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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Feb 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

754 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 542▼ 141 vs year ago 895 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 139▼ 33 vs year ago 134 · −24.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 700 lbs steers and 300 lbs heifers and steers sold 5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 4.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.87/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −138.27 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$306.87

53 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$29.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.77

vs MO average

−35.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	309.07	1,708	49
Medium and Large 1-2	579	279.92	1,621	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.15/cwt here — about $87 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 sale53 hd

306.87

—

MO average17 barns · 3,689 hd

340.64

−33.77

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−35.51

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−138.27

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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $445.14 across 27 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	1,721	170.87	2,941	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	128.32	1,915	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	125.02	1,576	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	107.83	1,150	23

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)	1,400	$1,821	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$1,747	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,438	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	390.47/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,078	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	387.56/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,271	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	335.11/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,116	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	375.49/cwt	357.00–400.00	1,337	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	348.45/cwt	330.00–366.00	1,498	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	376.13/cwt	352.00–380.00	1,749	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	303.37/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,429	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	309.25/cwt	292.00–332.00	1,605	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	279.92/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,621	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	308.93/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,792	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	294.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,833	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	239.09/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,490	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	277.80/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,850	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	263.67/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,796	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	262.85/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,890	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	228.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,763	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	248.25/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,931	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,114	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	247.72/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,021	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,193	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	912	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,262	11
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,068	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,350	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,088	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,394	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	380.45/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,061	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	362.82/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,194	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	342.31/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,277	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	281.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,067	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	320.92/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,351	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	308.84/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,476	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	280.49/cwt	250.00–312.00	1,346	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	282.06/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,461	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	258.17/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,361	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	276.84/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,578	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	260.88/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,503	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	248.10/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,551	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	253.34/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,667	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	226.35/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,523	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	229.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,653	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	219.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,592	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	225.29/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,732	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,887	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,064	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,079	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	358.56/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,337	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	337.76/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,452	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	384.51/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,769	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	326.93/cwt	314.00–347.00	1,527	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,479	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	302.01/cwt	282.00–325.00	1,610	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	283.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,625	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	245.26/cwt	232.00–267.00	1,423	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	270.78/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,679	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	253.83/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,675	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	232.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,704	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	226.32/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,718	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	155.36/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,431	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	173.26/cwt	139.50–181.00	3,023	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	68.09/cwt	62.00–75.00	628	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	103.50/cwt	84.50–110.00	1,087	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	120.55/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,343	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	120.30/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,530	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	133.49/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,713	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	122.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,797	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	135.07/cwt	126.00–146.00	2,049	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	800	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,274	1,746.71/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,747	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,400	1,821.43/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,821	3

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 Feb 4, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 542Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 139Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	350.00–405.00	380.45
8	300–350	329	342.00–380.00	362.82
15	350–400	373	325.00–357.00	342.31
28	400–450	421	300.00–335.00	320.92
38	450–500	478	275.00–340.00	308.84
12	500–550	518	275.00–295.00	282.06
15	550–600	570	262.00–285.00	276.84
30	600–650	625	230.00–267.00	248.10
6	650–700	658	252.00–254.00	253.34
8	700–750	719	225.00–235.00	229.89
4	750–800	769	211.00–233.00	225.29
2	850–900	850	220.00–224.00	222.00
10	900–950	938	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	275.00–300.00	281.44
20	450–500	480	250.00–312.00	280.49
12	500–550	527	240.00–279.00	258.17
15	550–600	576	245.00–266.00	260.88
6	650–700	673	210.00–230.00	226.35
5	700–750	725	210.00–225.00	219.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	390	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	367.00–395.00	390.47
6	300–350	328	360.00–402.00	387.56
15	350–400	356	357.00–400.00	375.49
16	400–450	430	330.00–366.00	348.45
7	450–500	465	352.00–380.00	376.13
22	500–550	519	292.00–332.00	309.25
27	550–600	580	300.00–317.00	308.93
13	600–650	622	290.00–305.00	294.73
7	650–700	666	275.00–280.00	277.80
8	700–750	719	250.00–269.00	262.85
14	750–800	778	240.00–270.00	248.25
4	800–850	816	240.00–252.00	247.72
3	850–900	850	258.00	258.00
2	1050–1100	1,088	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	800–850	807	262.00	262.00
11	900–950	912	248.00	248.00
6	1050–1100	1,068	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	330.00–340.00	335.11
8	450–500	471	285.00–327.00	303.37
4	550–600	579	270.00–295.00	279.92
3	600–650	623	225.00–252.00	239.09
19	650–700	681	240.00–271.00	263.67
3	750–800	772	225.00–230.00	228.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	325.00	325.00
6	350–400	373	351.00–365.00	358.56
10	400–450	430	325.00–362.00	337.76
8	450–500	467	314.00–347.00	326.93
11	500–550	533	282.00–325.00	302.01
11	550–600	574	270.00–300.00	283.07
8	600–650	620	264.00–280.00	270.78
16	650–700	660	250.00–260.00	253.83
6	700–750	732	230.00–240.00	232.77
5	750–800	759	220.00–239.00	226.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	300.00–310.00	305.05
6	550–600	580	232.00–267.00	245.26
3	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	382.00–385.00	384.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,272	109.00–126.00	120.30
13	—	1,283	127.00–142.00	133.49
1	—	760	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	62.00–75.00	68.09
11	—	1,050	84.50–110.00	103.50
10	—	1,114	115.00–130.00	120.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	126.00–146.00	135.07
10	—	1,470	115.00–126.00	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,745	139.50–181.00	173.26
2	—	1,565	155.00–156.00	155.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,274	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,746.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,400	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,821.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.