Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to February 4th sale, steers and heifers sold steady to 13.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.00/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −126.95 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$275.00

50 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.12

vs MO average

−32.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	283.30	1,535	35
Medium and Large 1-2	552	255.64	1,412	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $123 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 sale50 hd

275.00

—

MO average11 barns · 1,405 hd

305.12

−30.12

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−32.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−126.95

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	—	High	1,836	175.10	3,214	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	143.02	2,090	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	132.11	1,650	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	112.81	1,266	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,058	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,897	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$1,676	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$2,318	7

Every lot, as filed

69 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	550–600	570	307.24/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	366.48/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	284.43/cwt	266.00–288.00	1,601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	262.75/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	340.48/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,246	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	240.30/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	226.37/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	262.73/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	339.53/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	301.98/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	256.95/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,719	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	324.27/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	304.66/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	284.64/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,893	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	247.66/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	210.20/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	303.92/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	268.04/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,935	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	284.66/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	314.94/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	284.12/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,153	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	249.49/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,941	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	252.45/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	292.26/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	259.25/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,371	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	266.95/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	364.61/cwt	352.00–382.00	1,495	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	143.02/cwt	134.00–157.00	2,090	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	122.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,448	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	139.43/cwt	126.00–153.00	1,808	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	120.32/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	106.38/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,208	7
Bulls	—	—	1,797	181.47/cwt	168.00–188.00	3,261	10
Bulls	—	—	2,030	143.23/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	1,838.89/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,839	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	883	2,400.00/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,400	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	758	1,675.74/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,676	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	900	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,057.80/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,058	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	904	1,926.28/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,926	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	2,291.67/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	253.89/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	242.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	294.85/cwt	283.00–306.00	1,566	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	311.55/cwt	304.00–325.00	1,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	261.37/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	332.17/cwt	300.00–377.00	1,415	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	258.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	282.24/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,473	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	312.84/cwt	292.00–332.00	1,458	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	335.47/cwt	325.00–372.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	281.09/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,332	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	332.21/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,379	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	2

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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