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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.29/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 516 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.37/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 473 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.48/cwt +6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 574 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 518 780
Feeder cattle 290 341 605
Slaughter cattle 116 167 154
Replacement cattle 14 10 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

**********************No Sale (Dec 26 or Jan 2) due to the Christmas and New Years holidays************************ Compared to last week, steers and 600 lbs heifers sold 9.00-19.00 higher, the rest of the heifer offering sold steady to 2.00 higher with good quality pre vac calves in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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
260 fancy 260 3 332.50 $332.50 $864 —
265 265 3 287.50 $287.50 $762 —
318 fancy 318 3 297.50 $297.50 $946 —
310–335 328 9 250.00–277.50 $262.55 $861 —
380 fancy 380 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,083 —
370–395 383 5 250.00–270.00 $260.00 $996 -10.84
400–420 407 7 250.00–270.00 $260.63 $1,061 -0.15
430 fancy 430 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,268 +10.50
460–495 477 5 270.00–277.00 $272.68 $1,301 +2.94
461–499 fancy 478 9 283.00–287.50 $285.41 $1,364 -0.59
513–545 528 11 235.00–268.00 $260.44 $1,375 +19.17
550–555 553 3 235.00–259.00 $250.47 $1,385 —
603 fancy 603 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,501 —
600–645 624 10 220.00–244.00 $231.74 $1,446 +14.74
653 fancy 653 6 243.00 $243.00 $1,587 —
675–698 681 8 220.00–230.00 $227.44 $1,549 —
710–713 712 4 218.00–229.00 $226.26 $1,611 +13.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 252.50 $252.50 $707 —
320–325 323 2 230.00–232.00 $230.99 $746 —
425–430 428 2 232.50–245.00 $238.79 $1,022 -11.72
450–495 481 13 220.00–250.00 $233.98 $1,125 —
505–540 517 3 197.00–225.00 $215.25 $1,113 +3.43
638 638 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,410 —
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
290 290 4 237.50 $237.50 $689 —
360–390 371 11 220.00–242.50 $234.57 $870 +0.01
415–445 433 12 225.00–245.00 $236.60 $1,024 +16.15
450–473 462 7 215.00–233.00 $227.74 $1,052 -6.11
484 fancy 484 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,186 +10.00
500–548 516 17 210.00–234.00 $218.29 $1,126 -1.20
568 fancy 568 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,272 —
550–595 575 11 200.00–215.00 $204.25 $1,174 +2.09
610 610 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,266 +18.15
655–698 687 4 195.00–200.00 $196.19 $1,348 +15.19
710–745 725 7 199.00–205.00 $203.11 $1,473 —
760 760 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–478 468 14 180.00–210.00 $200.38 $938 +11.63
560–595 584 5 170.00–200.00 $192.63 $1,125 -5.21
620–635 628 2 175.00–185.00 $180.06 $1,131 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 366 4 235.00–250.00 $238.63 $873 +8.63
470–498 488 4 230.00–250.00 $234.97 $1,147 +4.97
585 585 5 210.00–230.00 $221.80 $1,298 -15.70
600–625 610 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 -1.95
740–745 743 2 150.00–185.00 $167.56 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1630 1254 80-85% 15 80.00–88.00 $83.88 $1,052 +13.82
1075–1520 1278 80-85% 16 87.50–100.50 $92.02 $1,176 +21.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1555 1103 85-90% 10 66.00–78.00 $72.78 $803 —
1070–1535 1233 85-90% 6 78.50–88.00 $84.03 $1,036 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1880 1540 75-80% 11 90.00–108.00 $94.18 $1,450 —
1560–1700 1630 75-80% 2 83.50–86.50 $85.06 $1,386 -15.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1750 1457 6 91.00–105.50 $97.10 $1,415 —
1785 1785 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,517 —
1060–2175 1818 4 110.50–111.00 $110.78 $2,014 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
688–770 715 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,100.00 $955.73
808–855 824 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–985.00 $929.41
845–865 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,310.00 $1,288.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.