.00 $70.81 $556 —
910 910 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $437 —
940–1155 1048 85-90% 2 68.00 $68.00 $713 +3.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,206 —
1500 1500 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,050 —
1490–2455 1946 9 108.00–120.00 $113.57 $2,210 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–920 861 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 650.00–900.00 $753.12
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1365 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–1,175.00 $914.94

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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.