Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 lower with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.82/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −79.34 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$369.82

50 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.47

vs MO average

−2.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	372.96	2,037	45
Medium and Large 1-2	551	341.61	1,883	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about $154 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 sale50 hd

369.82

—

MO average14 barns · 2,932 hd

382.29

−12.47

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−2.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−79.34

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	1,574	178.68	2,812	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	159.95	2,381	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	155.24	1,880	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	122.22	1,290	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,377	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	350–400	383	418.53/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	343.24/cwt	327.00–352.00	1,826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	353.23/cwt	347.00–354.00	2,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	311.09/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,122	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.96/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	413.43/cwt	410.00–421.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	344.63/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	368.49/cwt	325.00–412.00	1,522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	409.09/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	375.44/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	286.09/cwt	281.00–294.00	2,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	359.98/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,117	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	369.61/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,948	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	295.35/cwt	279.00–317.00	1,843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,310	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	295.56/cwt	280.00–308.00	2,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	421.21/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	359.16/cwt	345.00–372.00	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	346.01/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	270.80/cwt	270.00–271.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	385.65/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,832	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	343.17/cwt	322.00–357.00	2,135	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	276.42/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,999	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	360.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	365.98/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	394	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	320.71/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	323.74/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	338.06/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	412.70/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	306.06/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.62/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,802	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,377.24/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,049.65/head	1,500.00–2,550.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	187.09/cwt	181.00–196.00	3,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	166.06/cwt	155.00–177.00	2,479	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	143.77/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,780	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	159.06/cwt	152.00–170.50	1,912	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	136.33/cwt	129.00–144.50	1,461	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	111.25/cwt	86.00–122.00	1,159	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	161.61/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,390	12

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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