Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 5.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.38/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −67.78 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$381.38

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$46.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.61

vs MO average

−23.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	389.78	2,099	27
Medium and Large 1-2	552	343.56	1,895	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.23/cwt here — about $204 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

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 sale33 hd

381.38

—

MO average15 barns · 2,203 hd

416.99

−35.61

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−23.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−67.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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)	1,153	$2,310	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	375.75/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	337.11/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	366.49/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,466	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	351.30/cwt	300.00–374.00	2,354	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	312.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	366.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	439.39/cwt	427.00–450.00	1,661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	379.97/cwt	325.00–425.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	310.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	376.81/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	372.76/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	455.42/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	397.79/cwt	377.00–410.00	2,088	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	460.41/cwt	450.00–467.00	1,496	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	351.75/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	350.36/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	390.12/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	424.00/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	312.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,031	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	2,309.83/head	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,310	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	337.47/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	352.27/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	318.37/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	362.74/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	319.08/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	397.20/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	341.12/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,965	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	300.77/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	352.50/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	297.94/cwt	294.00–300.00	2,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	349.42/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	318.19/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	355.92/cwt	332.00–375.00	2,025	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	315.62/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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