Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $287.69/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −114.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$287.69

42 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$41.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.38

vs MO average

−27.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	309.55	1,615	20
Medium and Large 1-2	552	267.82	1,477	22

One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

287.69

—

MO average18 barns · 2,448 hd

314.07

−26.38

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−27.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−114.26

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	1,755	167.78	2,944	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	132.16	1,913	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	129.33	1,589	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	108.21	1,187	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,992	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$2,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	922	$2,403	9

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	266.98/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,508	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	365.28/cwt	357.00–372.00	1,899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	304.66/cwt	282.00–318.00	1,560	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	267.04/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	304.82/cwt	287.00–317.00	1,454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	243.47/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,268	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	311.61/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,966	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	353.80/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	263.61/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	406.27/cwt	367.00–430.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	303.28/cwt	280.00–342.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	386.45/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	229.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	344.09/cwt	327.00–390.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	282.04/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	389.51/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	339.50/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	358.47/cwt	347.00–364.00	1,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	331.91/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,749	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	355.72/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	317.52/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	379.62/cwt	350.00–406.00	1,439	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	273.41/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	310.59/cwt	275.00–329.00	1,513	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	121.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,762	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	98.58/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,061	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	135.00/cwt	129.50–149.00	1,955	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	134.61/cwt	126.50–142.00	1,648	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	121.35/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,502	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,163	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	121.70/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,370	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	153.04/cwt	141.00–161.00	2,709	5
Bulls	—	—	1,410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	176.10/cwt	166.00–181.00	3,124	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	840	2,355.00/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,355	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	913	1,883.36/head	1,500.00–2,225.00	1,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,214	2,034.86/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,035	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,192	2,583.33/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	329.10/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	302.74/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	214.45/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	348.84/cwt	335.00–392.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	301.60/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	332.65/cwt	322.00–367.00	1,570	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.09/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	474	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	256.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	269.63/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	350.97/cwt	337.00–367.00	1,320	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	319.26/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	350.54/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	227.00/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	333.28/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	336.54/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,444	13

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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