Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs heifers sold 12.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2,00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.64/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −132.52 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$316.64

77 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$41.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.46

vs MO average

−32.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	326.29	1,739	59
Medium and Large 1-2	563	285.00	1,605	18thin

One grade step is worth $41.29/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.16 across 28 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 sale77 hd

316.64

—

MO average16 barns · 3,438 hd

345.10

−28.46

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−32.64

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−132.52

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	1,840	173.75	3,197	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	142.38	1,938	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	129.86	1,570	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	102.25	1,071	19

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)	842	$1,944	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,672	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,268	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,320	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,883	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	575	312.19/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	353.61/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,149	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	297.88/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,570	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	343.12/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,599	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	288.48/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	256.75/cwt	249.00–260.00	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	337.81/cwt	317.00–352.00	1,419	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	250.70/cwt	235.00–272.00	1,431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	257.45/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	359.20/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	390.39/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,640	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	571	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	310.50/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,972	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	335.92/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,747	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	252.96/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	363.41/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	286.15/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	285.18/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	250.65/cwt	248.00–253.00	2,148	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	396.54/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	342.32/cwt	300.00–362.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	348.73/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,283	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	286.21/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	335.43/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,577	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	284.40/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,652	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	399.87/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	316.48/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	337.43/cwt	295.00–360.00	1,370	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.84/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	268.60/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	255.91/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	307.73/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	294.89/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,293	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	143.29/cwt	129.00–152.00	2,016	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	121.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,382	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	106.64/cwt	81.00–115.00	1,157	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	135.79/cwt	128.00–147.50	1,716	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	65.02/cwt	50.00–74.00	557	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	156.37/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,674	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	178.38/cwt	168.50–190.00	3,345	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	853	1,562.55/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,563	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,480.00/head	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,480	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	1,320.39/head	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	1,301.33/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	787	1,937.54/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,938	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	427	366.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	351.92/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	292.54/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	286.25/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	361.34/cwt	327.00–390.00	1,518	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	331.69/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	284.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	240.33/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	343.96/cwt	322.00–362.00	1,304	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	369.13/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,414	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	265.03/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	298.76/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	265.81/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	301.38/cwt	287.00–317.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	267.56/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	243.06/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,665	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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