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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.11/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 528 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.65/cwt -22.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 438 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 434 438
Feeder cattle 114 314 367
Slaughter cattle 40 118 71
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

**********No Sale Sept 5 due to Labor Day******************************* Due to the heat there wasn't enough cattle in the offering for a trend comparison. Supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 252.00 $252.00 $706 —
305–310 308 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $808 +12.48
350–390 363 3 250.00–260.00 $253.21 $919 —
422–447 435 6 240.00–250.00 $245.14 $1,066 —
483–498 494 4 250.00–258.00 $256.05 $1,265 —
510–545 524 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,310 ±0.00
597 597 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 288 4 260.00–282.00 $276.36 $796 -7.42
355–399 383 8 275.00–300.00 $291.30 $1,116 -6.50
412 412 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,092 -34.34
502–508 506 9 258.00–273.00 $263.63 $1,334 -25.09
672 672 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,593 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–395 384 7 240.00–250.00 $247.70 $951 -14.80
410–447 438 11 240.00–241.00 $240.65 $1,054 -11.03
483–495 489 6 235.00–239.00 $237.02 $1,159 -15.51
505–542 528 17 220.00–239.00 $230.11 $1,215 -3.47
560–595 588 7 225.00–237.00 $232.33 $1,366 -2.38
620 620 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,395 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 368 3 231.00–244.00 $238.47 $878 —
565 565 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,203 —
765 765 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 -24.00
515–518 516 4 250.00–256.00 $251.51 $1,298 +7.36
712 712 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,445 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,241 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $388 —
835–1530 1063 85-90% 11 75.00–85.00 $78.69 $836 -8.33
1015–1340 1173 85-90% 4 85.00–88.00 $86.77 $1,018 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,222 +0.44
930–1470 1215 80-85% 11 85.00–98.00 $90.42 $1,099 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1435 1353 75-80% 2 95.00–100.00 $97.65 $1,321 —
1375–1510 1453 75-80% 3 105.00–111.00 $108.77 $1,580 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,080 —
1365 1365 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,338 —

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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.