Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale December 23 & 30 Due to Christmas and New Years*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 18.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and bulls sold 2.00 lower: Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.21/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −42.75 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$359.21

34 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$60.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.70

vs MO average

−18.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	375.14	2,027	25
Medium and Large 1-2	547	314.96	1,722	9thin

One grade step is worth $60.18/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

359.21

—

MO average20 barns · 4,180 hd

370.91

−11.70

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−18.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−42.75

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	1,791	178.57	3,198	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,593	146.71	2,338	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	138.42	1,805	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	114.43	1,099	11

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)	1,325	$2,756	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,601	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,569	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	350–400	367	347.09/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	406.07/cwt	398.00–422.00	1,937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	311	479.86/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	403.25/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	341.76/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	307.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	357.66/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	394.66/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	331.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	306.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	318.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	438.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	471.02/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	331.10/cwt	317.00–352.00	2,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	382.81/cwt	352.00–400.00	1,619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	383.72/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	356.06/cwt	347.00–377.00	2,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	398.56/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	343.55/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	431.24/cwt	415.00–457.00	1,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	389.17/cwt	389.00–390.00	2,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	386.13/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	321.48/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,173	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	302.55/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	380.48/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,127	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	336.72/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	129.15/cwt	125.50–135.00	2,079	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	138.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,311	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	109.85/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,064	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	130.53/cwt	124.00–137.50	1,650	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	154.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,442	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	144.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,324	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	150.11/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	184.56/cwt	175.00–196.00	3,374	13
Bulls	—	—	1,788	168.06/cwt	167.00–169.00	3,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	158.15/cwt	155.50–161.00	2,254	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	140.52/cwt	126.00–149.50	1,845	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,755.66/head	1,750.00–3,375.00	2,756	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	2,601.21/head	1,750.00–3,050.00	2,601	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	3,958.33/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,958	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	392.99/cwt	382.00–415.00	1,875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	404.98/cwt	377.00–430.00	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.89/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,076	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	378.26/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,009	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	345.62/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,956	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	314.36/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	346.29/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	373.89/cwt	357.00–385.00	1,970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	320.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.31/cwt	357.00–386.00	1,761	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	295.41/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	394.92/cwt	377.00–415.00	1,722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	310.63/cwt	275.00–322.00	2,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	425.39/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	402.31/cwt	375.00–422.00	1,517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,689	4

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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