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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 29, 2023

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.22/cwt +14.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,519/hd at 635 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $243.56/cwt ≈ $1,376/hd at 565 lb · 12 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $213.00/cwt ≈ $2,079/hd at 976 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 154 414
Feeder cattle 337 114 312
Slaughter cattle 91 40 97
Replacement cattle 8 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

*************No Sale Sept 5 due to Labor Day********************* Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 279 5 301.00–320.00 $313.79 $875 +37.43
308–310 309 3 312.50–317.50 $315.83 $976 —
365–395 379 6 287.50–325.00 $301.19 $1,142 +9.89
375–388 fancy 385 4 335.00–347.50 $338.05 $1,301 —
405 fancy 405 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,418 —
420–445 426 4 307.50–315.50 $313.41 $1,335 +48.41
455–485 472 9 281.00–292.50 $286.93 $1,354 —
500 500 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,375 +11.37
540 fancy 540 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,615 —
550–588 571 7 267.50–289.00 $279.97 $1,599 —
605 fancy 605 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,688 —
600–635 628 5 243.00–269.00 $247.97 $1,557 —
678 678 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,695 +13.00
707–725 721 4 232.00–237.00 $235.77 $1,700 —
976 976 12 213.00 $213.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 378 3 240.00–287.50 $270.35 $1,022 +17.14
423 423 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,121 +19.86
465 465 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 +13.95
500–545 522 3 240.00–259.00 $249.81 $1,304 -0.19
550–595 571 8 235.00–245.00 $240.01 $1,370 -14.99
795 795 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 4 235.00 $235.00 $536 —
290 290 3 250.00 $250.00 $725 —
375 375 4 257.50 $257.50 $966 +9.80
410 fancy 410 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,148 —
402–445 421 7 252.00–276.00 $264.77 $1,115 +24.12
460–492 475 9 240.00–260.00 $244.19 $1,160 +7.17
505–535 515 11 231.00–241.00 $234.69 $1,209 +4.58
550–575 565 3 228.00–231.00 $229.65 $1,298 -2.68
600–646 635 44 225.00–245.00 $239.22 $1,519 +14.22
810–848 824 8 210.00–230.00 $222.28 $1,832 —
912 912 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–392 374 10 200.00–255.00 $228.18 $853 -10.29
435–442 440 3 225.00–243.00 $230.94 $1,016 —
455–478 470 5 230.00–237.50 $231.47 $1,088 —
500 500 3 219.00–225.00 $221.00 $1,105 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 367 4 285.00–297.50 $294.13 $1,079 —
392 fancy 392 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,352 —
442 442 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,105 +10.00
460–480 470 6 244.00–275.00 $259.17 $1,218 —
518–535 523 5 247.00–267.50 $261.85 $1,369 +10.34
550–588 565 12 233.00–255.00 $243.56 $1,376 —
645 645 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
595 595 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1465 1128 80-85% 25 90.00–104.00 $95.25 $1,074 —
1090–1495 1248 80-85% 13 102.50–115.00 $109.93 $1,372 +19.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1165 967 85-90% 6 75.00–88.00 $83.16 $804 —
980–1490 1274 85-90% 5 88.00–95.00 $91.77 $1,169 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1435 1368 75-80% 2 98.00–107.00 $102.72 $1,405 +5.07
1285–1915 1481 75-80% 7 106.00–111.00 $109.42 $1,621 +0.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1615 1236 7 95.00–110.00 $104.53 $1,292 —
1575–2070 1873 5 110.50–126.00 $120.46 $2,256 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220–1245 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,210.00–1,875.00 $1,539.13
1070–1550 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,170.00–1,565.00 $1,383.74
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.