Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale May 27 Due to Memorial Day*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 14.00 lower with lower quality than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.78/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −73.38 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$375.78

103 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$60.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs MO average

−2.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	385.21	2,197	87
Medium and Large 1-2	547	324.53	1,774	16thin

One grade step is worth $60.68/cwt here — about $423 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 sale103 hd

375.78

—

MO average15 barns · 4,799 hd

382.86

−7.08

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−2.27

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−73.38

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	1,685	184.86	3,115	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	146.00	2,159	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	141.04	1,679	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	118.88	1,321	14

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)	1,355	$2,459	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	450–500	470	364.17/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,712	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	283.33/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	227.57/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	372.58/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	278.81/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	326.29/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,534	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	318.98/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,372	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	356.02/cwt	345.00–377.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	382.35/cwt	322.00–387.00	2,210	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	397.06/cwt	365.00–418.00	2,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	312.26/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	383.28/cwt	362.00–430.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	334.07/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	458.06/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,988	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	277.38/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	489.36/cwt	425.00–525.00	1,639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	471.32/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	301.04/cwt	291.00–310.00	2,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	317.00/cwt	314.00–319.00	2,133	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	373.58/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	277.90/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	259.31/cwt	250.00–267.00	2,144	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	331.41/cwt	300.00–343.50	2,068	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	412.48/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,922	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	337.68/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	420.99/cwt	375.00–442.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	361.75/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	323.85/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	325.51/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	305.78/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,636	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	114.86/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,353	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	69.71/cwt	60.00–83.00	763	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	133.19/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,441	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	146.85/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,166	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	135.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,567	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	147.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,802	15
Bulls	—	—	1,685	184.86/cwt	170.00–207.00	3,115	13
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	900	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	870	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	2,458.69/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,459	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	329.01/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,714	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	348.23/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	312.85/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	265.52/cwt	231.00–282.00	2,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	302.82/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,841	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	374.28/cwt	352.00–390.00	1,609	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	272.01/cwt	256.00–273.00	2,046	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	251.80/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	299.05/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	399.71/cwt	365.00–417.00	1,559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	271.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	318.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	258.41/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	343.78/cwt	265.00–387.00	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	252.21/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,551	9

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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