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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.75/cwt ≈ $2,008/hd at 834 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.09/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 528 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $322.57/cwt ≈ $1,185/hd at 368 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 237 394
Feeder cattle 363 153 284
Slaughter cattle 101 78 110
Replacement cattle 4 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the better quality steers and heifers sold 5.00-10..00 higher, part of the offering contain unwean and lower quality feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold steady; 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
275 275 3 320.00 $320.00 $880 —
335 335 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 —
355–364 fancy 363 10 330.00–332.00 $331.80 $1,204 —
360–390 375 6 300.00–315.00 $307.20 $1,152 —
410–445 fancy 428 6 310.00–327.50 $318.39 $1,363 +15.89
475–485 478 3 280.00–290.00 $286.62 $1,370 —
500–538 528 13 265.00–287.00 $273.64 $1,445 +13.64
560–595 571 10 250.00–275.00 $267.90 $1,530 —
605–645 622 11 241.00–260.00 $250.94 $1,561 +19.84
650–698 677 9 240.00–259.00 $249.65 $1,690 —
741 value added 741 16 245.00 $245.00 $1,815 —
752 752 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,767 —
833 value added 833 59 241.25 $241.25 $2,010 —
820–849 844 6 230.00–237.00 $235.87 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–455 454 4 249.00–255.00 $250.50 $1,137 —
588 588 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,411 —
640 640 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–378 374 5 247.00–262.50 $253.26 $947 +2.67
418–448 434 14 230.00–243.00 $236.10 $1,025 -2.59
500–540 519 18 224.00–235.00 $228.92 $1,188 -9.30
545 fancy 545 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,357 —
585–588 586 8 235.00–249.00 $243.73 $1,428 +12.93
625–638 635 4 231.00–236.00 $234.77 $1,491 —
652 652 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,506 —
722 fancy 722 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,726 —
740 740 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–483 472 3 225.00–234.00 $227.86 $1,075 —
502–520 507 4 210.00–220.00 $217.43 $1,102 +15.01
550–595 568 7 201.00–219.00 $214.57 $1,219 —
658 658 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,448 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 200.00 $200.00 $804 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–418 416 4 268.00–275.00 $269.72 $1,122 +4.72
475–477 476 7 244.00–247.50 $246.00 $1,171 -15.34
505–535 515 3 240.00–252.00 $244.16 $1,257 -21.23
630 630 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,455 +7.00
650–662 654 11 226.00–235.00 $230.12 $1,505 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 465 5 225.00–241.00 $235.10 $1,093 —
530 530 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 -5.49
705–735 720 2 200.00–205.00 $202.55 $1,458 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1685 1217 80-85% 17 100.00–110.00 $107.61 $1,310 —
1075–1505 1223 80-85% 6 90.00–100.00 $96.97 $1,186 —
1000–1800 1241 80-85% 16 110.00–124.00 $113.41 $1,407 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–960 905 85-90% 6 50.00–65.00 $57.52 $521 —
855–1005 930 85-90% 2 101.00–110.00 $105.14 $978 —
920–1275 1095 85-90% 12 75.00–100.00 $87.36 $957 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1655 1470 75-80% 8 110.00–130.00 $118.74 $1,745 —
1425–1565 1495 75-80% 2 105.00–110.00 $107.62 $1,609 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1825 1521 4 120.00–140.00 $129.90 $1,976 —
1680–2030 1808 3 140.00–150.00 $143.74 $2,599 -3.82

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Bred Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1625 1625 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —

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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.