Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale ( December 23 and 30 ) Due to Christmas and New Years

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 5.00-13.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.54/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.63 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$376.54

39 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$21.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.82

vs MO average

−52.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	378.72	2,084	35
Medium and Large 1-2	569	357.42	2,034	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.30/cwt here — about $50 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 sale39 hd

376.54

—

MO average11 barns · 2,430 hd

406.35

−29.82

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−52.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−72.63

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	1,611	186.40	3,003	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	150.31	2,075	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	141.39	1,722	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	114.71	1,228	19

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)	1,129	$2,471	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	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 1Fancy	550–600	583	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	444	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	354.90/cwt	300.00–372.00	1,657	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	332.53/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	329.01/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	360.53/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,282	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	318.77/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	355.92/cwt	330.00–359.00	2,474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	344.49/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	357.42/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	376.18/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,982	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	370.52/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	398.90/cwt	382.00–409.00	1,871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	373.37/cwt	367.00–382.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	402.16/cwt	397.00–412.00	1,713	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	378.52/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	328.56/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	382.90/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	359.42/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,013	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	132.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,620	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	145.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,102	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	120.44/cwt	102.00–144.00	1,404	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	131.29/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	62.42/cwt	50.00–78.00	443	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	132.92/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,752	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	166.96/cwt	165.00–168.50	2,262	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	141.86/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,731	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	157.38/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,873	4
Bulls	—	—	1,611	186.40/cwt	179.50–200.00	3,003	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,129	2,471.26/head	1,700.00–3,100.00	2,471	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
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	750–800	795	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	364.69/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	352.72/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	326.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,031	3

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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