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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jan 21

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 514▼ 106 vs year ago 408 · −26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 92▼ 95 vs year ago 136 · −69.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 3.00-15.00 lower with lower quality, full and unweaned calves in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 6.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.22/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.61 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$264.22

46 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.69

vs MO average

−40.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	274.61	1,508	30
Medium and Large 1-2	558	246.33	1,373	12thin
Large 1	508	240.00	1,219	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.61/cwt here — about $288 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

264.22

—

MO average15 barns · 3,832 hd

296.91

−32.69

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−40.20

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−131.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $395.83 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,791	162.21	2,905	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	126.64	1,940	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	124.75	1,578	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	102.49	1,159	9thin

Every lot

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	913	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	372.56/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,222	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	332.54/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,237	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	364.89/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,383	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,547	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	346.03/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,446	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	302.20/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,309	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	337.97/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,602	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	335.32/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,734	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	311.63/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,649	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	277.07/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,491	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	285.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,627	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	305.11/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,742	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,859	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	253.79/cwt	233.00–265.00	1,571	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	288.39/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,791	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,050	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,693	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	282.88/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,949	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	262.05/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,868	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	237.42/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,816	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	249.62/cwt	236.00–254.00	2,067	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,168	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	319.49/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,351	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	306.29/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,440	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	260.94/cwt	230.00–286.00	1,239	8
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	508	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,219	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	518	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,295	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	291.29/cwt	265.00–318.00	1,521	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	245.16/cwt	225.00–257.00	1,290	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	275.12/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,565	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,437	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	258.21/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,603	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	245.43/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,605	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	224.49/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,518	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	241.21/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,739	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	221.48/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,694	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,933	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,392	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	308.89/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,501	5
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	489	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,223	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	297.24/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,552	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,656	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	265.75/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,581	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,645	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	149.62/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,916	168.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,228	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	110.94/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,228	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	98.26/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,123	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	129.66/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,635	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	117.88/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,497	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	126.64/cwt	121.50–141.00	1,940	8

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Tue Jan 21, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 514Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 92Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	423	312.00–322.00	319.49
12	450–500	470	287.00–320.00	306.29
9	500–550	522	265.00–318.00	291.29
14	550–600	569	250.00–290.00	275.12
10	600–650	621	231.00–267.00	258.21
9	650–700	654	241.00–256.00	245.43
18	700–750	721	220.00–246.00	241.21
3	750–800	773	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	825	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
8	450–500	475	230.00–286.00	260.94
5	500–550	526	225.00–257.00	245.16
4	550–600	569	250.00–255.00	252.54
8	650–700	676	210.00–239.00	224.49
2	750–800	765	220.00–223.00	221.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	325.00–337.00	332.54
5	400–450	433	297.00–315.00	302.20
2	500–550	538	272.00–282.00	277.07
8	550–600	569	280.00–290.00	285.93
5	600–650	619	233.00–265.00	253.79
2	750–800	765	225.00–250.00	237.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	351.00	351.00
3	300–350	328	350.00–387.00	372.56
4	350–400	379	342.00–380.00	364.89
3	400–450	418	325.00–360.00	346.03
6	450–500	474	327.00–360.00	337.97
10	500–550	529	300.00–322.00	311.63
17	550–600	571	285.00–320.00	305.11
8	600–650	621	285.00–304.00	288.39
8	650–700	689	280.00–292.00	282.88
13	700–750	713	250.00–265.00	262.05
4	800–850	828	236.00–254.00	249.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	382.00	382.00
5	500–550	517	330.00–339.00	335.32
3	550–600	572	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	657	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	664	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	250.00–271.00	265.75
3	600–650	640	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	357.00	357.00
5	450–500	486	300.00–311.00	308.89
5	500–550	522	280.00–305.00	297.24
3	550–600	567	292.00	292.00
3	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	109.00–114.00	110.94
6	—	1,143	89.00–104.00	98.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,261	123.00–137.00	129.66
5	—	1,270	111.00–122.00	117.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,532	121.50–141.00	126.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,916	160.00–175.00	168.50
2	—	1,540	141.00–156.00	149.62

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.