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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $260.23/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 430 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.38/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 576 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.17/cwt -14.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 471 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 889 535 902
Feeder cattle 739 363 716
Slaughter cattle 142 153 183
Replacement cattle 8 19 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-9.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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
260–285 268 4 240.00–258.00 $248.20 $665 -8.14
300–335 307 10 239.00–260.00 $251.14 $771 +1.96
302–346 fancy 330 9 270.00–288.00 $278.11 $918 —
350–390 369 14 234.00–265.00 $253.46 $935 +14.45
378–392 fancy 386 9 277.00–297.00 $285.72 $1,103 —
400–440 fancy 429 25 260.00–278.00 $264.47 $1,135 -5.53
400–438 431 19 234.00–266.00 $254.64 $1,097 +11.04
450–489 fancy 474 12 256.00–275.00 $268.40 $1,272 +19.21
455–495 480 11 235.00–256.00 $249.59 $1,198 +17.62
500–523 fancy 515 8 240.00–250.00 $244.31 $1,258 +0.90
500–535 521 14 220.00–242.00 $229.79 $1,197 +4.55
554–582 fancy 560 9 245.00–264.00 $259.61 $1,454 —
560–582 570 15 222.00–238.00 $230.90 $1,316 +10.68
610–635 624 7 182.00–218.00 $194.90 $1,216 +5.90
605–645 fancy 625 10 216.00–236.00 $228.62 $1,429 —
660–695 679 7 190.00–205.00 $195.88 $1,330 -1.98
717–735 722 4 171.00–177.00 $172.53 $1,246 -15.47
725–728 fancy 727 11 196.00–200.00 $197.09 $1,433 —
792 792 6 170.00–184.00 $177.00 $1,402 -2.52
875 875 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,488 -4.00
900 900 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 225.00 $225.00 $968 —
520–545 538 9 199.00–220.00 $208.57 $1,122 —
560–570 563 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,182 +14.82
612 612 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,132 —
798 798 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 9 218.00–240.00 $228.04 $657 -4.58
300–335 321 10 225.00–237.00 $230.98 $741 +1.91
355–398 373 21 213.00–229.00 $221.26 $825 +0.92
410–440 422 6 200.00–224.00 $211.74 $894 -6.69
450–497 470 31 198.00–228.00 $217.73 $1,023 -8.08
480 fancy 480 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,123 -7.46
505–528 fancy 517 12 220.00–234.00 $225.27 $1,165 -1.45
505–542 522 15 190.00–209.00 $199.67 $1,042 -0.56
550–598 576 41 194.00–210.00 $200.38 $1,154 +2.79
600–629 612 21 178.00–201.00 $191.47 $1,172 +7.02
615 fancy 615 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,328 —
648 648 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,153 —
670–682 680 26 178.00–200.00 $185.04 $1,258 —
700–705 702 3 165.00–178.00 $173.65 $1,219 —
778 778 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,346 -0.49
800–802 801 6 170.00–176.00 $173.00 $1,386 —
965–980 973 6 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $1,484 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 203.00–214.00 $211.25 $581 —
325 325 3 210.00 $210.00 $682 —
365–390 371 7 190.00–206.00 $199.84 $741 +8.94
400–448 429 20 195.00–213.00 $207.18 $889 +20.03
455–490 475 15 185.00–210.00 $193.30 $918 +3.13
506–520 510 12 185.00–190.00 $187.92 $958 -0.07
560–585 579 10 180.00–191.00 $185.58 $1,075 +6.58
605 605 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —
680 680 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,190 +4.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 369 5 219.00–249.00 $242.63 $895 +9.63
400 fancy 400 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,032 —
400–430 419 5 191.00–240.00 $227.36 $953 +10.77
458–490 471 14 203.00–232.00 $226.84 $1,068 +11.11
500–545 521 13 198.00–226.00 $209.20 $1,090 -0.80
550–582 561 10 210.00–225.00 $214.90 $1,206 +5.04
600–625 606 5 186.00–196.00 $193.40 $1,172 +9.06
650–668 662 3 183.00–192.00 $185.95 $1,231 +18.46
730 730 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 518 8 169.00–191.00 $176.33 $913 —
560–582 571 15 171.00–194.00 $182.11 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $675 —
855–1500 1102 80-85% 32 80.00–87.00 $83.85 $924 —
955–1585 1232 80-85% 36 87.00–95.50 $89.79 $1,106 -2.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–2020 1446 75-80% 19 88.00–94.50 $91.23 $1,319 -1.70
1260–1780 1486 75-80% 4 82.00–87.00 $85.22 $1,266 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1315 969 85-90% 11 60.00–77.00 $71.88 $697 —
1070–1275 1147 85-90% 3 79.00–80.50 $80.02 $918 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–2110 1643 6 100.00–106.00 $102.99 $1,692 —
1860–2225 2033 3 112.50–118.00 $115.64 $2,351 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
775–985 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,025.00 $969.96
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1110–1250 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,700.00 $1,538.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 3 118.00 $118.00 $640 —

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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.