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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.44/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 518 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.86/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 571 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.63/cwt +8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 672 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 456 368
Feeder cattle 367 390 285
Slaughter cattle 71 65 78
Replacement cattle 4 1 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test. 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
325–345 337 6 197.50–212.50 $205.60 $693 +12.95
398 398 3 212.50 $212.50 $846 +13.09
408–445 422 7 195.00–207.50 $205.68 $868 —
452 fancy 452 2 211.00 $211.00 $954 -1.48
452–490 469 5 188.00–204.00 $195.35 $916 +10.33
522 522 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,028 +14.01
540–542 fancy 542 6 205.00–213.00 $211.67 $1,147 -1.52
592 fancy 592 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,202 +2.36
607 607 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,068 -6.61
648 fancy 648 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,238 +5.08
650–685 659 4 175.00–191.00 $179.99 $1,186 +2.99
762 762 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,280 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 176.00 $176.00 $783 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 390 6 167.50–177.50 $173.45 $676 +1.31
415–445 428 4 161.00–175.00 $169.89 $727 +0.44
450–497 479 10 165.00–172.00 $169.58 $812 +6.96
500–545 518 39 162.50–180.00 $171.44 $888 +11.20
554–590 571 14 159.00–179.00 $169.86 $970 +11.23
602–635 620 11 167.00–175.00 $170.90 $1,060 +8.39
650–691 672 13 144.00–165.00 $160.63 $1,079 +8.16
735 735 3 140.50 $140.50 $1,033 -16.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 165.00 $165.00 $594 —
515–540 528 6 151.00–159.00 $154.91 $818 +9.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 202.50 $202.50 $780 +11.01
405 405 2 181.00 $181.00 $733 +2.16
505–510 508 7 152.00–190.00 $166.49 $846 -6.27
550–592 577 6 150.00–180.00 $159.76 $922 +7.76
600–645 626 5 154.00–162.00 $155.74 $975 -1.74
705–739 724 7 141.00–149.00 $145.66 $1,055 -3.34
815–830 823 6 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $1,090 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1550 1185 80-85% 31 71.00–85.50 $80.70 $956 —
900–1480 1244 80-85% 14 86.00–94.50 $89.00 $1,107 +9.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1470 1323 75-80% 3 75.00–83.00 $79.71 $1,055 —
1220–1530 1381 75-80% 9 86.00–93.00 $89.24 $1,232 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $360 —
830 830 85-90% 1 74.50 $74.50 $618 —
885–1100 1007 85-90% 3 60.50–67.50 $63.05 $635 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,024 —
1400–1615 1497 3 75.00–105.50 $94.22 $1,410 —
1490–2090 1821 4 119.50–125.50 $121.98 $2,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1270 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,020.00–1,100.00 $1,069.15

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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

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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.