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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.94/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 416 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $253.05/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 626 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.12/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 473 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 829 706
Feeder cattle 494 629 591
Slaughter cattle 110 191 106
Replacement cattle 5 9 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower and bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand lower 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
272 272 3 308.00 $308.00 $838 —
315–340 327 6 274.00–290.00 $282.31 $923 -7.88
370–387 379 8 287.00–296.00 $290.54 $1,101 +5.17
410–445 431 11 265.00–294.00 $274.04 $1,181 -5.59
451–495 473 26 265.00–285.00 $278.22 $1,316 +7.39
504–546 527 20 250.00–280.00 $260.16 $1,371 -2.49
536 fancy 536 5 273.00 $273.00 $1,463 —
550–595 573 17 245.00–268.00 $255.49 $1,464 +3.36
600–642 626 33 233.00–261.00 $253.05 $1,584 +1.60
654–695 661 8 230.00–239.00 $234.65 $1,551 -21.07
700–740 721 4 225.00–246.00 $240.17 $1,732 +1.94
750 750 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,808 -3.00
885–886 886 11 225.00 $225.00 $1,994 —
1039 1039 5 201.00 $201.00 $2,088 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 385 3 250.00–254.00 $251.28 $967 —
450–495 470 4 241.00–250.00 $245.48 $1,154 -4.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 265.00 $265.00 $718 —
320 320 4 251.00–275.00 $269.00 $861 +7.06
342 fancy 342 4 282.00 $282.00 $964 —
350–390 378 9 240.00–256.00 $249.96 $945 -8.29
405–435 416 37 238.00–261.00 $252.94 $1,052 -2.27
468 fancy 468 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,221 —
450–499 474 23 230.00–258.00 $247.05 $1,171 -5.44
500–528 511 17 230.00–256.00 $242.03 $1,237 +0.31
550–592 580 19 220.00–240.00 $229.44 $1,331 -17.66
632–647 640 8 225.00–229.00 $226.52 $1,450 -6.85
657–660 658 4 225.00–230.00 $226.25 $1,489 -13.43
760 760 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 -21.16
825–830 826 5 200.00–210.00 $202.01 $1,669 —
922–940 927 14 180.00–195.00 $189.64 $1,758 —
1045 1045 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 3 210.00–235.00 $223.15 $754 —
400–435 417 5 230.00–238.00 $231.59 $966 —
460–495 477 14 200.00–238.00 $222.72 $1,062 -17.92
515–538 524 7 220.00–225.00 $222.88 $1,168 -10.41
550–595 574 11 210.00–228.00 $219.75 $1,261 -12.43
660–670 665 2 200.00–215.00 $207.44 $1,379 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,013 +6.50
420–428 424 4 260.00–264.00 $262.02 $1,111 -9.71
463 463 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,269 +0.55
500–545 523 10 235.00–248.00 $243.22 $1,272 -1.66
600–625 613 9 224.00–234.00 $229.34 $1,406 +7.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,067 —
448 448 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,075 —
585–590 587 3 225.00–230.00 $228.32 $1,340 +2.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,197 -26.39
1050–1710 1267 80-85% 20 100.00–115.00 $109.91 $1,393 -11.48
1110–1630 1280 80-85% 17 115.00–124.00 $118.26 $1,514 -3.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1765 1179 85-90% 18 85.00–106.00 $95.07 $1,121 -19.43
970–1390 1217 85-90% 5 102.00–110.00 $106.08 $1,291 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,246 —
1240–1720 1471 75-80% 5 100.00–113.00 $108.31 $1,593 —
1200–1780 1523 75-80% 6 115.00–122.00 $119.06 $1,813 +8.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,565 —
1205–1730 1414 11 124.00–145.00 $134.04 $1,895 —
1635–1970 1831 7 142.00–155.00 $149.08 $2,730 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 210.00 $210.00 $998 —

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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.