Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.85/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −88.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$313.85

93 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$39.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

vs MO average

−7.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	327.10	1,755	62
Medium and Large 1-2	556	287.36	1,597	31

One grade step is worth $39.74/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale93 hd

313.85

—

MO average16 barns · 2,446 hd

321.90

−8.04

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−7.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−88.10

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	1,676	161.69	2,710	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	142.45	2,013	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	135.35	1,607	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	109.27	1,176	13

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)	1,158	$2,409	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,404	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$1,963	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,858	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	897	$2,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,695	10

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
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	251.85/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	290.67/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	332.50/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,762	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	374.53/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,401	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	276.98/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	397.06/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,073	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	338.48/cwt	322.00–348.00	2,075	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	277.74/cwt	260.00–312.00	1,616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	334.69/cwt	277.00–365.00	1,275	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	260.69/cwt	259.00–265.00	2,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	434.07/cwt	422.00–450.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	409.99/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,771	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	289.42/cwt	278.00–320.00	1,916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	312.07/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	350.64/cwt	337.00–377.00	1,865	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	259.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	424.41/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,583	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	267.20/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	349.59/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	324.03/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	408.32/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,911	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	355.92/cwt	320.00–388.00	1,733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	314.95/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	412.97/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,714	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	372.57/cwt	355.00–377.00	1,878	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	123.66/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,357	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	100.27/cwt	87.50–110.00	1,067	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	143.08/cwt	135.00–159.00	2,037	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	129.95/cwt	123.00–135.50	1,479	15
Bulls	—	—	1,735	166.91/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,896	11
Bulls	—	—	1,515	147.32/cwt	134.50–156.00	2,232	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	139.40/cwt	134.50–150.00	1,706	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,232	2,532.84/head	1,950.00–2,950.00	2,533	15
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	934	2,035.60/head	1,650.00–2,425.00	2,036	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	910	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	897	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,625.00/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	1,857.75/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,858	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,246	1,963.32/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,963	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,787.50/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,788	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	2,425.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	855	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,131	2,493.48/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,493	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	2,223.54/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	256.76/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	299.35/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,443	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	326.97/cwt	307.00–337.00	1,746	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	286.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	282.37/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	231.70/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	300.02/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,983	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	368.97/cwt	327.00–385.00	1,705	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	370.33/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,563	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.32/cwt	342.00–410.00	1,769	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	241.20/cwt	231.00–252.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	308.82/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	411.56/cwt	372.00–430.00	1,338	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	299.04/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	326.99/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,400	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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