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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Mar 18

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 493▼ 215 vs year ago 893 · −24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 140▲ 13 vs year ago 124 · +10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; 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 $337.78/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −107.36 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$337.78

101 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$55.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.97

vs MO average

−19.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	341.64	1,906	94
Medium and Large 1-2	533	285.96	1,524	7thin

One grade step is worth $55.68/cwt here — about $381 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale101 hd

337.78

—

MO average15 barns · 2,689 hd

356.75

−18.97

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−19.38

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−107.36

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	—	Average	1,695	162.39	2,753	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	136.91	2,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	132.48	1,615	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	108.50	1,224	14

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)	1,065	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$1,461	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,950	2thin

Every lot

83 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	280	412.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,154	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	388.28/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,250	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,340	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	400.50/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,526	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	387	432.50/cwt	427.00–435.00	1,674	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	421.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,811	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	392.55/cwt	372.00–410.00	1,688	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	358.31/cwt	337.00–387.00	1,723	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	358.15/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,862	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	337.80/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,790	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	285.96/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,524	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	341.63/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,971	57
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	338.47/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,082	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	314.11/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,010	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	251.76/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,672	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	285.92/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,967	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	706	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,019	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	267.36/cwt	241.00–275.00	1,928	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	239.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,071	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,075	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	391.17/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,318	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	369	390.13/cwt	387.00–392.00	1,440	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	366.37/cwt	345.00–382.00	1,374	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	323.75/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,233	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	289.32/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,212	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	374.28/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,594	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	344.56/cwt	327.00–365.00	1,475	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	472	359.65/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,698	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	337.31/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,616	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	290.96/cwt	275.00–309.00	1,429	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	309.85/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,630	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	281.64/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,504	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	308.62/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,731	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	277.57/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,599	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,485	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	262.70/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,655	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	257.65/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,724	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,647	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	247.02/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,796	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	243.70/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,857	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,941	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,984	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	404.07/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,556	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	372.15/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,604	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	308.78/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,340	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,878	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	333.12/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,586	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	316.90/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,654	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	301.56/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,716	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,657	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	276.85/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,725	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	264.01/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,740	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	240.76/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,731	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	229.04/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,787	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,002	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	150.93/cwt	130.00–165.00	2,397	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	170.42/cwt	163.00–180.00	3,016	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	99.02/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,030	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	124.06/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,438	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,423	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	109.68/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,296	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	136.45/cwt	129.00–152.50	1,702	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	140.63/cwt	135.00–148.50	2,000	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	130.22/cwt	126.00–133.50	2,046	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	775	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	780	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	855	1,286.87/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,287	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,172	1,693.31/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,693	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Mar 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 493Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 140Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 16

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	381	300.00–340.00	323.75
5	400–450	419	280.00–305.00	289.32
9	450–500	491	275.00–309.00	290.96
4	500–550	534	275.00–290.00	281.64
13	550–600	576	260.00–290.00	277.57
2	600–650	625	235.00–240.00	237.56
4	700–750	701	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
3	950–1000	992	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	337	350.00–405.00	391.17
9	350–400	375	345.00–382.00	366.37
27	400–450	428	327.00–365.00	344.56
10	450–500	479	325.00–345.00	337.31
34	500–550	526	290.00–335.00	309.85
10	550–600	561	291.00–315.00	308.62
12	600–650	630	246.00–275.00	262.70
13	650–700	669	251.00–263.00	257.65
9	700–750	727	244.00–251.00	247.02
7	750–800	762	243.00–245.00	243.70
4	800–850	826	235.00	235.00
3	900–950	925	210.00	210.00
3	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	387.00–392.00	390.13
22	400–450	426	365.00–390.00	374.28
10	450–500	472	350.00–370.00	359.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	366	366.00	366.00
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
7	500–550	533	275.00–300.00	285.96
6	650–700	664	240.00–277.00	251.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	400.00–425.00	412.14
6	300–350	322	382.00–400.00	388.28
12	350–400	381	390.00–415.00	400.50
16	400–450	430	372.00–410.00	392.55
20	450–500	481	337.00–387.00	358.31
30	500–550	530	325.00–350.00	337.80
57	550–600	577	330.00–355.00	341.63
6	600–650	640	310.00–320.00	314.11
8	650–700	688	269.00–300.00	285.92
9	700–750	721	241.00–275.00	267.36
3	850–900	863	235.00–250.00	239.98
2	900–950	922	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	387	427.00–435.00	432.50
5	400–450	430	415.00–425.00	421.23
7	500–550	520	352.00–360.00	358.15
29	600–650	615	326.00–345.00	338.47
4	700–750	706	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
12	350–400	385	385.00–410.00	404.07
8	400–450	431	335.00–415.00	372.15
18	450–500	476	325.00–345.00	333.12
7	500–550	522	300.00–330.00	316.90
7	550–600	569	295.00–307.00	301.56
12	600–650	623	265.00–290.00	276.85
5	650–700	659	260.00–269.00	264.01
4	700–750	719	234.00–243.00	240.76
7	750–800	780	221.00–232.00	229.04
3	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	852	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	307.00–320.00	308.78
2	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	607	273.00	273.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	126.00–133.50	130.22
9	—	1,422	135.00–148.50	140.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,247	129.00–152.50	136.45
17	—	1,159	117.00–129.00	124.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	108.00–113.00	109.68
5	—	1,040	85.00–105.00	99.02
3	—	1,167	120.00–125.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,588	130.00–165.00	150.93
10	—	1,770	163.00–180.00	170.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	855	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,286.87

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)	3	—	1,172	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,693.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	—	1,185	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.