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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.56/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 526 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.35/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 430 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.76/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 474 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 1,308 658
Feeder cattle 605 1,108 451
Slaughter cattle 154 200 194
Replacement cattle 21 — 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

*********No sale December20th and December 27th due to the Holidays**************************** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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
260 260 3 219.00 $219.00 $569 +40.51
295 fancy 295 3 230.00 $230.00 $678 +15.00
300–320 fancy 307 6 217.50–230.00 $226.97 $697 —
300–340 316 5 182.50–203.00 $196.88 $622 +13.93
358–390 371 5 185.00–198.00 $194.00 $720 -14.55
425 fancy 425 3 206.00 $206.00 $876 -6.38
420–448 434 9 186.00–191.00 $188.30 $817 +0.51
458 fancy 458 3 202.00 $202.00 $925 -4.86
450–480 471 12 173.00–194.00 $185.75 $875 -2.17
508–548 526 14 170.00–185.00 $179.90 $946 +5.04
558 fancy 558 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,122 +3.83
555–590 576 5 170.00–184.00 $176.89 $1,019 -0.96
590 value added 590 11 184.00 $184.00 $1,086 —
620–645 634 10 159.00–171.00 $165.10 $1,047 -6.94
650–690 672 11 163.00–169.50 $167.40 $1,125 -0.89
705–738 726 15 157.00–166.50 $161.70 $1,174 -6.19
768 768 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,306 +4.62
805–835 813 4 157.00–160.00 $159.23 $1,295 -7.76
855–862 860 9 150.00–153.00 $152.01 $1,307 +0.58
980 980 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,421 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–346 340 10 150.00–169.00 $160.62 $546 -3.79
455–495 478 6 151.00–173.00 $162.01 $774 +5.68
515–540 528 7 150.00–160.00 $157.05 $829 -3.57
550–588 563 13 145.00–166.00 $157.19 $885 +1.98
610–637 630 10 140.00–151.00 $147.12 $927 +5.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 3 198.00 $198.00 $564 —
310–322 fancy 315 7 191.00–202.00 $198.48 $625 —
315–346 339 8 156.00–171.00 $161.48 $547 -0.51
370–392 383 8 160.00–175.00 $164.99 $632 +4.22
401 fancy 401 4 179.00 $179.00 $718 —
405–448 435 22 153.00–175.00 $160.50 $698 +0.45
463–485 474 24 150.00–164.00 $159.76 $757 -1.48
502–548 526 27 154.00–166.00 $158.56 $834 -3.59
550–567 558 14 157.00–164.00 $160.82 $897 -1.42
620–640 630 2 145.00–154.00 $149.57 $942 -6.02
650–695 667 11 145.00–158.00 $151.25 $1,009 -13.75
710–712 711 7 145.00–148.00 $146.72 $1,043 -2.48
795 795 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,232 +5.51
830 830 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–371 369 9 140.00–164.00 $144.15 $532 -3.04
400–445 417 10 130.00–150.00 $139.75 $583 -9.89
460–490 477 12 126.00–151.00 $146.58 $699 +0.32
500–545 527 13 130.00–155.00 $145.44 $766 +0.40
550–595 567 12 125.00–154.00 $137.60 $780 -5.25
605–632 621 16 125.00–145.00 $135.05 $839 -4.82
663–690 675 8 129.00–143.00 $136.39 $921 +2.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 8 175.00–185.00 $180.17 $685 —
410 fancy 410 3 202.00 $202.00 $828 —
400–440 424 17 165.00–185.00 $175.65 $745 +5.65
450–495 471 18 160.00–190.00 $174.44 $822 -1.22
523–545 536 9 161.00–166.00 $164.04 $879 +4.77
600–625 615 12 135.00–156.00 $147.91 $910 +7.91
738 738 3 125.00 $125.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
460–488 477 12 140.00–147.00 $144.82 $691 —
555–585 566 7 130.00–145.00 $141.06 $798 +11.06
645 645 3 120.00 $120.00 $774 —
868 868 3 96.00 $96.00 $833 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $468 —
980–1725 1211 80-85% 32 52.00–62.00 $57.67 $698 -5.99
825–1545 1223 80-85% 26 62.00–69.00 $64.40 $788 +0.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1670 1443 75-80% 6 57.00–68.50 $61.61 $889 —
1285–1885 1499 75-80% 17 63.00–69.50 $65.31 $979 —
1615 1615 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,211 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1055 938 85-90% 5 33.00–41.00 $39.20 $368 —
885–1250 1009 85-90% 10 44.00–55.00 $48.90 $493 +3.32
960–1430 1237 85-90% 3 57.00–69.00 $64.93 $803 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1685 1600 2 67.00–70.00 $68.42 $1,095 —
1360–1920 1636 12 70.00–93.00 $85.62 $1,401 —
1770–1960 1865 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,772 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1310 1216 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 725.00–850.00 $786.06
1130–1660 1329 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 750.00–1,500.00 $1,173.48
1600 1600 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–890 883 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 90.00 $90.00 $407 —
555–565 560 6 85.00 $85.00 $476 —

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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.