Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 3.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.22/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −112.94 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$336.22

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$47.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.00

vs MO average

−32.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	349.29	1,896	32
Medium and Large 1-2	543	301.37	1,636	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.92/cwt here — about $260 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 sale44 hd

336.22

—

MO average16 barns · 2,287 hd

365.22

−29.00

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−32.79

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−112.94

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	1,683	168.33	2,833	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	140.68	2,199	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	133.56	1,586	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	111.38	1,144	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,317	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,392	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,867	3thin

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 1-2	550–600	583	302.40/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	637	327.58/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	253.26/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	320.99/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	269.24/cwt	257.00–274.00	2,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	313.24/cwt	300.00–350.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	307.75/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,585	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	298.06/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	333.50/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	377.22/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,784	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	271.58/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,936	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	327.18/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	313.51/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,464	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	344.28/cwt	331.00–363.00	1,804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	305.92/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	390.93/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	851	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,272	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	333.71/cwt	312.00–377.00	1,602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	300.86/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,263	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	338.99/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,953	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	251.67/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	264.89/cwt	258.00–268.00	2,294	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	372.57/cwt	342.00–415.00	1,583	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	382.06/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	315.64/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	258.37/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	426.57/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,736	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	140.68/cwt	133.00–147.00	2,199	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	127.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,493	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	137.21/cwt	132.00–145.50	1,648	26
Bulls	—	—	1,683	168.33/cwt	156.00–175.50	2,833	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	102.07/cwt	81.00–110.00	1,027	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	123.79/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,307	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	1,488.46/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	2,414.33/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,414	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	328.34/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,727	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	314.40/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,182	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	276.19/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	276.21/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,873	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	281.07/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	257.15/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	310.65/cwt	290.00–332.00	1,789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	311.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,319	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	342.08/cwt	332.00–362.00	1,615	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	277.40/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	243.56/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	356.38/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	366.58/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	361.06/cwt	330.00–372.00	1,545	22

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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