SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $166.71/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 532 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	291	489	327
Feeder cattle	186	414	269
Slaughter cattle	105	69	58
Replacement cattle	—	6	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, too few of feeder steers to make a trend, light run of feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply very light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	212.00	$212.00	$530	—
305–345	325	2	217.50–219.00	$218.30	$709	—
355–395	375	2	189.00–211.00	$199.41	$748	+16.05
428	428	2	181.00	$181.00	$775	-11.08
620	620	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,079	-7.00
740	740	3	165.50	$165.50	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–342	337	4	166.00–177.00	$168.62	$568	-1.38
385–388	387	6	170.00–171.00	$170.50	$660	-0.45
405	405	3	170.00	$170.00	$688	-1.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	161.00	$161.00	$512	+2.00
350	350	2	158.53–162.00	$160.27	$561	-9.80
415–440	428	2	160.50–164.00	$162.20	$694	+2.27
455–490	481	9	156.00–160.00	$158.68	$763	+1.25
508	508	2	159.00	$159.00	$808	-0.94
558	558	2	160.00	$160.00	$893	+2.50
614–615	614	9	155.00–157.50	$155.56	$955	+2.39
698	698	3	150.50	$150.50	$1,050	-5.81
752	752	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,072	—
805	805	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,127	+5.53
860	860	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,161	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	429	4	140.00–149.00	$145.73	$625	-12.07
482–485	484	6	148.00–155.00	$151.51	$733	—
510–530	523	3	145.00–147.00	$146.35	$765	+9.06
555–598	587	7	146.00–150.00	$149.45	$877	+4.45
620	620	3	140.00	$140.00	$868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–398	383	7	172.00–178.00	$175.03	$670	-16.97
428–440	432	3	179.00–185.00	$181.04	$782	+8.52
450–485	471	9	167.00–178.00	$173.90	$819	+5.60
500–542	532	15	160.00–178.00	$166.71	$887	+5.80
550–585	564	4	144.00–166.00	$156.57	$883	+3.33
613	613	3	152.00	$152.00	$932	+4.63
655–680	672	3	135.50–143.00	$139.12	$935	-3.46
732	732	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,003	—
785	785	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,044	+2.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	3	157.50	$157.50	$654	+13.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1305	1124	80-85%	17	85.00–90.00	$87.05	$978	—
950–1340	1142	80-85%	21	71.00–85.50	$77.85	$889	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1350	1282	75-80%	3	74.50–83.00	$77.26	$990	+1.15
1060–2015	1429	75-80%	23	80.00–94.50	$87.78	$1,254	+3.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1205	985	85-90%	12	60.50–65.50	$63.26	$623	-8.74
895–2000	1543	85-90%	3	75.50–88.50	$85.34	$1,317	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1420	1195	2	60.50–65.00	$62.33	$745	—
1275–1770	1502	6	96.50–104.00	$99.90	$1,500	—
1360–2065	1744	5	105.50–117.50	$112.17	$1,956	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	3	85.00	$85.00	$688	—

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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.