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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.97/cwt +17.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 585 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.05/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 515 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $287.51/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 517 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 436 970
Feeder cattle 540 337 731
Slaughter cattle 140 91 213
Replacement cattle 10 8 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,037 —
305–340 322 7 280.00–310.00 $303.91 $979 -11.92
365 365 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,095 -1.19
400–428 418 8 290.00–327.50 $307.72 $1,286 -5.69
460–496 474 19 300.00–320.00 $310.24 $1,471 +23.31
500–545 fancy 507 11 290.00–298.00 $296.15 $1,501 -2.85
515–528 527 10 275.00–285.00 $278.01 $1,465 +3.01
555–595 570 3 268.00–288.00 $277.44 $1,581 -2.53
603–642 622 9 248.00–263.00 $256.44 $1,595 +8.47
705–730 711 8 219.00–239.00 $233.20 $1,658 -2.57
775 775 17 234.50 $234.50 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,047 -7.35
447 447 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,082 -23.00
510–540 529 10 240.00–252.00 $246.35 $1,303 -3.46
570–585 574 4 220.00–240.00 $234.90 $1,348 -5.11
650–671 663 8 230.00–234.00 $232.53 $1,542 —
752 752 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,474 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 6 235.00–265.00 $252.10 $827 —
360–383 376 5 248.00–260.00 $256.71 $965 -0.79
412–445 430 12 235.00–257.50 $251.78 $1,083 -12.99
450–495 470 8 230.00–241.00 $236.02 $1,109 -8.17
505 fancy 505 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 —
508–535 517 19 221.00–240.00 $229.95 $1,189 -4.74
555–598 585 27 230.00–259.00 $246.97 $1,445 +17.32
600–605 604 4 232.00–236.00 $235.01 $1,419 -4.21
655–695 681 5 238.00–243.00 $241.65 $1,646 —
754 value added 754 10 237.00 $237.00 $1,787 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 339 4 225.00–235.00 $232.53 $788 —
360–395 382 9 220.00–247.50 $232.73 $889 +4.55
405–428 415 10 210.00–231.00 $224.88 $933 -6.06
450–490 474 20 225.00–237.50 $229.57 $1,088 -1.90
592 592 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,184 —
600 600 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 fancy 378 7 315.00–345.00 $332.18 $1,256 -12.82
400–440 419 6 250.00–275.00 $256.60 $1,075 +6.60
410–445 fancy 427 13 296.00–322.50 $311.01 $1,328 —
465–489 479 11 250.00–282.50 $267.67 $1,282 +8.50
515–535 fancy 525 9 279.00–290.00 $284.70 $1,495 —
528–545 538 11 240.00–260.00 $244.96 $1,318 -16.89
560 560 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,372 +1.44
612–628 623 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,402 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 7 225.00 $225.00 $999 —
498 498 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,145 +30.00
517 517 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,292 —
572–592 582 7 225.00–235.00 $226.43 $1,318 +6.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1725 1176 80-85% 23 90.00–100.50 $97.78 $1,150 —
960–1645 1215 80-85% 18 103.00–110.00 $105.42 $1,281 -4.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1715 1305 75-80% 3 101.00–106.00 $103.49 $1,351 —
1185–2015 1554 75-80% 21 102.50–130.00 $108.95 $1,693 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 2 60.00 $60.00 $435 —
780–1045 879 85-90% 10 70.00–85.00 $79.49 $699 —
935–1505 1151 85-90% 11 86.00–96.00 $90.68 $1,044 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1710 1592 3 100.00–112.00 $105.51 $1,680 —
1485–2265 1762 11 115.00–130.50 $122.81 $2,164 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1540 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–1,725.00 $1,440.12
1345–1560 1453 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,710.00 $1,705.37
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.