SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.47/cwt +13.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 476 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $342.77/cwt +75.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 431 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $246.05/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 583 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	490	559	309
Feeder cattle	369	408	205
Slaughter cattle	117	136	95
Replacement cattle	4	15	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 9.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	8	288.00–322.50	$313.55	$997	+32.88
365–392	380	9	285.00–325.00	$305.19	$1,160	+5.34
380–390 fancy	385	2	327.50–347.50	$337.63	$1,300	—
415–446 fancy	429	16	325.00–400.00	$373.26	$1,601	—
415–445	435	8	270.00–287.50	$281.80	$1,226	+14.24
460–475 fancy	466	7	310.00–320.00	$317.50	$1,480	+14.65
451–495	469	9	270.00–297.50	$284.91	$1,336	+9.39
521–530 fancy	525	7	290.00–303.00	$297.37	$1,561	+23.37
505–535	528	8	262.50–277.50	$265.00	$1,399	-1.15
555–590	569	9	255.00–277.50	$265.10	$1,508	+5.93
615–642	634	9	236.00–257.00	$245.18	$1,554	-1.87
652–668	658	8	240.00–249.00	$245.57	$1,616	—
800–822	814	6	209.00–217.00	$214.15	$1,743	+8.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–395	377	6	247.50–262.50	$254.63	$960	+1.63
570–595	581	8	231.00–242.60	$236.39	$1,373	-7.83
605–645	625	2	220.00–225.00	$222.58	$1,391	-2.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	4	275.00	$275.00	$792	—
355–390	364	16	250.00–275.00	$263.03	$957	+18.88
395 fancy	395	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,076	—
412 fancy	412	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,133	—
400–445	435	17	243.50–270.00	$256.24	$1,115	+11.64
450–492	476	30	247.00–269.00	$257.16	$1,224	+11.06
478 fancy	478	6	277.00	$277.00	$1,324	+24.50
500–532	516	12	235.00–250.00	$243.21	$1,255	-3.56
552–573	567	11	236.00–243.00	$241.14	$1,367	+6.45
600–645	623	11	210.00–221.00	$217.57	$1,355	-11.94
715	715	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,416	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–592	573	16	217.00–227.50	$223.41	$1,280	+12.40
610–648	639	4	190.00–206.00	$202.18	$1,292	-2.23
657–682	670	6	210.00–212.50	$211.27	$1,416	+10.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	365	4	262.50–285.00	$278.91	$1,018	+1.41
410–432	427	4	275.00–285.00	$277.40	$1,184	—
465–488	477	6	250.00–265.00	$257.68	$1,229	—
500–545	531	7	252.00–258.00	$255.55	$1,357	—
562–590	583	21	238.00–252.00	$246.05	$1,434	+11.05
765–780	769	4	179.00–185.00	$183.48	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	6	216.00–225.00	$220.50	$1,147	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1615	1175	80-85%	12	85.00–98.50	$90.65	$1,065	+0.67
910–1720	1335	80-85%	25	98.00–110.50	$103.81	$1,386	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1025	932	85-90%	6	70.00–87.00	$81.11	$756	—
835–1490	1123	85-90%	5	90.00–94.50	$91.69	$1,030	+0.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	75-80%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,626	—
1175–1660	1382	75-80%	5	101.50–111.00	$106.11	$1,466	—
1145–1520	1430	75-80%	5	88.00–96.00	$92.34	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–2205	1800	5	99.00–106.50	$103.35	$1,860	—
1370–2375	1861	10	110.00–129.00	$117.34	$2,184	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1225	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,648.97
1185–1285	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,360.00	$1,355.20

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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.