Cattle Market Pulse

SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.32/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 422 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.57/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 471 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.21/cwt -12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 528 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 445 829 696
Feeder cattle 248 688 516
Slaughter cattle 174 139 162
Replacement cattle 23 2 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

*************No Sale next week (Nov 21) due to Thanksgiving****************** Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower, on a light test with less attractive quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady. Demand light and supply light.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 263 4 255.00–277.50 $271.39 $714 —
300–305 301 4 265.00–285.00 $279.94 $843 +6.70
350–398 372 12 247.50–275.00 $255.44 $950 -37.06
405–435 415 5 264.00–277.00 $267.32 $1,109 -1.68
452–480 460 5 245.00–250.00 $247.05 $1,136 -21.85
515–537 528 13 235.00–259.00 $253.21 $1,337 -8.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 247.50 $247.50 $792 -7.50
350–395 377 5 230.00–250.00 $240.24 $906 —
420–435 428 2 220.00–225.00 $222.46 $952 —
453–490 465 9 218.00–240.00 $228.50 $1,063 —
680–690 688 4 210.00–211.00 $210.25 $1,447 -2.56

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 235.00 $235.00 $670 +10.00
325–340 334 4 237.00–247.00 $242.38 $810 —
350–385 369 5 226.00–240.00 $236.51 $873 -3.46
400–442 422 16 225.00–239.00 $230.32 $972 -2.26
450–495 471 13 210.00–239.00 $227.57 $1,072 -0.44
555 555 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,232 -8.00
600 600 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 ±0.00
737 737 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,518 -21.00
947 947 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 411 12 200.00–210.00 $200.85 $825 -9.69
463 463 3 210.00 $210.00 $972 +5.66
500–545 520 10 185.00–210.00 $201.57 $1,048 -1.00
570–595 576 4 190.00–200.00 $197.42 $1,137 -4.45
610–628 618 7 185.00–200.00 $193.65 $1,197 +0.93

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 240.00 $240.00 $955 -17.50
425–445 433 9 249.00–260.00 $253.10 $1,096 -5.59
470–482 479 7 220.00–252.50 $231.01 $1,107 -33.04
555–559 558 7 236.00–239.00 $236.43 $1,319 +2.71
700–715 708 6 175.00–185.00 $179.95 $1,274 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 226.00 $226.00 $915 —
505–525 515 6 210.00–220.00 $215.10 $1,108 -7.18
565–590 581 6 210.00–217.00 $212.00 $1,232 +18.70
610–628 623 5 180.00–206.00 $197.19 $1,228 +2.23
665–695 680 6 165.00–185.00 $174.78 $1,189 -12.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505 1505 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1545 1268 80-85% 7 89.00–95.00 $91.60 $1,161 +0.70
960–1995 1279 80-85% 51 70.00–88.50 $82.08 $1,050 -8.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1690 1462 75-80% 12 80.00–88.00 $84.47 $1,235 -7.22
1160–1785 1493 75-80% 14 87.00–100.00 $90.33 $1,349 -1.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1535 1184 85-90% 10 70.00–77.00 $73.08 $865 +2.17

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1925 1623 7 90.00–107.00 $96.96 $1,574 —
1755 1755 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,544 —
1425–2175 1800 2 105.50–110.00 $108.22 $1,948 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1150 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,000.00 $961.67
1200–1260 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,108.54
1160–1305 1232 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,850.00 $1,378.69
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–955 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–1,100.00 $892.62
865–960 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $873.70
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1105 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,075.00–2,100.00 $2,087.50 —
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1000–1375 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,125.00–2,900.00 $2,506.25 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 3 91.00 $91.00 $801 —

↑ Back to top

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.