Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparded to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher in a very light test with lower than average quality in the offering.. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.69/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −75.08 against this barn's trailing median of $419.77.

Average price

$344.69

23 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$39.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.86

vs MO average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	355.02	1,825	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	315.41	1,744	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.61/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.41, low $391.70, median $419.77 across 19 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 sale23 hd

344.69

—

MO average13 barns · 300 hd

370.55

−25.86

This barn, trailing median19 sales

419.77

−75.08

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	—	High	1,656	176.42	2,921	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	157.60	2,395	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	150.95	1,831	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	120.92	1,320	20

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)	1,080	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,767	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	600–650	630	270.16/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	472	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	332.30/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	324.54/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	367.39/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	325.61/cwt	300.00–334.00	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	386.67/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	477.27/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	398.51/cwt	371.00–415.00	2,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	414.33/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	419.20/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	329.65/cwt	317.00–365.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	323.51/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	388.18/cwt	350.00–407.00	2,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	336.33/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	390.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	408.57/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	355.02/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,825	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	406.89/cwt	382.00–440.00	1,957	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	243.73/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	346.53/cwt	335.00–377.00	1,591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	313.87/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,830	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	117.57/cwt	101.00–122.00	1,273	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	58.13/cwt	55.00–61.00	413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	134.47/cwt	127.00–145.50	1,569	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	162.49/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,379	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	150.26/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,409	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	159.83/cwt	158.00–167.50	2,060	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	147.75/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,752	25
Bulls	—	—	1,706	185.54/cwt	178.00–191.50	3,165	10
Bulls	—	—	1,584	163.38/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,588	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	704	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,936	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	316.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	386.52/cwt	360.00–432.00	1,639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	307.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	281.37/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	267.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	302.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	317.72/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	361.22/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,868	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	373.62/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,188	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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