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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.48/cwt -6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 626 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.72/cwt -9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 478 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.69/cwt -14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 524 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 499 677 0
Feeder cattle 341 518 0
Slaughter cattle 153 153 0
Replacement cattle 5 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; 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
268–290 279 6 176.00–181.00 $178.60 $498 -16.40
319–332 326 12 171.00–185.00 $179.34 $585 -18.99
358–370 361 4 175.00–190.00 $186.16 $672 -8.59
410–427 423 5 176.00–178.00 $176.69 $747 -10.01
456 fancy 456 8 210.00 $210.00 $958 +8.26
450–485 475 4 172.50–194.00 $186.37 $885 -0.15
500–525 519 4 165.00–178.00 $168.13 $873 -11.67
566–596 579 12 154.50–162.00 $158.20 $916 -13.46
630 630 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,065 +14.20
670–674 673 7 158.00–178.00 $160.84 $1,082 +1.40
713–725 719 6 130.00–150.00 $139.92 $1,006 -6.36
770–780 778 4 136.00–140.50 $139.39 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 166.00–175.00 $172.75 $691 +9.37
488 488 2 169.00 $169.00 $825 +7.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–262 261 5 148.00–150.00 $149.61 $390 -20.39
315–337 324 9 160.00–165.00 $164.09 $532 -0.85
370–398 387 5 152.00–166.00 $155.44 $602 -11.48
400–443 421 15 145.00–159.00 $150.69 $634 -4.57
455–495 478 20 146.00–152.00 $149.72 $716 -6.49
502–545 513 9 145.00–163.00 $150.98 $775 -4.76
553–575 568 17 140.50–152.00 $148.66 $844 -11.49
600–646 626 21 132.00–137.00 $134.48 $842 -6.20
675 675 3 125.00 $125.00 $844 -12.00
672–682 676 9 129.00–138.00 $133.34 $901 -3.66
710–730 723 9 130.00–134.00 $131.67 $952 +0.67
1089 1089 7 127.25 $127.25 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 389 7 140.50–153.00 $145.94 $568 -4.06
450–492 474 12 135.00–145.50 $139.89 $663 -6.08
505–518 515 5 136.00–145.50 $137.86 $710 -2.90
582–590 587 9 132.00–140.00 $135.22 $794 -5.86
610 610 3 129.00 $129.00 $787 +2.37
890 890 3 117.50 $117.50 $1,046 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 175.00 $175.00 $630 +17.31
430–445 438 2 151.00–172.00 $161.68 $708 -14.17
461–485 474 11 156.50–180.00 $169.44 $803 -12.56
500–540 524 17 149.00–163.00 $156.69 $821 -14.62
566 566 4 154.00 $154.00 $872 —
615–645 637 10 140.00–160.00 $145.08 $924 +4.38
660–678 674 4 141.00 $141.00 $950 +5.25
700 700 3 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
750–770 765 4 126.00–130.00 $126.98 $971 -0.02
820 820 3 114.00 $114.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 156.00 $156.00 $738 —
520 520 3 141.00 $141.00 $733 +1.00
550–599 586 13 140.00–146.50 $142.69 $836 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1525 1136 80-85% 43 65.00–76.50 $72.34 $822 —
935–1465 1211 80-85% 26 75.00–85.00 $78.32 $948 +3.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1010 833 85-90% 2 69.50–79.00 $73.24 $610 —
615–1080 871 85-90% 11 31.00–50.00 $42.07 $366 —
685–1210 1002 85-90% 12 56.00–66.00 $62.64 $628 +2.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1375 1350 75-80% 3 70.00–75.00 $73.40 $991 —
1275–1740 1483 75-80% 10 76.00–85.00 $81.08 $1,202 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1650 1464 4 85.00–97.50 $91.33 $1,337 —
1635–1995 1854 5 106.50–110.50 $108.84 $2,018 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.