Cattle Market Pulse

SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.03/cwt +8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 521 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.03/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 571 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.70/cwt +9.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,601/hd at 628 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 668 487 420
Feeder cattle 563 386 290
Slaughter cattle 101 91 116
Replacement cattle 4 10 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

*****************No Sale December 24 and December 31 due to the Holidays***************************** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 4 350.00 $350.00 $892 -10.00
325–330 327 3 336.00–357.00 $347.68 $1,137 -9.82
355–375 fancy 360 4 375.00–380.00 $378.70 $1,363 —
352–395 379 7 322.00–367.00 $342.99 $1,300 -17.10
415–435 422 7 337.00–357.00 $341.85 $1,443 +0.93
430 fancy 430 4 377.00 $377.00 $1,621 +8.00
470–498 485 11 327.00–338.00 $332.79 $1,614 +7.28
512–532 fancy 523 9 327.00–334.00 $330.97 $1,731 —
505–542 526 14 295.00–315.00 $307.16 $1,616 -4.95
528 thin fleshed 528 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,727 —
550–568 563 5 300.00–320.00 $314.81 $1,772 +22.31
602 fancy 602 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,872 —
600–647 623 20 270.00–295.00 $280.85 $1,750 +7.16
670–685 678 2 265.00–269.00 $267.02 $1,810 -1.65
710–714 714 16 245.00–265.00 $263.76 $1,883 +23.76
750 750 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 +7.00
825 825 2 243.00–250.00 $246.50 $2,034 —
871 871 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,134 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 8 274.00–327.00 $284.90 $1,088 -33.92
412–443 434 10 280.00–315.00 $301.30 $1,308 —
460–488 473 10 280.00–315.00 $295.03 $1,395 —
510–545 530 3 260.00–275.00 $267.39 $1,417 -6.35
565–582 572 7 252.00–282.00 $272.29 $1,557 +0.64
615 615 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,525 —
670–680 674 5 250.00–260.00 $256.18 $1,727 +12.16
782 782 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,580 -29.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 335 8 322.00–333.00 $324.63 $1,088 +9.63
358–398 374 18 317.00–326.00 $321.65 $1,203 -6.46
400–432 408 9 297.00–310.00 $305.18 $1,245 -0.11
405–427 fancy 419 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,341 -7.64
458 fancy 458 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,429 -2.00
450–495 469 23 282.00–302.00 $294.72 $1,382 -4.43
505–523 fancy 513 15 295.00–323.00 $305.02 $1,565 +13.02
515–545 529 15 260.00–287.00 $271.04 $1,434 -6.51
555–590 571 29 242.00–275.00 $263.03 $1,502 +9.39
623 fancy 623 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,645 —
600–648 631 19 243.00–262.00 $250.29 $1,579 +4.69
650–665 657 12 240.00–257.00 $251.85 $1,655 +18.66
718 fancy 718 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 371 8 260.00–310.00 $283.00 $1,050 +11.00
415–445 433 6 250.00–280.00 $272.48 $1,180 —
455–492 476 11 250.00–290.00 $270.05 $1,285 +11.07

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 380 5 315.00–352.00 $328.94 $1,250 —
415–432 428 4 322.00–337.00 $333.36 $1,427 +8.36
455–482 467 6 280.00–297.00 $290.79 $1,358 -29.21
500 fancy 500 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,660 —
500–528 511 12 282.00–310.00 $293.70 $1,501 +20.43
550–588 576 9 265.00–311.00 $299.94 $1,728 +8.28
610–632 624 5 230.00–232.00 $231.41 $1,444 -27.15
650–665 655 5 229.00–239.00 $232.22 $1,521 +6.18
728–735 730 3 190.00–205.00 $195.03 $1,424 -30.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–560 553 3 250.00–267.00 $261.27 $1,445 +18.15
680 680 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1795 1200 80-85% 23 103.00–111.50 $107.60 $1,291 —
965–1615 1284 80-85% 14 113.50–121.50 $116.82 $1,500 +0.83
1595 1595 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,547 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1895 1593 75-80% 11 113.00–123.50 $116.76 $1,860 —
1715–1818 1781 75-80% 3 105.00–111.00 $107.03 $1,906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1420 1029 85-90% 10 75.00–97.00 $87.86 $904 —
1095–1240 1158 85-90% 3 104.00–110.00 $107.78 $1,248 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1565 1353 2 97.00–119.50 $110.02 $1,489 —
1310–1855 1557 3 123.00–139.00 $130.76 $2,036 —
1610–2120 1878 6 140.00–155.00 $145.66 $2,735 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1045–1465 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,100.00 $2,041.63

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 210.00 $210.00 $525 —
843 843 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,307 —

↑ Back to top

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.