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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.20/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 527 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 526 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.32/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 628 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 1,032 0
Feeder cattle 373 932 0
Slaughter cattle 76 87 0
Replacement cattle 4 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**********No Sale next week May 31 due to Memorial Day************* Compared to last week,few 500-600 lbs heifers sold 3.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 4.00-10.00 lower with lower quality than average. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher0; 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
275–295 282 5 170.50–179.00 $175.66 $495 -2.80
365 365 3 181.00 $181.00 $661 -9.95
432 432 3 152.50 $152.50 $659 -35.82
457 457 7 180.50 $180.50 $825 -6.98
515–542 533 14 154.00–175.50 $167.06 $890 -10.99
577–599 583 15 164.50–170.00 $167.17 $975 -4.77
602–615 604 8 143.00–161.00 $152.99 $924 -12.81
690–696 696 20 150.50–155.00 $150.72 $1,049 -6.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 175.00 $175.00 $578 —
398 398 3 161.00 $161.00 $641 —
470–480 477 3 154.00–168.00 $160.62 $766 -0.90
505–532 526 24 145.50–160.50 $158.50 $834 +0.50
585 585 3 154.00 $154.00 $901 —
670 670 3 140.00 $140.00 $938 -0.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 148.00 $148.00 $400 -10.04
340–345 343 2 151.00–163.00 $157.04 $539 +1.39
355–384 377 6 156.00–165.00 $158.43 $597 -3.82
400–445 423 8 145.50–155.00 $150.74 $638 -8.12
453–495 470 18 140.50–149.00 $144.46 $679 -13.79
500–545 517 19 139.00–157.50 $149.54 $773 -2.82
544 fancy 544 12 159.00 $159.00 $865 -8.00
575–580 577 3 147.00–148.00 $147.34 $850 -6.59
585 fancy 585 11 159.50 $159.50 $933 —
620–635 628 21 134.00–148.00 $144.32 $906 -3.14
670–682 679 4 135.50–139.00 $136.36 $926 -3.64
829 829 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 145.50 $145.50 $611 +5.69
455–495 485 5 131.00–140.00 $133.55 $648 -4.25
515 515 3 133.00 $133.00 $685 -2.81
625 625 3 128.00 $128.00 $800 -2.98
670 670 3 135.50 $135.50 $908 +1.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 168.50 $168.50 $590 —
410–445 427 8 165.00–169.00 $165.49 $707 -6.04
450–498 473 15 150.00–168.00 $156.39 $740 —
502–540 515 18 145.00–154.00 $149.83 $772 -14.25
552–560 556 6 147.00–155.00 $150.97 $839 -6.87
630 630 3 120.00 $120.00 $756 -20.05
658–682 673 9 125.00–143.00 $132.89 $894 —
705 705 3 125.00 $125.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–495 479 6 140.50–145.50 $142.91 $685 —
558–580 569 6 139.50–140.00 $139.75 $795 +2.77
728 728 3 116.00 $116.00 $844 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1550 1146 80-85% 8 70.00–74.00 $72.31 $829 —
780–1700 1231 80-85% 24 75.00–86.00 $79.79 $982 +0.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1420 1089 85-90% 10 56.00–65.00 $61.27 $667 —
955–1230 1135 85-90% 3 71.00–73.00 $72.28 $820 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1925 1477 75-80% 13 77.00–90.00 $83.17 $1,228 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1510 1287 5 80.00–101.00 $90.95 $1,171 —
1550–2020 1781 4 110.50–118.50 $115.28 $2,053 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.