Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 5.00 higher to 9.00 lower in light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.70/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −87.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$314.70

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$1.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.58

vs MO average

−25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	316.13	1,731	8thin
Medium and Large 1	549	314.34	1,724	32

One grade step is worth $1.78/cwt here — about $7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale40 hd

314.70

—

MO average18 barns · 4,077 hd

343.28

−28.58

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−25.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−87.26

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	—	Average	1,638	178.39	2,923	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	144.69	2,013	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	140.92	1,676	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	112.91	1,255	15

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)	1,104	$2,851	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,259	$2,604	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$2,179	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,093	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,739	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	413.35/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,930	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	302.34/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	332.29/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	322.99/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	375.43/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,419	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	383.13/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	329.10/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	509.16/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	294.50/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	380.19/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	420.76/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	380.61/cwt	368.00–400.00	2,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	428.96/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	473.41/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	480.23/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	326.88/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	415.70/cwt	375.00–447.00	1,721	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.30/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,877	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	351.70/cwt	335.00–417.00	1,678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	407.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	146.11/cwt	137.50–159.00	1,726	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	126.95/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,711	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	128.21/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	110.48/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,148	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	146.52/cwt	138.00–159.00	2,038	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	132.36/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,594	17
Bulls	—	—	1,678	182.29/cwt	175.00–196.00	3,059	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,167	2,092.54/head	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,093	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	2,914.86/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,915	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,273	1,739.39/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,259	2,604.07/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,604	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,364	2,179.29/head	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	375.29/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	335.11/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	305.69/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,736	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	368.37/cwt	347.00–390.00	1,927	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	326.48/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	283.77/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	259.55/cwt	250.00–266.00	2,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	322.90/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	347	444.30/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	407.75/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	305.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	376.91/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,587	19

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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