Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.07/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −93.09 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$356.07

55 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$71.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.48

vs MO average

−17.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	376.75	2,043	39
Medium and Large 1-2	544	305.66	1,664	16thin

One grade step is worth $71.09/cwt here — about $379 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 sale55 hd

356.07

—

MO average16 barns · 2,444 hd

367.55

−11.48

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−17.95

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−93.09

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	1,695	174.74	2,962	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	149.25	2,158	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	141.39	1,683	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	117.11	1,176	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,047	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,949	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,738	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	600–650	626	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	462.99/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	308.13/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	319.29/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,344	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	447	442.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,976	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	381.01/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,027	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	298.13/cwt	280.00–304.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	419.92/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	357.46/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	433.94/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	302.49/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	364.41/cwt	363.00–365.00	2,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	267.20/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	294.59/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	338.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	485.33/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	416.40/cwt	370.00–475.00	1,782	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	108.21/cwt	92.00–117.00	1,095	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	132.76/cwt	127.50–138.50	1,633	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	126.01/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,255	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	149.25/cwt	138.00–156.00	2,158	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	146.06/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,707	24
Bulls	—	—	1,748	177.46/cwt	160.50–190.00	3,102	14
Bulls	—	—	1,323	155.67/cwt	154.00–157.50	2,060	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	745	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	2,046.98/head	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,047	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	2,224.06/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	379.25/cwt	352.00–390.00	1,589	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	318.40/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	370.71/cwt	362.00–390.00	1,768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	313.42/cwt	302.00–342.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	399.68/cwt	335.00–465.00	1,871	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	321.04/cwt	299.00–335.00	1,807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	390.27/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	317.02/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	283.65/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	307.11/cwt	275.00–322.00	1,588	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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