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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.00/cwt +31.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,199/hd at 876 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.26/cwt +14.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 518 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.62/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 575 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 822 629 807
Feeder cattle 624 523 682
Slaughter cattle 189 102 110
Replacement cattle 9 4 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower; 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
325–345 fancy 333 5 343.50–372.50 $363.38 $1,210 +5.30
325–345 337 4 325.00–345.00 $333.60 $1,124 +10.42
362–368 fancy 366 10 345.00–362.50 $354.73 $1,298 +17.83
360–395 377 7 317.50–347.50 $335.93 $1,266 +7.20
405–420 fancy 415 6 334.00–385.00 $365.01 $1,515 +21.21
400–440 422 12 300.00–330.00 $317.97 $1,342 -2.73
466 fancy 466 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,631 —
460–497 478 19 297.50–325.00 $313.36 $1,498 +5.86
510–545 527 13 280.00–301.00 $292.09 $1,539 +12.09
528–548 fancy 541 13 310.00–326.00 $316.94 $1,715 +12.48
550–594 583 6 287.00–310.00 $292.01 $1,702 +5.50
625–647 634 24 260.00–279.00 $275.99 $1,750 +10.59
665–668 667 4 249.50–264.00 $256.73 $1,712 -8.39
700–728 710 12 240.00–262.50 $252.82 $1,795 +0.64
731 fancy 731 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,959 —
752–760 754 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,810 -9.29
802–821 816 8 240.00–251.00 $248.30 $2,026 +3.38
876 value added 876 48 251.00 $251.00 $2,199 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 275.00–300.00 $288.17 $945 —
360–398 383 5 287.50–302.50 $297.67 $1,140 +16.80
415–435 424 9 282.00–310.00 $297.17 $1,260 —
508–548 539 18 258.00–274.00 $265.59 $1,432 +7.48
550–588 573 11 255.00–268.00 $265.17 $1,519 +7.95
600–636 621 7 238.00–244.00 $242.07 $1,503 +4.77
660–690 670 14 220.00–245.00 $231.33 $1,550 -4.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 327.50 $327.50 $917 +37.24
335 335 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,013 +3.99
368 fancy 368 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,168 +21.84
395 395 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,213 +28.56
420–430 fancy 428 4 298.00–310.00 $300.95 $1,288 +11.21
430–445 434 6 261.00–288.00 $274.02 $1,189 -5.17
450–459 fancy 457 15 287.50–323.00 $313.67 $1,433 —
450–495 477 5 259.00–285.00 $277.52 $1,324 +0.32
506–512 fancy 510 19 288.00–297.50 $294.03 $1,500 —
500–545 524 25 255.00–269.00 $262.75 $1,377 +1.21
573–580 575 28 237.00–265.00 $253.62 $1,458 -3.95
605–645 613 21 235.00–265.00 $254.60 $1,561 +1.79
653–686 671 13 240.00–250.00 $244.49 $1,641 +15.59
710–748 727 27 229.00–235.00 $230.26 $1,674 -11.74
809–820 811 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,825 +1.66
902 902 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,894 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 3 264.00–275.00 $269.54 $857 —
385–395 388 3 250.00–272.00 $257.46 $999 -2.54
405–445 427 8 225.00–258.00 $246.49 $1,053 —
452–498 477 11 225.00–265.00 $236.39 $1,128 -3.29
500–545 529 7 220.00–253.00 $232.38 $1,229 -9.07
565–595 584 13 230.00–247.00 $239.00 $1,396 +5.62
630–645 638 2 216.00–225.00 $220.45 $1,406 -12.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 465 4 265.00–286.00 $270.08 $1,256 -23.11
585 585 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,521 +10.48
605–628 615 6 233.00–245.00 $240.92 $1,482 +12.08
695 695 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,543 -11.13
720–725 723 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,598 +4.21
948 948 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 250.00 $250.00 $970 —
528 528 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,188 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1395 1078 80-85% 8 85.00–100.00 $92.85 $1,001 —
870–1725 1262 80-85% 35 99.00–114.00 $107.75 $1,360 —
1000–1770 1289 80-85% 24 114.00–126.00 $118.87 $1,532 +8.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1270 1029 85-90% 7 50.00–104.00 $65.33 $672 —
840–1475 1093 85-90% 24 70.00–103.00 $86.38 $944 +23.38
1010–1360 1185 85-90% 2 103.50–109.00 $106.66 $1,264 +16.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1725 1415 75-80% 3 106.00–111.00 $109.23 $1,546 —
905–1895 1488 75-80% 22 115.00–126.00 $120.32 $1,790 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1460 1262 5 100.00–121.00 $113.63 $1,434 —
1135–2000 1698 11 125.00–136.50 $131.41 $2,231 —
1750 1750 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,485 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–980 848 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–1,900.00 $1,467.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1018 1018 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,285.00 $2,285.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 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
660 660 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 —

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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.