Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.11/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −87.05 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$362.11

41 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$43.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.49

vs MO average

−16.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	376.95	2,060	27
Medium and Large 1-2	522	333.50	1,741	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.45/cwt here — about $319 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 sale41 hd

362.11

—

MO average13 barns · 4,354 hd

378.60

−16.49

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−16.47

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−87.05

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	1,741	191.93	3,341	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	159.07	2,509	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	154.92	1,766	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,130	138.90	1,570	3thin

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)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,791	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$1,594	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$2,856	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	450–500	474	319.09/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	872	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,093	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	387.77/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,024	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	489.61/cwt	470.00–497.00	1,763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	455.11/cwt	440.00–472.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	388.46/cwt	355.00–402.00	1,468	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	305.00/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	335.98/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,710	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	321.49/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,170	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	333.50/cwt	292.00–360.00	1,741	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	376.76/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	413.71/cwt	395.00–432.00	1,949	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	361.21/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	505.13/cwt	497.00–510.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	431.12/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,871	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	2,232	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	862	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	325.56/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	339.93/cwt	327.00–380.00	1,927	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	312.83/cwt	270.00–327.00	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	398.30/cwt	385.00–437.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	375.68/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	669	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,154	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	158.23/cwt	141.00–175.00	1,816	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	136.38/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,495	5
Bulls	—	—	1,218	172.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	195.79/cwt	186.00–210.00	3,612	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	138.90/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,570	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	159.07/cwt	145.00–174.00	2,509	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	980	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	995	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,924.06/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	878	1,594.23/head	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,594	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,462.50/head	2,275.00–2,650.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	330.49/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	338.49/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	383.22/cwt	376.00–392.00	1,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,015	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	360.44/cwt	349.00–375.00	1,701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	285.07/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	254.05/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	397.20/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,315	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	366.81/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	359.33/cwt	358.00–364.00	2,167	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	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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