SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $268.28/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,969/hd at 734 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $308.77/cwt +20.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 632 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.68/cwt +16.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 564 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	618	668
Feeder cattle	514	563
Slaughter cattle	92	101
Replacement cattle	12	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent comparison available as the last sale was a month ago, prior to the Christmas holiday. The market was without question extremely higher on all classes of cattle. There was a lot of catch up to be done to get back in line with where current price levels are and that is exactly what occurred today. If one had not been aware of how strong the cattle markets have gotten, the difference between the last sale and today might cause one to question their sanity. The supply was moderate, likely some producers were still unable to trailers out of some areas following last week's winter weather and prevented the offering from being larger. Demand was good to very good. Weaning and true health programs, which include a knife and more than just backleg and wormer, are much desired by buyers and producers continue to be rewarded for good management.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	387	3	405.00–412.00	$407.23	$1,576	+64.24
400–430	415	11	390.00–407.00	$402.65	$1,671	+60.80
455–480	468	2	340.00–344.00	$342.05	$1,601	+9.26
505–545	535	9	330.00–340.00	$335.87	$1,797	+28.71
550–582	564	13	307.00–330.00	$323.09	$1,822	+8.28
605–643	632	27	300.00–315.00	$308.77	$1,951	+27.92
662	662	5	283.00	$283.00	$1,873	+15.98
712–746	733	36	264.00–275.00	$269.49	$1,975	+5.73
740	740	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,931	-2.76
861–875	863	6	242.00–245.00	$244.49	$2,110	-0.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–390	373	6	327.00–365.00	$339.57	$1,267	+54.67
400–420	411	4	330.00–360.00	$338.53	$1,391	+37.23
438 thin fleshed	438	5	388.00	$388.00	$1,699	—
470–485	481	5	322.00–337.00	$330.03	$1,587	+35.00
505–535	519	7	296.00–320.00	$303.83	$1,577	+36.44
550–595	573	12	285.00–322.00	$305.87	$1,753	+33.58
600–632	614	10	280.00–302.00	$289.21	$1,776	+41.21
660–690	673	5	263.00–285.00	$273.01	$1,837	+16.83
701	701	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,823	—
778	778	14	258.00	$258.00	$2,007	+56.00
818–840	819	23	250.00–254.00	$250.18	$2,049	—
910–942	931	4	225.00–234.00	$231.26	$2,153	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	517	3	262.00–275.00	$268.18	$1,386	—
650–658	655	3	225.00–266.00	$238.56	$1,563	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–343	342	5	340.00–342.00	$341.20	$1,167	+16.57
360–395	384	11	322.00–340.00	$333.69	$1,281	+12.04
400–448	427	10	317.00–328.00	$322.93	$1,379	+17.75
460–488	476	15	307.00–312.00	$310.05	$1,476	+15.33
502–531	522	23	287.00–307.00	$300.47	$1,568	+29.43
550–586	564	24	260.00–296.00	$279.68	$1,577	+16.65
605–635	620	7	248.00–272.00	$265.61	$1,647	+15.32
665–678	673	9	250.00–257.00	$254.00	$1,709	+2.15
805	805	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,900	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338 thin fleshed	338	6	345.00	$345.00	$1,166	—
355–390	380	4	300.00–325.00	$313.34	$1,191	+30.34
410–445	433	3	293.00–295.00	$293.63	$1,271	+21.15
450–495	470	7	282.00–295.00	$287.63	$1,352	+17.58
525–535	532	10	240.00–280.00	$269.50	$1,434	—
550–598	577	9	256.00–265.00	$263.50	$1,520	—
610–640	617	5	235.00–240.00	$238.96	$1,474	—
660–672	665	5	238.00–245.00	$241.18	$1,604	—
703–730	707	8	244.00–247.00	$246.37	$1,742	—
760–785	768	3	225.00–238.00	$229.43	$1,762	—
840	840	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,924	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	$1,273	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	482	5	260.00–302.00	$271.44	$1,308	—
505–538	523	4	250.00–270.00	$254.83	$1,333	—
575–597	588	5	247.00–270.00	$255.99	$1,505	-5.28
600–620	610	2	244.00–253.00	$248.43	$1,515	—
680	680	2	231.00–237.00	$234.00	$1,591	+24.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,700	+36.30

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1100	979	85-90%	4	78.00–91.00	$81.83	$801	—
845–1340	1016	85-90%	5	106.00–116.00	$111.41	$1,132	+23.55
940–1420	1098	85-90%	14	92.00–111.00	$101.44	$1,114	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1550	1287	80-85%	3	105.00–109.50	$107.24	$1,380	-9.58
1125–1845	1384	80-85%	8	110.50–122.00	$115.92	$1,604	—
1310–1895	1628	80-85%	7	120.00–127.50	$122.23	$1,990	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1670	1344	75-80%	7	118.50–126.50	$122.49	$1,646	—
1205–1650	1455	75-80%	3	111.00–115.00	$113.33	$1,649	—
1350–2150	1576	75-80%	7	126.50–132.50	$129.47	$2,040	+12.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1585	1440	6	154.00–162.50	$159.11	$2,291	—
1295–2040	1631	5	130.50–146.00	$139.92	$2,282	—
1755–2010	1842	3	164.00–168.50	$165.95	$3,057	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1510	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,375.00–2,600.00	$2,462.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1265	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,959.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.