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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.50/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 475 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $260.29/cwt -21.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 560 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.08/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 522 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 398 372
Feeder cattle 276 310 274
Slaughter cattle 83 75 93
Replacement cattle 9 13 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher in a light test and lower than average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; 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
305–330 318 2 330.00–370.00 $349.21 $1,110 +20.81
360 360 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 -11.14
400–402 402 4 300.00–327.50 $320.65 $1,289 —
417 fancy 417 7 367.50 $367.50 $1,532 —
450–485 468 5 300.00–317.50 $309.99 $1,451 —
555 555 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,707 +8.50
615–621 620 10 264.00–277.50 $270.30 $1,676 -0.71
715–728 726 6 262.00–262.50 $262.08 $1,903 +11.58
959 959 4 235.00 $235.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–396 392 4 285.00–316.00 $292.84 $1,148 —
505–520 509 4 270.00–275.00 $273.72 $1,393 —
558–590 568 5 272.00–285.00 $275.90 $1,567 +8.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 322.50 $322.50 $897 —
335 fancy 335 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,097 —
375–390 383 3 282.50–310.00 $297.40 $1,139 -5.75
422–440 433 9 285.00–310.00 $303.84 $1,316 +5.64
450–485 475 17 265.00–285.00 $278.50 $1,323 -2.14
508–548 522 14 260.00–275.00 $269.08 $1,405 -0.96
580–590 585 2 253.00–260.00 $256.47 $1,500 -4.09
600–645 631 14 251.00–260.00 $257.32 $1,624 +14.58
652–675 657 6 240.00–256.00 $249.68 $1,640 +3.68
700 700 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 +6.34
750 750 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,822 +22.00
902 902 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 3 266.00–275.00 $270.31 $1,176 +9.76
475–485 480 2 260.00–265.00 $262.53 $1,260 +5.34
580–585 583 2 244.00–254.00 $249.02 $1,452 +11.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 420 6 272.50–322.50 $304.95 $1,281 -16.02
462–480 472 12 285.00–310.00 $296.10 $1,398 -21.85
522–542 530 7 280.00–302.50 $292.10 $1,548 +0.10
560–595 572 10 270.00–282.50 $279.02 $1,596 —
615–620 619 4 239.00–263.00 $244.96 $1,516 -5.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–495 482 4 250.00–251.00 $250.26 $1,206 -28.15
500–545 532 9 242.50–265.00 $257.48 $1,370 +5.60
550–567 560 14 235.00–275.00 $260.29 $1,458 -21.02
675–695 685 2 225.00–230.00 $227.54 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1220 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,100.00–2,650.00 $2,386.14 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1350 1203 80-85% 12 110.00–120.00 $116.11 $1,397 —
990–1585 1285 80-85% 15 110.00–135.00 $124.39 $1,598 -13.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1885 1498 75-80% 16 125.00–145.00 $129.70 $1,943 —
1220–1800 1524 75-80% 9 109.00–125.00 $118.76 $1,810 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1380 1084 85-90% 8 81.00–110.00 $97.94 $1,062 +2.93
1205 1205 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805–2125 2008 3 151.00–160.00 $154.48 $3,102 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1300 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,750.00–1,950.00 $1,881.75
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 180.00 $180.00 $868 —
593 593 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,127 —

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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.