Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.80/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −56.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$345.80

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.81

vs MO average

+5.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	349.47	1,976	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	338.87	1,799	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd

345.80

—

MO average12 barns · 1,156 hd

357.62

−11.81

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+5.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−56.15

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	1,531	194.09	2,971	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	157.81	1,801	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	157.20	2,250	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	129.58	1,073	5thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,373	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,983	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$2,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	400–450	430	397.82/cwt	392.00–404.00	1,711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	408.13/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	386.56/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	390.46/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,843	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	347.97/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,039	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	320.21/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	339.80/cwt	333.00–345.00	2,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	352.23/cwt	343.00–367.00	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	436.14/cwt	405.00–452.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	435.67/cwt	407.00–450.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	363.06/cwt	348.00–371.00	2,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	372.38/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	393.46/cwt	362.00–420.00	1,900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	357.97/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,051	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	459.05/cwt	450.00–466.00	1,900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,718	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	134.48/cwt	129.00–143.50	1,151	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	162.00/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,163	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	165.03/cwt	155.50–175.00	1,974	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	151.17/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,602	13
Bulls	—	—	1,268	178.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,263	3
Bulls	—	—	1,662	201.88/cwt	190.00–207.00	3,355	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,610.00/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,196	2,966.67/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	338.87/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	359.42/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,219	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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