Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 25.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand much lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.14/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.82 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$318.14

29 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.09

vs MO average

−56.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	320.85	1,702	24
Medium and Large 1-2	546	305.12	1,666	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $36 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 sale29 hd

318.14

—

MO average18 barns · 1,684 hd

354.23

−36.09

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−56.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−83.82

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	1,693	177.73	3,009	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	153.70	1,901	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	152.92	2,249	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	118.57	1,277	16

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)	1,316	$2,647	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,596	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,153	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,099	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	550–600	578	319.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	341.56/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	330.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	315.22/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	352.50/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	354.99/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	321.10/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,663	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	368.55/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	360.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	366.39/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	382.14/cwt	370.00–386.00	1,295	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	294.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	312.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	383.22/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	339.38/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	345.90/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,852	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	581	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	358.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	352.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	350.69/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	345.82/cwt	327.00–365.00	1,632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	115.69/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,226	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	138.17/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	161.28/cwt	156.00–169.50	2,100	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	150.55/cwt	143.50–155.00	1,805	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	138.64/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,654	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	158.46/cwt	156.50–162.50	2,312	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	149.71/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,321	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,903	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	186.88/cwt	180.00–192.50	3,452	9
Bulls	—	—	1,539	168.57/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,594	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,316	2,647.10/head	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,647	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	2,353.64/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,354	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	2,595.66/head	2,250.00–3,450.00	2,596	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,099.28/head	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,099	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	313.10/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	308.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	331.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	350.21/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	325.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,010	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	377.14/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.42/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	368.09/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	348.10/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,323	11

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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