Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (Sept 2} due to labor day, Next sale Sept 9

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.87/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.29 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$376.87

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$42.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.44

vs MO average

−32.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	392.84	2,118	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	350.73	1,896	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.11/cwt here — about $222 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 sale29 hd

376.87

—

MO average15 barns · 2,056 hd

434.31

−57.44

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−32.43

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−72.29

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	1,586	195.02	3,093	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	170.82	2,524	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	162.63	2,018	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	148.75	1,438	3thin

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)	1,352	$2,910	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,733	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,593	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,155	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	500–550	524	353.97/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	399.14/cwt	380.00–427.00	1,852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	401.25/cwt	377.00–427.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	454.12/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	450.38/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	374.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	345.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	342.20/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	327.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	373.85/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	350.84/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	387.58/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	354.77/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	642	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	337.81/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	409.61/cwt	402.00–417.00	2,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	3,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	491.67/cwt	490.00–492.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	921	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,039	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,786	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	364.12/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,908	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	446.41/cwt	407.00–467.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	323.59/cwt	275.00–340.00	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	424.24/cwt	402.00–452.00	1,998	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	148.75/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,438	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	171.44/cwt	160.00–179.50	2,549	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	155.24/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,847	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,138	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	196.92/cwt	180.00–210.00	3,196	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	167.79/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,143	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,475	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,352	2,909.55/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,910	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,148	2,837.57/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	2,593.21/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,593	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	2,155.00/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,155	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,733.41/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	338.99/cwt	337.00–341.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	347.91/cwt	342.00–357.00	2,150	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	357.13/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	348.53/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	438.09/cwt	422.00–482.00	1,647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	352	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	321.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	326.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	942	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	412.68/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	433.18/cwt	400.00–462.00	1,819	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.46/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,997	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	317.00/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	337.08/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,552	10

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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