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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 576▲ 47 vs year ago 649 · +7.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 129▲ 61 vs year ago 114 · +53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 19 vs year ago 10 · +190.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs heifers sold 12.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2,00 higher; Demand good 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 $316.64/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −130.27 against this barn's trailing median of $446.91.

Average price

$316.64

77 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$41.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.46

vs MO average

−32.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	326.29	1,739	59
Medium and Large 1-2	563	285.00	1,605	18thin

One grade step is worth $41.29/cwt here — about $134 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

316.64

—

MO average16 barns · 3,438 hd

345.10

−28.46

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−32.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

446.91

−130.27

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $446.91 across 26 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	—	Average	1,840	173.75	3,197	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	142.38	1,938	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	129.86	1,570	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	102.25	1,071	19

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)	842	$1,944	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,672	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,268	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,320	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,883	3thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	399.87/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,292	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	342.32/cwt	300.00–362.00	1,167	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	348.73/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,283	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	396.54/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,475	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	337.43/cwt	295.00–360.00	1,370	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	390.39/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,640	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	363.41/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,690	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	335.43/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,577	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	335.92/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,747	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	316.48/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,658	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	286.21/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,508	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,850	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	312.19/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,795	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	284.40/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,652	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	286.15/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,791	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	310.50/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,972	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,693	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	285.18/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,953	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	256.75/cwt	249.00–260.00	2,005	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	250.65/cwt	248.00–253.00	2,148	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	359.20/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,009	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	301.38/cwt	287.00–317.00	964	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	353.61/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,149	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	358	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,414	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	343.96/cwt	322.00–362.00	1,304	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	337.81/cwt	317.00–352.00	1,419	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	427	366.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,567	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	265.81/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,146	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	351.92/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,622	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	343.12/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,599	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	288.48/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,405	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	297.88/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,570	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	267.56/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,421	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	284.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,619	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	250.70/cwt	235.00–272.00	1,431	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,514	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	252.96/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,581	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	257.45/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,720	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	243.06/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,665	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	240.33/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,824	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,861	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	369.13/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,414	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	307.73/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,185	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	361.34/cwt	327.00–390.00	1,518	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	286.25/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,222	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	331.69/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,536	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	294.89/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,401	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	268.60/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,391	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	298.76/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,595	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	255.91/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,454	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	292.54/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,673	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	245.84/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,524	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	265.03/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,744	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	156.37/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,674	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	178.38/cwt	168.50–190.00	3,345	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	65.02/cwt	50.00–74.00	557	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,293	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	106.64/cwt	81.00–115.00	1,157	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	121.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,382	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	135.79/cwt	128.00–147.50	1,716	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	143.29/cwt	129.00–152.00	2,016	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	787	1,937.54/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,938	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	853	1,562.55/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,563	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	1,301.33/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,088	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,163	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	2,480.00/head	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	795	1,320.39/head	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,320	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 576Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 129Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
8	300–350	323	375.00–410.00	399.87
8	350–400	372	382.00–400.00	396.54
33	400–450	420	360.00–400.00	390.39
10	450–500	465	350.00–392.00	363.41
17	500–550	524	297.00–322.00	316.48
7	550–600	575	295.00–315.00	312.19
14	600–650	626	270.00–300.00	286.15
3	650–700	685	280.00–296.00	285.18
8	750–800	781	249.00–260.00	256.75
18	850–900	857	248.00–253.00	250.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	300.00–362.00	342.32
8	350–400	368	325.00–370.00	348.73
10	400–450	406	295.00–360.00	337.43
21	450–500	470	310.00–347.00	335.43
6	500–550	527	282.00–287.00	286.21
12	550–600	581	273.00–292.00	284.40
2	650–700	672	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	520	327.00–347.00	335.92
6	550–600	571	324.00	324.00
21	600–650	635	308.00–325.00	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	325.00–370.00	359.20
24	300–350	325	325.00–367.00	353.61
16	350–400	379	322.00–362.00	343.96
20	400–450	420	317.00–352.00	337.81
17	450–500	466	325.00–362.00	343.12
19	500–550	527	275.00–315.00	297.88
18	550–600	569	275.00–290.00	284.53
13	600–650	625	250.00–268.00	252.96
11	650–700	668	254.00–261.00	257.45
3	750–800	759	235.00–243.00	240.33
2	800–850	818	225.00–230.00	227.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	287.00–317.00	301.38
4	400–450	431	250.00–302.00	265.81
6	450–500	487	275.00–299.00	288.48
7	500–550	531	260.00–279.00	267.56
9	550–600	571	235.00–272.00	250.70
4	600–650	618	240.00–250.00	245.03
6	650–700	685	230.00–247.00	243.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	395.00	395.00
12	400–450	427	350.00–375.00	366.89
12	450–500	461	347.00–355.00	351.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	325.00–410.00	369.13
19	400–450	420	327.00–390.00	361.34
11	450–500	463	315.00–342.00	331.69
5	500–550	534	292.00–307.00	298.76
5	550–600	572	275.00–297.00	292.54
2	600–650	620	235.00–256.00	245.84
3	650–700	658	241.00–280.00	265.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	290.00–325.00	307.73
3	400–450	427	280.00–300.00	286.25
3	450–500	475	285.00–315.00	294.89
3	500–550	518	250.00–280.00	268.60
2	550–600	568	235.00–277.00	255.91
3	800–850	840	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	119.00–122.00	120.46
13	—	1,085	81.00–115.00	106.64
3	—	857	50.00–74.00	65.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,407	129.00–152.00	143.29
1	—	485	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,134	118.00–126.00	121.86
27	—	1,264	128.00–147.50	135.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	151.00–160.00	156.37
15	—	1,875	168.50–190.00	178.38

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,301.33

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)	3	—	853	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,562.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	787	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,937.54

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	5	—	1,170	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,480.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	795	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,320.39

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.