Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold steady, the rest of the offering sold 16.00-36.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand very good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.37/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −61.79 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$387.37

44 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$39.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.80

vs MO average

−56.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	396.45	2,228	34
Medium and Large 1-2	553	356.52	1,972	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.93/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd

387.37

—

MO average19 barns · 4,066 hd

429.18

−41.80

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−56.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−61.79

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	1,724	168.59	2,906	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	156.05	2,240	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	148.98	1,975	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,114	124.39	1,386	29

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)	1,082	$2,072	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,018	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	396.51/cwt	352.00–410.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	397.01/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	341.52/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	336.62/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	391.46/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,251	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	452.18/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,420	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	408.55/cwt	402.00–415.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	427.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,010	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	379.68/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	325.73/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	451.91/cwt	412.00–467.00	1,699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	436.31/cwt	407.00–460.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	299.83/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,186	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	351.67/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	322.86/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	403.16/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	412.76/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	355.07/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	291.02/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	434.58/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	413.50/cwt	397.00–427.00	1,741	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	412.67/cwt	387.00–422.00	2,146	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	443.31/cwt	432.00–460.00	1,871	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	158.40/cwt	154.00–164.50	2,279	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	161.47/cwt	155.00–182.00	2,304	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	132.58/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,539	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	115.62/cwt	90.00–126.00	1,230	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	144.42/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,838	23
Bulls	—	—	1,755	171.73/cwt	151.00–198.00	3,014	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	147.83/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,104	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,773	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	132.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,004	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	187.97/cwt	176.00–200.00	3,440	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	885	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	830	2,018.22/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,018	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,148	2,233.12/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	367.14/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	323.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	391.70/cwt	360.00–417.00	1,845	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	321.68/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	332.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	369.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	323.97/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	355.42/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,065	12

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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