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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.76/cwt -11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 578 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $181.92/cwt +15.43 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 514 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.38/cwt -8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 520 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 442 441
Feeder cattle 312 367 341
Slaughter cattle 97 71 96
Replacement cattle 5 4 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

************No sale (Sep 6) due to Labor Day*********************** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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
330–335 331 4 201.00–210.00 $207.72 $688 +2.12
380 380 3 201.00 $201.00 $764 -11.50
405 405 1 207.50 $207.50 $840 +1.82
410–435 fancy 416 4 208.00–215.00 $213.17 $887 —
452–460 454 4 189.00–204.00 $192.80 $875 -2.55
496 fancy 496 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,027 —
520 520 3 192.00 $192.00 $998 -5.00
558–590 565 5 186.00–194.00 $190.74 $1,078 —
600–632 620 12 179.00–187.00 $185.85 $1,152 +9.85
663–670 666 5 170.00–177.50 $174.48 $1,162 -5.51
700 700 4 159.00–160.00 $159.75 $1,118 —
718 fancy 718 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,242 —
787–790 789 6 162.50–164.00 $163.25 $1,288 -4.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 173.00 $173.00 $541 —
380–395 384 4 170.00–180.00 $177.43 $681 —
428 428 3 181.00 $181.00 $775 +5.00
450–490 460 5 159.00–189.00 $178.01 $819 —
590–592 591 6 164.00–180.00 $172.01 $1,017 —
618 618 2 150.00 $150.00 $927 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 315 9 167.00–183.00 $176.62 $556 —
355–395 373 5 160.00–174.00 $169.42 $632 -4.03
405–432 418 12 164.00–174.00 $167.03 $698 -2.86
468–495 481 10 160.00–166.00 $163.68 $787 -5.90
511 unweaned 511 4 161.00 $161.00 $823 —
505–536 523 12 160.00–165.00 $164.17 $859 -7.27
562–595 578 19 156.00–163.00 $158.76 $918 -11.10
615–645 631 8 155.00–156.00 $155.12 $979 -15.78
670 670 3 149.00 $149.00 $998 -11.63
682 682 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,078 -2.63
710–720 714 5 141.00–152.00 $147.71 $1,055 +7.21
784 784 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 160.00 $160.00 $587 -5.00
470–485 473 5 150.00–155.50 $154.30 $730 —
500–530 512 3 155.00–156.00 $155.35 $795 +0.44
555–598 581 8 148.00–155.00 $150.08 $872 —
605 605 1 148.00 $148.00 $895 —
655–685 667 3 142.00–148.00 $144.64 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 182.00–191.00 $188.75 $680 -13.75
437–445 440 8 190.00–209.00 $201.79 $888 +20.79
455–490 480 12 182.00–202.00 $189.62 $910 —
504–510 fancy 505 8 196.00–198.00 $197.75 $999 —
500–540 523 8 162.00–173.00 $166.08 $869 -0.41
600–649 637 15 154.00–163.00 $157.48 $1,003 +1.74
695 695 3 143.00 $143.00 $994 —
821 821 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,100 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 156.00 $156.00 $835 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1570 1156 80-85% 11 84.00–89.50 $86.62 $1,001 +5.92
865–1595 1184 80-85% 25 70.00–84.00 $77.72 $920 -2.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1685 1479 75-80% 13 85.00–92.00 $87.86 $1,299 —
1100–1860 1554 75-80% 7 73.50–87.00 $79.88 $1,241 —
1645 1645 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,645 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1070 1023 85-90% 3 70.00–72.50 $71.46 $731 +8.41
1215 1215 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1745 1636 4 99.00–105.00 $102.22 $1,672 —
1670–2420 1960 4 108.50–120.00 $113.89 $2,232 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1350 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 935.00–1,150.00 $1,047.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–900 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,375.00 $1,137.50 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 +325.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 90.50 $90.50 $330 —

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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.