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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.39/cwt -8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 481 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.47/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 426 lb · 37 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.29/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 762 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 823 423 857
Feeder cattle 673 312 755
Slaughter cattle 141 104 100
Replacement cattle 9 7 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 320.00–325.00 $322.41 $919 —
325–335 327 5 335.00–337.50 $335.51 $1,097 -4.49
364 fancy 364 10 357.00 $357.00 $1,299 -3.53
352–395 365 12 320.00–345.00 $336.61 $1,229 -2.09
400–445 433 17 300.00–335.00 $320.23 $1,387 +1.18
438 fancy 438 4 358.00 $358.00 $1,568 -5.15
450–490 465 11 300.00–327.50 $313.15 $1,456 +11.29
507–532 fancy 516 15 319.00–322.00 $319.94 $1,651 —
520–545 526 7 280.00–300.00 $287.23 $1,511 -5.69
550–570 560 2 280.00–281.00 $280.49 $1,571 -7.01
605–648 622 21 240.00–275.00 $263.16 $1,637 —
684–695 686 26 237.00–252.50 $246.33 $1,690 —
735–740 736 12 230.00–240.00 $237.49 $1,748 —
754–793 762 36 225.00–241.00 $235.29 $1,793 +5.29
815 815 14 225.00 $225.00 $1,834 -4.00
901–946 921 9 220.00–229.00 $224.89 $2,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 300.00 $300.00 $930 —
420–440 434 7 270.00–295.00 $286.01 $1,241 —
475–495 485 2 275.00–290.00 $282.65 $1,371 -1.49
500–545 524 9 250.00–274.00 $263.96 $1,383 —
550–598 577 9 250.00–275.00 $264.27 $1,525 -0.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 325.00–335.00 $332.50 $914 —
275 fancy 275 3 342.50 $342.50 $942 —
312–345 330 18 305.00–335.00 $321.14 $1,060 +6.84
370–385 fancy 378 2 323.00–327.50 $325.21 $1,229 —
365–397 389 32 292.00–322.50 $312.47 $1,216 -0.39
418 418 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,150 -11.80
402–448 425 24 287.50–315.00 $297.99 $1,266 +11.19
430–433 fancy 431 11 312.50–315.00 $313.87 $1,353 -11.13
450–498 478 32 270.00–297.50 $282.74 $1,351 -5.03
492 492 9 267.50 $267.50 $1,316 -20.27
500–541 526 25 272.50–286.00 $279.72 $1,471 -10.42
552–560 556 9 275.00–284.00 $279.83 $1,556 —
600–643 624 18 225.00–236.00 $229.66 $1,433 —
715–725 722 19 220.00–226.00 $221.94 $1,602 —
770–795 783 7 210.00–227.50 $220.40 $1,726 -9.60
845 845 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,842 —
882 882 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,808 —
968 968 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 275.00–285.00 $279.77 $1,058 —
415 415 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,100 —
460–495 482 7 250.00–275.00 $268.15 $1,292 +9.93
510–542 532 6 250.00–267.50 $253.61 $1,349 +2.67
550–598 574 8 235.00–248.00 $240.31 $1,379 -3.33
590 590 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 -13.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 376 9 300.00–327.50 $321.22 $1,208 —
406–426 419 15 270.00–332.50 $315.28 $1,321 —
458–465 fancy 460 4 310.00–312.50 $311.87 $1,435 —
450–490 467 9 275.00–292.50 $287.31 $1,342 —
500–520 512 8 265.00–287.50 $276.45 $1,415 —
555 555 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,465 -5.20
605–628 618 7 229.00–247.00 $242.49 $1,499 +9.24
650–682 671 5 230.00–233.00 $232.31 $1,559 —
715–730 726 4 200.00–211.00 $208.29 $1,512 —
780–790 785 2 209.00–210.00 $209.50 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
550–595 577 9 238.00–250.00 $246.45 $1,422 +3.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1730 1200 80-85% 35 103.50–123.00 $115.26 $1,383 —
895–1530 1236 80-85% 37 123.00–138.50 $129.55 $1,601 +1.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1790 1489 75-80% 32 125.00–141.50 $131.32 $1,955 +17.35
1840 1840 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,116 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $524 —
820–1430 1187 85-90% 10 105.00–120.50 $112.24 $1,332 —
810–1475 1207 85-90% 3 96.00–100.00 $98.37 $1,187 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,359 —
1565–1915 1716 9 151.00–167.00 $159.34 $2,734 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1110 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,165.00–1,355.00 $1,264.25
1020–1230 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,375.00–1,975.00 $1,699.48
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 245.00 $245.00 $764 —
372 372 3 262.50 $262.50 $976 —

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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.