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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.77/cwt +16.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 764 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.53/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 523 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.75/cwt +18.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 669 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 906 780 585
Feeder cattle 747 557 486
Slaughter cattle 152 215 95
Replacement cattle 7 8 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00-6.00 lower, heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher, higher quality feeders sold very well at higher than last weeks prices, the lower, plainer and lower quality feeders sold much lower than last week. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 330 4 170.00–172.00 $170.48 $563 -13.99
382 382 7 195.00 $195.00 $745 +11.39
415–440 430 12 170.00–189.00 $178.27 $767 -8.66
430–432 fancy 431 6 190.00–192.00 $191.00 $823 —
465–490 480 7 170.00–177.00 $172.43 $828 -9.66
501 fancy 501 6 188.00 $188.00 $942 +1.00
505–540 521 9 177.00–180.00 $178.30 $929 -3.28
525 value added 525 12 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
552–598 575 21 170.00–184.00 $177.33 $1,020 +4.05
605–645 625 11 162.00–171.00 $168.46 $1,053 -5.93
667–668 value added 668 30 174.00–179.00 $176.50 $1,179 —
655–695 674 9 162.00–168.00 $164.57 $1,109 +9.14
704–725 714 14 150.00–167.00 $158.86 $1,134 -1.09
737 value added 737 19 173.00 $173.00 $1,275 —
758 758 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,266 +12.77
751–768 value added 764 49 170.00–174.50 $171.08 $1,307 —
875–880 879 4 144.00–149.00 $145.24 $1,277 -8.76
917 917 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 130.00 $130.00 $387 -37.00
305–348 339 8 147.00–165.00 $152.75 $518 -11.09
370–375 373 5 160.00–165.00 $163.02 $608 -5.61
410–430 417 3 148.00–160.00 $155.87 $650 —
450–482 461 17 142.00–165.00 $157.11 $724 +1.49
500–545 517 15 145.00–165.00 $160.02 $827 +4.02
590 590 2 157.00–166.00 $161.50 $953 -0.84
620–630 624 5 143.00–147.00 $145.41 $907 -4.57
660–690 676 7 130.00–148.00 $142.75 $965 -4.25
835 835 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 9 140.00–157.00 $148.32 $476 -15.17
360–388 372 17 150.00–167.00 $160.62 $598 +6.03
404–423 413 8 149.00–169.00 $165.69 $684 +9.53
455–495 478 16 140.00–160.00 $152.60 $729 -1.37
501–548 523 45 150.00–163.00 $155.53 $813 +2.79
552–596 571 24 149.00–168.00 $159.34 $910 +8.55
600–635 625 16 138.00–160.00 $151.76 $948 +7.80
650–665 658 5 140.00–155.00 $150.84 $993 +3.98
659 value added 659 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,028 —
750 fancy 750 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 —
752–785 769 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,069 —
805–845 835 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,211 —
965 965 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 427 7 130.00–145.00 $140.21 $599 —
455–490 478 11 125.00–147.00 $138.85 $664 +6.01
515–540 527 8 140.00–145.00 $140.64 $741 -0.61
565–595 588 6 135.00–152.00 $141.08 $830 —
680 680 3 125.00 $125.00 $850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 384 13 160.00–177.00 $166.55 $640 +8.55
405–445 427 10 167.00–177.00 $172.12 $735 +0.57
460–480 468 3 160.00–165.00 $163.35 $764 +11.48
508–545 519 11 150.00–160.00 $157.35 $817 +5.13
558–590 569 21 142.00–165.00 $155.72 $886 +10.53
612–625 616 14 132.00–150.00 $141.99 $875 +2.99
655–675 663 6 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $862 —
800 800 3 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–497 483 8 135.00–155.00 $140.02 $676 —
542–548 545 7 140.00–150.00 $145.74 $794 -4.26
560–572 569 7 137.00–145.00 $141.57 $806 -1.42
675 675 3 125.00 $125.00 $844 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1520 1133 80-85% 46 59.00–76.00 $68.75 $779 -5.31
875–1420 1178 80-85% 23 76.00–87.00 $79.99 $942 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1880 1374 75-80% 5 65.00–75.00 $70.68 $971 —
1060–2180 1381 75-80% 26 76.00–89.50 $81.23 $1,122 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–865 820 85-90% 3 35.00–40.00 $38.43 $315 —
825–1375 1022 85-90% 17 49.00–61.00 $54.53 $557 —
985–1095 1040 85-90% 2 66.00–66.50 $66.24 $689 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1800 1441 9 78.50–94.00 $89.15 $1,285 —
1670–1810 1734 5 102.50–111.00 $105.91 $1,836 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1205 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $955.28
1090–1125 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–750.00 $713.09
1015–1240 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–975.00 $896.23
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 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.