Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.78/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −111.38 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$337.78

101 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$55.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.97

vs MO average

−19.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	341.64	1,906	94
Medium and Large 1-2	533	285.96	1,524	7thin

One grade step is worth $55.68/cwt here — about $381 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale101 hd

337.78

—

MO average15 barns · 2,689 hd

356.75

−18.97

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−19.38

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−111.38

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	1,695	162.39	2,753	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	136.91	2,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	132.48	1,615	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	108.50	1,224	14

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)	1,065	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$1,461	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	388.28/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	314.11/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	239.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	358.15/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	290.96/cwt	275.00–309.00	1,429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	289.32/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	243.70/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	387	432.50/cwt	427.00–435.00	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	277.57/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	281.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	323.75/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	308.62/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	706	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	338.47/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,082	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	285.96/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	421.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	341.63/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,971	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	358.31/cwt	337.00–387.00	1,723	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	285.92/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	412.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	400.50/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	337.80/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,790	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	251.76/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	392.55/cwt	372.00–410.00	1,688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	267.36/cwt	241.00–275.00	1,928	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	316.90/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	372.15/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	229.04/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	264.01/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,878	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	130.22/cwt	126.00–133.50	2,046	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	140.63/cwt	135.00–148.50	2,000	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	136.45/cwt	129.00–152.50	1,702	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	124.06/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,438	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	109.68/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,296	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	99.02/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,030	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	150.93/cwt	130.00–165.00	2,397	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	170.42/cwt	163.00–180.00	3,016	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,172	1,693.31/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,693	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	1,286.87/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,287	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	301.56/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	240.76/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	308.78/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	390.13/cwt	387.00–392.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	374.28/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,594	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	276.85/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	333.12/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,586	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	404.07/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,556	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	262.70/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	344.56/cwt	327.00–365.00	1,475	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	391.17/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,318	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	472	359.65/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	366.37/cwt	345.00–382.00	1,374	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	309.85/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,630	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	257.65/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,724	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	337.31/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	247.02/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,796	9

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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