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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.41/cwt +20.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 330 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $401.88/cwt +35.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 376 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $401.09/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 329 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 268 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 329 15 392.00–410.00 $401.09 $1,320 +1.09
368 368 3 402.00 $402.00 $1,479 -35.00
406–425 414 7 392.00–410.00 $402.08 $1,665 +11.15
481 481 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,852 +7.78
525 525 14 342.00 $342.00 $1,796 -2.28
582 582 5 327.00 $327.00 $1,903 -11.99
630 630 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,890 -5.92
668 668 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,917 -11.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 335.00 $335.00 $972 —
305–336 330 15 312.00–400.00 $376.41 $1,242 +20.03
374 fancy 374 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,590 —
355–388 377 8 357.00–395.00 $381.65 $1,439 +15.07
405–440 423 8 335.00–375.00 $356.61 $1,508 -4.45
450 fancy 450 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 —
465–490 477 7 310.00–352.00 $331.84 $1,583 -10.24
518–543 528 5 297.00–300.00 $298.77 $1,578 -8.98
667–690 677 10 250.00–258.00 $253.24 $1,714 -22.97
718–725 721 7 241.00–260.00 $251.81 $1,816 -1.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,045 +9.82
350–388 379 5 292.00–325.00 $312.23 $1,183 -8.76
400–442 419 6 252.00–337.00 $299.39 $1,254 -11.81
518–540 523 5 265.00–287.00 $277.10 $1,449 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 334 4 377.00–400.00 $394.06 $1,316 —
350–388 377 10 350.00–395.00 $367.25 $1,385 -14.81
495 495 2 332.00–337.00 $334.50 $1,656 +2.50
505–540 522 9 312.00–350.00 $340.79 $1,779 +12.45
573 573 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,948 +24.36
753 753 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 2 250.00–260.00 $255.08 $1,232 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1670 1229 80-85% 17 119.00–130.00 $127.14 $1,563 -10.07
865–1870 1240 80-85% 29 132.00–150.00 $136.99 $1,699 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1695 1479 75-80% 7 125.00–130.00 $128.41 $1,899 —
1275–1710 1517 75-80% 17 132.00–145.50 $137.55 $2,087 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1185 1087 85-90% 3 120.50–126.00 $122.87 $1,336 -0.92
1100–1135 1118 85-90% 2 110.00–114.00 $112.03 $1,252 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2055 1653 4 130.00–150.00 $139.26 $2,302 -29.07
1565–2385 1898 3 163.00–165.00 $163.97 $3,112 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1180 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,778.67
1095–1548 1397 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,450.00–2,750.00 $2,528.38

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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.