Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-16.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate,

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.35/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −75.81 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$373.35

49 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$77.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

vs MO average

−5.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	384.45	2,099	42
Medium and Large 1-2	573	306.78	1,759	7thin

One grade step is worth $77.67/cwt here — about $340 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 sale49 hd

373.35

—

MO average16 barns · 3,532 hd

383.09

−9.73

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−5.44

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−75.81

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	1,705	175.89	2,999	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	144.19	2,098	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	139.73	1,700	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	110.28	1,072	8thin

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)	1,186	$2,629	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,057	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,575	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$3,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,533	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	550–600	583	282.85/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	408.73/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,174	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	249.20/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	267.34/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	552.52/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	482.98/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	491.25/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	367.66/cwt	347.00–400.00	1,721	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	443.18/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	328.20/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,703	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	299.58/cwt	280.00–321.00	1,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	422.35/cwt	390.00–470.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	419.50/cwt	419.00–420.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	300.09/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,110	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	373.15/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	467	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	410.44/cwt	387.00–415.00	2,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	514.96/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	493.90/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	281.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	455.03/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	369.42/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,109	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	403.87/cwt	362.00–465.00	1,914	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	278.88/cwt	265.00–284.00	2,131	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	369.65/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	791	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,175	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	326.37/cwt	308.00–342.00	2,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	324.23/cwt	307.00–341.00	2,163	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	319.96/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	295.57/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	371.91/cwt	330.00–422.00	1,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	262.45/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,426	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	124.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,338	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	108.67/cwt	90.00–117.00	917	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	143.69/cwt	137.00–159.50	1,777	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	145.84/cwt	138.00–153.50	2,121	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	131.44/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,509	10
Bulls	—	—	1,719	185.70/cwt	176.00–192.00	3,192	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	151.35/cwt	130.00–169.50	2,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,312.59/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,313	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	948	1,674.01/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,574.54/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,186	2,629.29/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,629	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	3,610.00/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	297.96/cwt	265.00–322.00	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	446	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,851	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	356.29/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,874	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	387.21/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	402.71/cwt	377.00–420.00	1,683	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	272.85/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,834	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	283.51/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	335.34/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	411.68/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	264.84/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	309.12/cwt	295.00–332.00	1,781	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,980	3

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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