Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 15.00-45.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand was good to very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.43/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −58.74 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$390.43

47 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$45.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs MO average

−28.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	398.23	2,234	39
Medium and Large 1-2	544	352.41	1,916	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.82/cwt here — about $318 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 sale47 hd

390.43

—

MO average16 barns · 1,981 hd

398.79

−8.36

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−28.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−58.74

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	—	Low	1,587	162.82	2,584	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	151.15	2,292	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	144.24	1,711	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	127.42	1,397	22

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)	1,285	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,800	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.25/cwt	342.00–390.00	2,035	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	428.86/cwt	397.00–447.00	1,848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	457.15/cwt	435.00–477.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	463.45/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	402.61/cwt	382.00–412.00	1,920	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	348.00/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	389.94/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,240	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	398.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,302	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	353.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	416.25/cwt	400.00–452.00	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	354.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,525	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	326.39/cwt	302.00–335.00	2,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	375.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	371.96/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,090	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	430.05/cwt	417.00–447.00	1,656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	338.90/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,935	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	114.79/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,265	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	137.95/cwt	125.00–154.00	1,506	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	145.90/cwt	135.00–150.50	2,123	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	156.39/cwt	153.50–163.00	2,468	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	154.57/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,825	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	143.82/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,704	41
Bulls	—	—	1,228	145.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	178.28/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	166.24/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,758	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	366.71/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	314.88/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	328.79/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,720	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	398.72/cwt	380.00–427.00	1,918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	421.67/cwt	390.00–437.00	1,741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	304.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	338.01/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	384.66/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	400.72/cwt	362.00–422.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	347.09/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	360.13/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	355.59/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	395.57/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,669	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	401.07/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,544	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	328.59/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	369.06/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,292	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	378.68/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,776	20

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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