Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the heat the feeder offering was too light to establish a trend, undertones weak due to lower quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Supply and demand light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.49/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −71.47 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$330.49

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$49.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.65

vs MO average

−20.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	349.44	1,875	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	299.47	1,619	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.97/cwt here — about $255 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

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 sale29 hd

330.49

—

MO average15 barns · 1,870 hd

376.13

−45.65

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−20.32

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−71.47

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	1,643	200.68	3,296	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	162.79	2,348	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	162.40	1,908	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	122.99	1,266	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)	1,095	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$1,994	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	600–650	613	333.65/cwt	300.00–342.00	2,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	361.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	415.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	424.49/cwt	400.00–457.00	1,842	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	350.01/cwt	337.00–380.00	1,859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	316.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	336.62/cwt	329.00–342.00	2,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	344.87/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	389.68/cwt	389.00–390.00	2,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	294.35/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	329.86/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	313.13/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	457.33/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	430.41/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	344.56/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	319.53/cwt	310.00–326.00	2,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	447.97/cwt	437.00–460.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	356.45/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	378.29/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	313.96/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	410.23/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	426.96/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,819	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	1,994.26/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,045	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	207.62/cwt	198.00–214.00	3,658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	165.93/cwt	153.00–178.00	1,923	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	145.04/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,817	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,799	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	149.56/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,158	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	164.83/cwt	154.00–182.00	2,377	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	118.81/cwt	107.00–152.00	1,124	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	131.34/cwt	123.00–139.50	1,570	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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