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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.59/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 525 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.12/cwt +7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 612 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.80/cwt +16.12 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 481 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 291 488
Feeder cattle 390 186 418
Slaughter cattle 65 105 70
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher with very good quality in per-vac offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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
288 288 3 190.00 $190.00 $547 —
310–340 331 5 175.00–200.00 $192.65 $638 -25.65
360–385 371 5 180.00–206.00 $199.41 $740 ±0.00
394 fancy 394 4 217.00 $217.00 $855 —
460–470 463 4 180.00–192.00 $185.02 $857 —
472–480 fancy 475 7 200.00–222.00 $212.48 $1,009 —
505–540 fancy 523 13 200.00–220.00 $213.19 $1,115 —
525–540 533 2 182.00–184.00 $182.99 $975 —
555–588 580 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,044 —
565–599 fancy 584 8 198.00–203.00 $200.64 $1,172 —
610–645 fancy 628 6 183.00–189.00 $185.92 $1,168 —
615–637 632 7 175.00–185.00 $182.61 $1,154 +8.61
688 688 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,218 —
700–720 708 12 152.00–179.00 $175.45 $1,242 +9.95
786 786 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,305 —
787 value added 787 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,385 —
865 865 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 3 170.00–180.00 $173.31 $707 +3.31
520–548 539 5 155.00–175.00 $166.26 $896 —
560–590 575 6 160.00 $160.00 $920 —
610–628 619 6 153.00–160.00 $156.55 $969 —
690 690 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,076 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 155.00–158.00 $156.49 $427 —
310–340 327 12 160.00–180.00 $169.59 $555 +8.59
355–395 369 5 162.00–180.00 $172.14 $635 +11.87
400–430 420 11 164.00–176.00 $169.45 $712 +7.25
460–490 473 13 160.00–167.00 $162.62 $769 +3.94
490 fancy 490 12 188.00 $188.00 $921 —
505–532 522 28 150.00–173.00 $160.24 $836 +1.24
537 fancy 537 7 177.00 $177.00 $950 —
559 fancy 559 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,023 —
570–585 581 5 150.00–165.00 $158.63 $922 -1.37
600 fancy 600 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,008 —
601–642 613 24 150.00–169.00 $162.51 $996 +6.95
670–688 683 7 140.00–155.00 $152.47 $1,041 +1.97
720–728 727 13 145.00–159.00 $156.94 $1,141 —
729 fancy 729 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,196 —
850 850 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,216 +8.00
947 947 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 147.00–155.00 $151.02 $624 +5.29
465 465 3 147.00 $147.00 $684 -4.51
520–548 538 7 143.00–147.00 $145.02 $780 -1.33
595 595 3 147.00 $147.00 $875 -2.45
680 680 3 120.00 $120.00 $816 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–329 325 6 167.00–180.00 $169.03 $549 —
363–398 376 16 170.00–207.00 $191.49 $720 +16.46
430–440 436 6 168.00–205.00 $178.84 $780 -2.20
455–460 458 4 175.00–183.00 $180.23 $825 +6.33
500–548 525 10 150.00–187.00 $172.76 $907 +6.05
593 593 3 152.00 $152.00 $901 -4.57
600–635 609 4 156.00–158.00 $157.48 $959 +5.48
655 655 2 146.00–152.00 $149.00 $976 +9.88
720 720 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,073 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 523 4 155.00 $155.00 $811 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1625 1214 80-85% 16 70.00–85.50 $79.72 $968 —
1100–1460 1253 80-85% 7 85.00–91.50 $87.91 $1,102 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $778 —
970–1475 1271 75-80% 6 76.00–93.00 $82.47 $1,048 +5.21
1190–1840 1462 75-80% 12 85.50–95.00 $88.58 $1,295 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $462 —
650–930 788 85-90% 3 30.00–44.00 $38.82 $306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,380 —
1360–2010 1726 4 114.50–126.00 $119.43 $2,061 +7.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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.