Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.67/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −111.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$290.67

30 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$36.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.52

vs MO average

−31.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	309.93	1,588	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	273.82	1,524	16thin

One grade step is worth $36.12/cwt here — about $64 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

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 sale30 hd

290.67

—

MO average18 barns · 2,689 hd

324.19

−33.52

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−31.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−111.29

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	1,660	165.50	2,748	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	138.91	1,949	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	132.96	1,585	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	109.65	1,111	7thin

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)	1,193	$2,566	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,463	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,140	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,651	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,580	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	772	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,843	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,231	$2,275	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	374.48/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,554	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	254.00/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	270.91/cwt	251.00–285.00	1,555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	277.55/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	296.42/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	308.98/cwt	275.00–322.00	1,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	254.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	302.38/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	376.35/cwt	357.00–407.00	1,408	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	331.22/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,543	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	367.54/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	404	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	317.48/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	314.03/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	331.08/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	404.40/cwt	380.00–417.00	1,561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	313.70/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	318.60/cwt	290.00–347.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	349.67/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	291.92/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	387.47/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	398.50/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	402.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	366.29/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,751	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	252.35/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	232.43/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	344.90/cwt	320.00–377.00	1,628	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	340.96/cwt	327.00–390.00	1,459	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,538	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	119.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,173	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	136.49/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,617	35
Bulls	—	—	1,472	143.30/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,109	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	173.82/cwt	169.00–179.00	3,009	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	96.11/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,017	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	140.45/cwt	132.00–149.50	1,941	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,995	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	772	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	2,501.37/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,501	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,317	2,733.33/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	2,133.33/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	1,650.78/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,651	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,276	2,139.84/head	1,250.00–2,375.00	2,140	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,580.00/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	363.79/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,564	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,692.57/head	1,875.00–3,325.00	2,693	22
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	847	1,634.84/head	1,250.00–1,975.00	1,635	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	963	1,870.91/head	1,400.00–2,325.00	1,871	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	3,000.00/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	501	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	269.10/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	296.70/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	323.11/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.41/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	384.26/cwt	372.00–397.00	1,306	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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