Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers above 600 lbs and the heifer offering sold 8.00-14.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.69/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −96.48 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$352.69

35 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.07

vs MO average

−19.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	374.68	2,072	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	339.69	1,890	22

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

352.69

—

MO average16 barns · 2,678 hd

393.76

−41.07

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−19.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−96.48

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	1,726	191.53	3,306	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	163.90	2,490	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	156.81	1,765	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	138.89	1,484	12

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)	1,285	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1Fancy	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	387.25/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.43/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	357.22/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	398.79/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	376.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	424.03/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	357.87/cwt	335.00–368.00	2,169	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	372.92/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,287	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	395.68/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	434.26/cwt	407.00–460.00	1,398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,007	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	387.63/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	332.64/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	323.98/cwt	314.00–333.00	2,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	348.15/cwt	315.00–357.00	1,838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	255.89/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	317.99/cwt	285.00–330.00	2,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.69/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	297.18/cwt	281.00–309.00	2,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	331.51/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,069	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.70/cwt	384.00–412.00	1,674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	342.04/cwt	322.00–362.00	1,963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	294.99/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	353.62/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	287.09/cwt	235.00–337.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	405.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	350.88/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,846	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	179.47/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	201.48/cwt	186.00–214.00	3,689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	164.89/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,501	9
Bulls	—	—	1,330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,476	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	162.21/cwt	150.50–175.50	1,898	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	147.66/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,584	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	121.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,285	4

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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