Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few feeders for a market comparison. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold steady from two weeks ago. Demand moderate on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.39/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.57 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$317.39

38 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$70.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.90

vs MO average

−24.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	328.45	1,778	32
Medium and Large 1-2	530	258.40	1,370	6thin

One grade step is worth $70.05/cwt here — about $408 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd

317.39

—

MO average8 barns · 2,043 hd

358.28

−40.90

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−24.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−84.57

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	1,591	183.52	2,920	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	165.78	2,402	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	156.44	1,899	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	120.73	1,231	11

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	$2,032	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	650–700	666	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	376.33/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,773	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	387.48/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,616	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	351.32/cwt	325.00–366.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	414.00/cwt	410.00–427.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	333.83/cwt	324.00–362.00	1,756	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	393.25/cwt	367.00–402.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	437.15/cwt	427.00–447.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	322.06/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	385.73/cwt	365.00–412.00	1,809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	278.54/cwt	265.00–301.00	2,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	342.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	387.66/cwt	367.00–396.00	2,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	318.76/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	343.09/cwt	325.00–351.00	2,117	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	385.32/cwt	360.00–412.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	217.97/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	313.73/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,983	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	334.68/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	334.94/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	314.91/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	314.70/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	372.13/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	387.62/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	258.40/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	329.68/cwt	282.00–345.00	1,599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	301.26/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	424.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	251.45/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	363.25/cwt	253.00–387.00	1,744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	272.05/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	291.64/cwt	270.00–314.00	1,936	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	963	2,050.78/head	1,600.00–2,275.00	2,051	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,024.79/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	160.26/cwt	149.00–173.00	1,957	36
Bulls	—	—	1,631	191.44/cwt	170.50–214.50	3,122	6
Bulls	—	—	1,350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	116.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,181	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	132.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,446	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	141.15/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,675	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	165.78/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,402	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1

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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