Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00-20.00 lower, heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.51/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.45 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$341.51

40 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$23.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.78

vs MO average

−42.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	346.29	1,840	32
Medium and Large 1-2	552	322.37	1,778	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $62 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

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 sale40 hd

341.51

—

MO average20 barns · 1,396 hd

378.29

−36.78

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−42.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−60.45

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	1,672	172.41	2,882	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	160.53	2,286	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	155.53	2,123	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	134.12	1,510	20

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Fancy	550–600	551	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	331.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	403.00/cwt	382.00–410.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	355.98/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,225	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	467.78/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	391.93/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,991	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	402.67/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	341.18/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	303.21/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,074	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	332.88/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	365.77/cwt	329.00–390.00	1,737	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	397.78/cwt	382.00–412.00	2,319	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	371.85/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,565	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	345.93/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	323.70/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	143.55/cwt	129.00–159.00	1,705	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	162.54/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,248	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	116.62/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,179	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	165.12/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,313	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,240	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	150.27/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,032	12
Bulls	—	—	2,060	190.96/cwt	190.00–192.50	3,934	3
Bulls	—	—	1,542	166.23/cwt	151.00–174.00	2,563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	388.38/cwt	375.00–412.00	1,814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	342.41/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	396.14/cwt	387.00–405.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	347.25/cwt	311.00–380.00	1,965	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	385.02/cwt	357.00–397.00	1,952	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	397.64/cwt	375.00–427.00	1,499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	334.66/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	328.58/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	308.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	332.94/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	349.89/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,816	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	391.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	383.73/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	337.10/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	426.29/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	348.41/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	394.72/cwt	370.00–407.00	1,926	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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