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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.06/cwt -10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 655 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $339.94/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 427 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.86/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 384 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 1,033 478
Feeder cattle 312 893 343
Slaughter cattle 104 124 125
Replacement cattle 7 16 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; 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
325 325 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 +9.49
352–390 362 11 330.00–352.50 $338.70 $1,226 +6.74
375–383 fancy 380 5 357.50–362.50 $360.53 $1,370 -2.10
400–428 422 10 310.00–320.00 $319.05 $1,346 -6.01
412–439 fancy 433 9 360.00–364.00 $363.15 $1,572 +17.12
460 fancy 460 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,633 +0.59
458–478 465 9 290.00–317.50 $301.86 $1,404 -15.48
510–548 529 13 287.00–307.50 $292.92 $1,550 -10.79
555 555 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,596 -4.63
762 762 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,753 -1.42
814 814 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 392 3 280.00–312.50 $297.43 $1,166 —
462–485 475 5 265.00–305.00 $284.14 $1,350 +14.14
550–595 572 8 240.00–280.00 $264.61 $1,514 +5.23
600–645 616 5 235.00–250.00 $246.34 $1,517 —
660 660 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 -0.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 333 16 300.00–335.00 $314.30 $1,047 +1.37
360–397 384 18 300.00–325.00 $312.86 $1,201 +4.99
405 fancy 405 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 +12.69
420–445 438 10 275.00–307.50 $286.80 $1,256 +1.83
455–483 478 8 280.00–297.50 $287.77 $1,376 +8.10
505–525 520 4 275.00–295.00 $290.14 $1,509 +19.50
654–680 655 24 236.00–237.50 $236.06 $1,546 -5.60
752 752 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,730 +3.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 478 9 235.00–275.00 $258.22 $1,234 +1.46
520–538 530 7 245.00–259.00 $250.94 $1,330 +6.18
560–585 571 12 240.00–247.50 $243.64 $1,391 +4.05
625–630 628 5 225.00–231.00 $228.60 $1,436 -0.40
802 802 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 fancy 425 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,477 +12.23
555–570 564 8 250.00–290.00 $269.20 $1,518 +2.48
605–640 619 11 225.00–240.00 $233.25 $1,444 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,346 -7.50
670–695 685 5 210.00–218.00 $213.13 $1,460 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1675 1244 80-85% 22 123.00–136.50 $128.14 $1,594 +3.65
955–1818 1321 80-85% 20 105.50–120.00 $113.54 $1,500 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1640 1454 75-80% 30 123.00–136.50 $129.48 $1,883 —
1390–1575 1480 75-80% 4 105.00–120.00 $113.97 $1,687 —
1545–1645 1595 75-80% 2 138.50–140.00 $139.23 $2,221 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1220 1023 85-90% 6 81.00–100.00 $92.16 $943 -2.82
945–1535 1143 85-90% 7 100.00–125.00 $110.94 $1,268 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–2065 1503 3 120.00–129.00 $124.12 $1,866 —
1795–2190 2021 8 148.00–155.00 $150.89 $3,049 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1002–1065 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,900.00 $1,581.34
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.