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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $213.61/cwt -13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 533 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.03/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 625 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $255.12/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 494 561
Feeder cattle 326 374 361
Slaughter cattle 94 116 156
Replacement cattle 3 4 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough feeders for a trend comparison, untones of 10.00 lower with lower quality in the offering and most calves had a lot of fill. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand not determined and 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
265 265 2 249.00 $249.00 $660 —
305–335 320 2 245.00–250.00 $247.38 $792 -7.62
455–495 473 3 235.00–243.00 $239.31 $1,132 -6.70
505–545 532 3 221.00–238.00 $228.08 $1,213 -3.39
565–575 568 4 235.00–238.00 $235.76 $1,339 -8.03
615–642 635 4 203.00–220.00 $215.89 $1,371 -9.15
658–690 666 4 185.00–192.50 $186.94 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,031 —
415–428 425 4 247.50–272.50 $266.39 $1,132 —
452 452 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,184 -15.42
650 650 6 220.00–235.00 $227.50 $1,479 -24.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 4 230.00 $230.00 $695 -14.82
395 395 3 230.00 $230.00 $908 -40.00
425–440 435 5 230.00–236.00 $234.59 $1,020 -12.67
502–535 512 12 221.00–245.00 $236.81 $1,212 +2.49
622–634 625 17 205.00–230.00 $224.03 $1,400 +5.34
665–672 669 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,472 ±0.00
788 788 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 316 5 210.00–217.50 $214.91 $679 -15.09
360–385 376 9 200.00–222.00 $212.20 $798 -14.54
498 498 3 200.00 $200.00 $996 -27.61
507–546 531 12 180.00–215.00 $205.14 $1,089 -5.79
562–585 573 8 200.00–212.50 $209.27 $1,199 -8.98
650–655 653 2 175.00–190.00 $182.53 $1,192 -14.54
900 900 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,665 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 270.00 $270.00 $904 —
365–375 369 8 250.00–275.00 $259.53 $958 +14.51
420–447 440 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 -8.03
453–480 472 16 230.00–280.00 $255.12 $1,204 +1.53
515–530 523 8 225.00–240.00 $237.24 $1,241 -7.72
702–740 721 6 179.00–185.00 $182.08 $1,313 -11.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 225.00 $225.00 $911 +5.00
503–548 533 20 175.00–229.00 $213.61 $1,139 -13.09
570–575 571 4 210.00–223.00 $219.73 $1,255 -11.32
622–641 634 10 185.00–200.00 $194.59 $1,234 -18.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 —
875–1750 1198 80-85% 36 78.00–92.00 $85.22 $1,021 -1.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1340 1100 85-90% 3 80.00–84.50 $81.75 $899 —
850–1530 1107 85-90% 19 70.00–80.00 $74.87 $829 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1675 1418 75-80% 9 85.00–90.00 $87.58 $1,242 —
1350–1750 1526 75-80% 6 92.00–108.50 $99.56 $1,519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1930 1595 5 90.00–106.00 $98.98 $1,579 —
1150–2125 1785 3 105.00–110.00 $108.06 $1,929 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.