Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 3.00 higher with lower than average quality and mostly unwean and a large number of bull calves.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.10/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −60.06 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$389.10

64 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$72.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.53

vs MO average

−24.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	398.18	2,173	56
Medium and Large 1-2	551	325.59	1,792	8thin

One grade step is worth $72.59/cwt here — about $381 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

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 sale64 hd

389.10

—

MO average15 barns · 2,404 hd

425.64

−36.53

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−24.42

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−60.06

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	—	Low	1,661	181.62	3,017	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	158.44	2,288	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	153.26	1,949	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	125.49	1,291	22

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)	1,455	$3,140	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,369	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,266	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	700–750	705	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	355.22/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,833	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	341.92/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,966	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	298.23/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	325.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	442.20/cwt	390.00–467.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	388.75/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	345.13/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	401.81/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	327.34/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	590	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	429.29/cwt	422.00–437.00	2,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	447.36/cwt	425.00–461.00	1,924	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	376.03/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,305	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	487.91/cwt	467.00–512.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	438.68/cwt	432.00–445.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	322.51/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	384.78/cwt	362.00–407.00	1,858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	339.07/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,807	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	354.63/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,337	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	348.66/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	393.39/cwt	377.00–415.00	2,093	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	379.18/cwt	360.00–407.00	2,161	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	403.41/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	453.70/cwt	422.00–467.00	2,096	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	423.03/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	372.88/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	249.85/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	373.44/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	152.06/cwt	149.00–155.50	2,155	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	161.49/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,208	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	138.59/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,561	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	114.57/cwt	92.00–126.00	1,086	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	165.23/cwt	161.50–169.50	2,397	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	133.43/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	134.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,515	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	151.31/cwt	141.50–156.00	1,870	31
Bulls	—	—	1,130	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,474	14
Bulls	—	—	1,303	173.99/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,267	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	865	2,265.90/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,455	3,140.21/head	2,400.00–3,650.00	3,140	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,738.11/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,738	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	291.19/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,974	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	289.73/cwt	265.00–305.00	2,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	367.33/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,928	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	442.59/cwt	425.00–472.00	1,655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	335.11/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	346.76/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,181	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	366.48/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,096	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	451.99/cwt	400.00–477.00	1,876	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	310.52/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,832	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	374.90/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,792	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	396.28/cwt	352.00–427.00	1,668	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	331.00/cwt	320.00–367.00	2,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	371.64/cwt	337.00–387.00	1,405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	345.57/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,621	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	418.47/cwt	385.00–442.00	1,963	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	320.65/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,136	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	402.17/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,497	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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