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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 775 lb · 37 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.60/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 764 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.13/cwt -9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 516 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 970 414 715
Feeder cattle 731 312 585
Slaughter cattle 213 97 120
Replacement cattle 26 5 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago , steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–295 265 6 180.00–202.50 $188.13 $499 —
335–340 338 4 200.00–202.00 $201.01 $679 -6.71
355–390 367 3 205.00–220.00 $210.32 $772 +9.32
375–380 fancy 379 4 212.00–221.00 $218.77 $829 —
400–448 430 17 192.50–208.00 $198.72 $854 -8.78
415–437 fancy 434 8 218.00–222.00 $218.48 $948 +5.31
460–497 486 8 182.50–206.00 $194.93 $947 +2.13
515 fancy 515 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,056 —
505–530 520 16 177.00–194.00 $182.42 $949 -9.58
555–558 557 5 176.00–189.00 $183.82 $1,024 -6.92
600–633 619 18 162.00–180.50 $173.23 $1,072 -12.62
670 fancy 670 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,179 —
715–748 734 18 160.50–172.50 $165.27 $1,213 +5.52
750–785 764 34 151.00–166.50 $164.60 $1,258 +1.35
824 824 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 170.00 $170.00 $450 —
338 338 3 171.00 $171.00 $578 -2.00
350–358 355 3 160.00 $160.00 $568 -17.43
450–482 458 4 169.00–170.00 $169.26 $775 -8.75
522–545 530 6 168.00–170.50 $168.86 $895 —
560–588 581 4 155.50–165.00 $162.71 $945 -9.30
650–690 663 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,001 —
845 845 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,183 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–293 289 6 151.00–158.00 $154.55 $447 —
312–345 332 10 163.00–172.50 $167.67 $557 -8.95
350–390 370 9 155.00–163.00 $160.39 $593 -9.03
410–440 422 9 151.00–162.00 $159.06 $671 -7.97
450–498 468 23 145.00–167.00 $158.49 $742 -5.19
500–542 516 25 147.00–163.50 $154.13 $795 -10.04
570–595 582 11 140.50–157.50 $148.31 $863 -10.45
607–634 625 22 141.00–160.00 $151.22 $945 -3.90
655 655 3 145.00 $145.00 $950 -4.00
691 value added 691 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,126 —
732 fancy 732 19 159.50 $159.50 $1,168 —
725–738 734 3 155.50–156.00 $155.66 $1,143 +7.95
775 fancy 775 37 162.50 $162.50 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–338 332 5 140.00–155.50 $142.89 $474 —
355–395 375 14 135.00–157.50 $150.39 $564 -9.61
418–439 428 15 140.00–154.00 $144.85 $620 —
455 455 3 148.50 $148.50 $676 -5.80
510–540 525 12 145.50–149.00 $146.80 $771 -8.55
558–565 562 7 141.00–150.00 $146.09 $821 -3.99
605–640 618 6 139.50–147.00 $142.56 $881 -5.44
655–665 658 3 135.00–145.00 $138.37 $910 -6.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 195.00 $195.00 $614 —
368–398 383 4 180.00–192.50 $186.49 $714 -2.26
430–434 432 13 170.00–192.00 $184.28 $796 -17.51
457–492 469 14 165.00–186.00 $174.01 $816 -15.61
500–530 513 11 170.00–187.00 $177.03 $908 +10.95
580–588 586 4 149.00–167.00 $162.55 $953 —
603–637 626 19 140.00–156.00 $148.96 $932 -8.52
662–697 681 11 143.00–170.00 $162.57 $1,107 +19.57
705 705 3 135.50 $135.50 $955 —
750–770 760 2 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–402 400 13 140.00–155.00 $151.53 $606 —
455–470 466 4 151.00–155.00 $154.02 $718 —
575–592 582 11 140.50–145.00 $143.39 $835 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $533 —
785–1620 1150 80-85% 43 68.00–83.50 $76.72 $882 -9.90
1110–1545 1258 80-85% 15 83.00–92.00 $86.13 $1,084 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1520 1230 75-80% 14 69.00–82.50 $76.64 $943 —
1010–1870 1470 75-80% 19 82.50–90.50 $86.82 $1,276 -1.04
2035–2205 2120 75-80% 2 89.50–93.00 $91.18 $1,933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $472 —
935–1335 1070 85-90% 3 68.00–73.50 $70.87 $758 —
840–1850 1071 85-90% 14 55.00–68.00 $63.56 $681 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1580 1550 2 94.00–104.50 $99.15 $1,537 —
1435–2380 1876 7 107.50–113.00 $110.60 $2,075 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1015–1435 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 875.00–1,350.00 $1,154.15
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1175–1290 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
720–965 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 810.00–1,200.00 $994.40
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1050 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,875.00 $1,600.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,175.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.