Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 lbs steers and heifers sold 28.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand higher and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.24/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −103.72 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$298.24

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$43.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.61

vs MO average

−31.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	316.53	1,713	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	272.92	1,495	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.61/cwt here — about $218 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 sale31 hd

298.24

—

MO average16 barns · 3,475 hd

334.85

−36.61

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−31.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−103.72

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	1,743	174.91	3,048	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	145.71	2,111	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	138.65	1,621	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	120.18	1,218	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,593	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	850–900	889	234.52/cwt	230.00–239.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	362.55/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	384.96/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	321.55/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	278.60/cwt	244.00–291.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	376.09/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	497.75/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	486.10/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,993	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	268.05/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	325.32/cwt	302.00–347.00	1,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	423.61/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	485.66/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	312.51/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	421.80/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,016	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	509.24/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	365.22/cwt	317.00–385.00	1,936	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	367.66/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	293.68/cwt	278.00–327.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	261.21/cwt	259.00–268.00	2,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	392.44/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	249.69/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	421.09/cwt	385.00–467.00	1,777	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	129.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,439	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	114.52/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,094	10
Bulls	—	—	1,773	186.03/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,298	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,762	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	146.69/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,134	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	143.97/cwt	137.50–159.00	1,746	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	131.99/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,472	20
Bulls	—	—	1,685	151.28/cwt	135.00–184.50	2,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,190	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	845	1,593.49/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	442.66/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	412.58/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	302.62/cwt	286.00–350.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	281.07/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	235.03/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	256.05/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	344.39/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.48/cwt	385.00–427.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	418.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	265.80/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	371.01/cwt	342.00–395.00	1,740	16

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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