SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.41/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 621 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.33/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 579 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $193.91/cwt +4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 471 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	530	780	678
Feeder cattle	388	605	552
Slaughter cattle	142	154	126
Replacement cattle	—	21	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to December 13th sale, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, a few bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	264	4	185.00–191.00	$186.65	$493	-32.35
300	300	4	201.00	$201.00	$603	+4.12
305 fancy	305	3	220.00	$220.00	$671	-6.97
350 fancy	350	3	212.50	$212.50	$744	—
370–375	374	5	179.00–202.50	$193.53	$724	-0.47
400–441 fancy	432	7	202.00–215.00	$204.00	$881	-2.00
440	440	4	181.00	$181.00	$796	-7.30
450–490	470	12	172.00–199.00	$191.14	$898	+5.39
475 fancy	475	3	205.00	$205.00	$974	+3.00
508–543	522	12	179.00–188.00	$181.38	$947	+1.48
555–585	570	12	164.00–175.00	$170.97	$975	-5.92
612 fancy	612	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,138	—
605–631	623	17	160.00–178.00	$168.83	$1,052	+3.73
650–678	667	9	160.00–169.00	$166.18	$1,108	-1.22
720–734	727	10	158.00–164.00	$161.77	$1,176	+0.07
830	830	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,311	-1.23
850–855	854	15	164.00–165.50	$165.20	$1,411	+13.19
900	900	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	413	6	153.00–171.00	$164.93	$681	—
450–480	457	5	165.00–176.00	$171.50	$784	+9.49
501	501	5	155.00	$155.00	$777	-2.05
560–584	576	6	164.00–165.00	$164.32	$946	+7.13
612–632	622	8	150.00–159.00	$155.89	$970	+8.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	294	4	154.00–175.00	$169.82	$499	—
360–375	366	8	168.00–178.00	$172.56	$632	+7.57
420–435	429	6	160.00–178.00	$170.95	$733	+10.45
453–490	472	10	156.00–174.00	$164.18	$775	+4.42
501–535	517	12	150.00–165.00	$156.38	$808	-2.18
560–598	579	15	145.00–160.00	$154.33	$894	-6.49
620–635	624	8	145.00–150.00	$146.65	$915	-2.92
635	635	3	130.00	$130.00	$826	-19.57
673–684	679	7	150.00–153.00	$151.27	$1,027	+0.02
748	748	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,085	—
838	838	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,131	-6.00
916	916	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,301	—
943	943	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	150.00	$150.00	$578	+5.85
420–440	431	4	125.00–150.00	$142.11	$612	+2.36
462–495	473	9	140.00–150.00	$147.25	$696	+0.67
555–590	575	9	125.00–147.00	$134.21	$772	-3.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–442	441	6	170.00–188.00	$179.02	$789	+3.37
450–470	456	4	155.00–175.00	$166.14	$758	-8.30
505–548	530	11	158.00–175.00	$167.37	$887	+3.33
553–582	568	6	154.00–160.00	$156.92	$891	—
705	705	3	136.00	$136.00	$959	+11.00
760–785	773	6	123.00–130.00	$126.44	$977	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	414	4	150.00	$150.00	$621	—
572	572	3	145.00	$145.00	$829	+3.94
650	650	2	131.00	$131.00	$852	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$348	—
850–1515	1192	80-85%	13	60.00–67.00	$63.34	$755	—
945–1710	1306	80-85%	33	68.00–78.00	$72.22	$943	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$834	—
1135–1930	1479	75-80%	14	70.00–80.00	$75.22	$1,113	+9.91
1370–1885	1535	75-80%	10	80.00–90.00	$86.49	$1,328	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1470	1111	85-90%	9	45.00–63.00	$51.80	$575	—
1375	1375	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$811	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1565	1490	3	80.00–95.00	$87.51	$1,304	—
1755–2090	1897	3	97.00–101.00	$98.45	$1,868	+3.45

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988	988	7	95.50	$95.50	$944	—

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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.