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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 16.00-29.00 lower in a light test with lower quality and a lot of full calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.91/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.04 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$337.91

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$25.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.44

vs MO average

−26.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	344.82	1,888	24
Medium and Large 1-2	535	319.48	1,709	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.34/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd

337.91

—

MO average20 barns · 2,817 hd

354.35

−16.44

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−26.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−64.04

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	—	Average	1,638	167.93	2,751	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	141.08	2,093	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	140.67	1,784	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	119.74	1,329	18

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)	1,485	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,750	1thin

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	350–400	368	389.96/cwt	382.00–412.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	313.81/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	362.11/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	326.21/cwt	280.00–343.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	326.54/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	313.88/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	324.02/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	391.62/cwt	357.00–425.00	1,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	446	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	328.09/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	352.03/cwt	349.00–362.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.57/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	424.79/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,423	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	341.35/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	402.37/cwt	360.00–412.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	365.79/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	455.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,247	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	402.28/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	132.11/cwt	126.00–139.50	1,572	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	142.45/cwt	115.00–153.50	1,809	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	142.49/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,139	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	128.47/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,567	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	115.06/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,231	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	127.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,060	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	156.76/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,007	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	155.78/cwt	151.00–162.50	2,089	7
Bulls	—	—	1,431	162.48/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	178.06/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,257	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,385	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,485	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	248.87/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.86/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	316.38/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	375.70/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	389.63/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,866	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	355.79/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	393.02/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	363.69/cwt	350.00–392.00	2,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	312.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	359.55/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	376.25/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	341.07/cwt	310.00–400.00	2,070	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	413.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	336.78/cwt	310.00–357.00	1,974	10

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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