Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls 2.00 lower; Demand higher and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.82/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −44.14 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$357.82

22 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.88

vs MO average

−40.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	357.82	1,891	22

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale22 hd

357.82

—

MO average18 barns · 1,740 hd

387.70

−29.88

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−40.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−44.14

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	1,728	178.41	3,083	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	158.48	2,185	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	152.52	2,001	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	130.26	1,306	12

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$2,296	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	833	$1,848	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,750	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	353.09/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	406.30/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	407.12/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	342.16/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	786	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	360.71/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	387.12/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	399.62/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	434.02/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	403.09/cwt	362.00–425.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	440.82/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	796	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,897	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,150	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	426.76/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	455.57/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.26/cwt	325.00–425.00	2,297	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	342.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	430.05/cwt	422.00–442.00	2,051	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	166.50/cwt	163.00–172.50	2,353	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	186.20/cwt	182.00–192.00	3,460	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	135.86/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	163.92/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,072	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	142.91/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,408	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	121.23/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,230	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	142.67/cwt	141.00–144.50	1,845	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	150.21/cwt	148.00–152.50	2,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	149.69/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,081	17
Bulls	—	—	1,590	170.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,438	2,296.29/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	833	1,847.75/head	1,300.00–2,250.00	1,848	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	385.89/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,791	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	358.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	354.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	357.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	396.40/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	722	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	323.74/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,049	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	356.97/cwt	325.00–389.00	1,849	17

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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