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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Feb 25

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

576 head

▲ 482 vs last sale 94▲ 131 vs year ago 445 · +29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 65▲ 30 vs year ago 99 · +30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 7▲ 14 vs year ago 7 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to February 4th sale, steers and heifers sold steady to 13.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

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 $275.00/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −120.82 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$275.00

50 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.12

vs MO average

−32.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	283.30	1,535	35
Medium and Large 1-2	552	255.64	1,412	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $123 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 sale50 hd

275.00

—

MO average11 barns · 1,405 hd

305.12

−30.12

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−32.01

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−120.82

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	1,836	175.10	3,214	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	143.02	2,090	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	132.11	1,650	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	112.81	1,266	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,058	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,897	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$1,676	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$2,318	7

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,363	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	314.94/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,301	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	366.48/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,543	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	303.92/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,410	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	304.66/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,596	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	324.27/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,748	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,891	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	307.24/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,751	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	284.12/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,631	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	284.66/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,751	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	284.64/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,893	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	268.04/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,935	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	249.49/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,941	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	247.66/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,073	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,153	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,025	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	339.53/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,134	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	340.48/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,246	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	301.98/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,181	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	332.21/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,379	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	262.73/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,114	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	312.84/cwt	292.00–332.00	1,458	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	281.09/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,332	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	282.24/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,473	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	258.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,358	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	284.43/cwt	266.00–288.00	1,601	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	253.89/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,447	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	242.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,513	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	262.75/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,640	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	256.95/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,719	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	226.37/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,521	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,692	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	240.30/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,846	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	210.20/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,736	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,844	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	335.47/cwt	325.00–372.00	1,241	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	364.61/cwt	352.00–382.00	1,495	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	332.17/cwt	300.00–377.00	1,415	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	311.55/cwt	304.00–325.00	1,508	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	259.25/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,371	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	294.85/cwt	283.00–306.00	1,566	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	292.26/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,643	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	266.95/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,508	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	261.37/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,634	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	252.45/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,661	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,850	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,797	181.47/cwt	168.00–188.00	3,261	10
Bulls	—	—	2,030	143.23/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,908	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	120.32/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,332	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	106.38/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,208	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,340	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	122.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,448	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	139.43/cwt	126.00–153.00	1,808	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	143.02/cwt	134.00–157.00	2,090	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	904	1,926.28/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,926	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	1,838.89/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,057.80/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,058	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,330	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	883	2,400.00/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,017	2,291.67/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,292	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	758	1,675.74/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,676	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	900	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 94Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 65Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 7

Compared to February 4th sale, steers and heifers sold steady to 13.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	407.00	407.00
2	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
13	400–450	421	335.00–385.00	366.48
9	500–550	524	292.00–317.00	304.66
6	550–600	570	295.00–312.00	307.24
12	600–650	615	276.00–299.00	284.66
37	650–700	665	264.00–295.00	284.64
21	700–750	722	255.00–273.00	268.04
12	750–800	778	244.00–250.00	249.49
18	800–850	837	240.00–251.00	247.66
13	850–900	897	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	539	322.00–325.00	324.27
3	550–600	568	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	305.00–325.00	314.94
6	450–500	464	297.00–320.00	303.92
9	550–600	574	275.00–291.00	284.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	272	377.00	377.00
4	300–350	334	329.00–350.00	339.53
14	350–400	366	332.00–347.00	340.48
28	400–450	415	310.00–340.00	332.21
18	450–500	466	292.00–332.00	312.84
18	500–550	522	275.00–307.00	282.24
17	550–600	563	266.00–288.00	284.43
14	600–650	624	250.00–282.00	262.75
20	650–700	669	245.00–261.00	256.95
2	700–750	728	240.00	240.00
8	750–800	768	235.00–244.00	240.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	295.00–315.00	301.98
6	400–450	424	250.00–290.00	262.73
12	450–500	474	262.00–295.00	281.09
6	500–550	526	250.00–265.00	258.26
9	550–600	570	240.00–267.00	253.89
8	600–650	623	230.00–250.00	242.93
3	650–700	672	215.00–234.00	226.37
3	750–800	752	225.00	225.00
5	800–850	826	200.00–225.00	210.20
5	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
3	900–950	922	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	325.00–372.00	335.47
15	400–450	426	300.00–377.00	332.17
7	450–500	484	304.00–325.00	311.55
12	500–550	531	283.00–306.00	294.85
11	550–600	562	270.00–302.00	292.26
7	600–650	625	258.00–272.00	261.37
6	650–700	658	244.00–260.00	252.45
3	800–850	815	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	529	250.00–280.00	259.25
5	550–600	565	260.00–274.00	266.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	352.00–382.00	364.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	114.00	114.00
14	—	1,183	118.00–126.00	122.43
21	—	1,297	126.00–153.00	139.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,461	134.00–157.00	143.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,107	115.00–132.00	120.32
7	—	1,136	99.00–112.00	106.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,797	168.00–188.00	181.47
2	—	2,030	136.00–154.00	143.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,838.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,057.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,775.00	1,775.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	904	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,926.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,291.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	758	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.