Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.82/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −113.14 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$288.82

64 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$45.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.55

vs MO average

−15.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	300.83	1,617	47
Medium and Large 1-2	561	255.60	1,435	17thin

One grade step is worth $45.23/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $346.19, median $401.96 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

288.82

—

MO average17 barns · 4,741 hd

304.36

−15.55

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−15.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−113.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,851	158.76	2,938	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	135.45	2,132	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	126.58	1,647	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,164	111.72	1,300	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,929	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	306.15/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	246.59/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	337.39/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,292	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	305.70/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	259.22/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	395.50/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	301.15/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	367.43/cwt	350.00–386.00	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	337.18/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,113	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	257.80/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	323.17/cwt	308.00–343.00	1,677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	257.06/cwt	251.00–260.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	362.79/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.57/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	226.94/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	291.74/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	350.63/cwt	320.00–376.00	1,669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	232.44/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,820	2
Steers	Large 1	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	325.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	297.63/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,827	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	336.03/cwt	324.00–352.00	1,600	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	286.16/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	333.28/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,443	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	372.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,607	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	130.73/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,685	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	121.59/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,599	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	119.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,343	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	103.99/cwt	86.00–114.00	1,251	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	135.45/cwt	122.00–146.50	2,132	34
Bulls	—	—	1,742	148.27/cwt	131.00–157.00	2,583	10
Bulls	—	—	1,987	171.87/cwt	163.00–177.00	3,415	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,401	1,905.02/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,905	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	344.90/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,452	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	310.97/cwt	299.00–325.00	1,645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	271.40/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	293.89/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,687	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	283.17/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,611	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	332.38/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	340.48/cwt	325.00–350.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	251.87/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,728	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	243.60/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,766	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	255.35/cwt	235.00–274.00	1,448	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	257.89/cwt	241.00–269.00	1,591	16
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	285.10/cwt	270.00–324.00	1,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	323.13/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,393	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	322.68/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	327.88/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,561	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	342.02/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	248.68/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,661	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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