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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

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

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▼ 320 vs last sale 678▲ 46 vs year ago 312 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 137▲ 55 vs year ago 104 · +52.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 15▲ 89 vs year ago 7 · +1,271.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light to 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 $290.67/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −107.77 against this barn's trailing median of $398.44.

Average price

$290.67

30 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$36.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.52

vs MO average

−31.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	309.93	1,588	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	273.82	1,524	16thin

One grade step is worth $36.12/cwt here — about $64 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 sale30 hd

290.67

—

MO average18 barns · 2,689 hd

324.19

−33.52

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−31.07

This barn, trailing median28 sales

398.44

−107.77

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $398.44 across 28 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	1,660	165.50	2,748	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	138.91	1,949	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	132.96	1,585	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	109.65	1,111	7thin

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)	1,193	$2,566	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,463	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,140	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,651	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,580	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	772	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,843	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,231	$2,275	4thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	979	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	402.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,111	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	398.50/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,339	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	349.67/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,185	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,641	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	404.40/cwt	380.00–417.00	1,561	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,705	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	387.47/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,651	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	318.60/cwt	290.00–347.00	1,367	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	366.29/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,751	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,678	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	313.70/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,578	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	331.08/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,695	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	367.54/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,915	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,826	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	291.92/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,819	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,070	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	314.03/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,039	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	384.26/cwt	372.00–397.00	1,306	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	376.35/cwt	357.00–407.00	1,408	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	317.48/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,225	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	374.48/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,554	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	363.79/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,564	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	308.98/cwt	275.00–322.00	1,363	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	331.22/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,543	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	296.42/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,435	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,603	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	302.38/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,575	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	277.55/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,482	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	270.91/cwt	251.00–285.00	1,555	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	254.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,573	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	254.00/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,697	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	240.41/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,707	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,398	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	340.96/cwt	327.00–390.00	1,459	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,335	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	344.90/cwt	320.00–377.00	1,628	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	323.11/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,700	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	296.70/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,736	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	269.10/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,676	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	252.35/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,819	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	232.43/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,922	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,035	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	143.30/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,109	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	173.82/cwt	169.00–179.00	3,009	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,102	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	119.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,173	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	96.11/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,017	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	136.49/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,617	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,538	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	140.45/cwt	132.00–149.50	1,941	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,995	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	772	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	835	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	847	1,634.84/head	1,250.00–1,975.00	1,635	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	963	1,870.91/head	1,400.00–2,325.00	1,871	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,580.00/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,580	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	2,692.57/head	1,875.00–3,325.00	2,693	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	2,501.37/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,501	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,276	2,139.84/head	1,250.00–2,375.00	2,140	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	1,650.78/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,651	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	2,133.33/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,283	3,000.00/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,317	2,733.33/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,450	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 678Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 137Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 15Year ago 7

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
15	400–450	415	367.00–395.00	374.48
6	500–550	501	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	382.00	382.00
5	300–350	340	372.00–397.00	384.26
18	350–400	374	357.00–407.00	376.35
13	400–450	430	350.00–385.00	363.79
16	450–500	466	320.00–337.00	331.22
8	500–550	521	292.00–312.00	302.38
10	600–650	618	250.00–260.00	254.53
2	650–700	668	253.00–255.00	254.00
3	700–750	710	235.00–246.00	240.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	300.00–332.00	314.03
5	350–400	386	300.00–347.00	317.48
6	400–450	441	275.00–322.00	308.98
7	450–500	484	270.00–310.00	296.42
7	500–550	534	260.00–290.00	277.55
9	550–600	574	251.00–285.00	270.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	339	325.00–357.00	349.67
4	400–450	429	290.00–347.00	318.60
2	450–500	498	337.00	337.00
4	500–550	503	280.00–325.00	313.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	434.00	434.00
5	400–450	404	422.00	422.00
7	500–550	521	362.00–372.00	367.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	400.00–405.00	402.69
9	300–350	336	340.00–420.00	398.50
11	350–400	386	380.00–417.00	404.40
11	400–450	426	350.00–402.00	387.47
20	450–500	478	350.00–387.00	366.29
6	500–550	512	325.00–340.00	331.08
2	550–600	550	332.00	332.00
7	600–650	623	277.00–297.00	291.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	368	380.00	380.00
11	400–450	428	327.00–390.00	340.96
14	450–500	472	320.00–377.00	344.90
7	500–550	526	290.00–337.00	323.11
7	550–600	585	280.00–307.00	296.70
4	600–650	623	265.00–282.00	269.10
5	700–750	721	250.00–257.00	252.35
4	800–850	827	229.00–243.00	232.43
3	850–900	855	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	120.00–130.00	125.57
1	—	975	113.00	113.00
35	—	1,185	130.00–147.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	115.00–125.00	119.80
3	—	1,058	80.00–110.00	96.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,382	132.00–149.50	140.45
1	—	1,635	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	141.00–146.00	143.30
8	—	1,731	169.00–179.00	173.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	772	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,975.00	1,975.00

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)	31	—	1,265	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,501.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,650.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,276	1,250.00–2,375.00	2,139.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,240	1,875.00–3,325.00	2,692.57

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	—	847	1,250.00–1,975.00	1,634.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,400.00–2,325.00	1,870.91

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	3	—	1,317	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,733.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000.00

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	1	—	700	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.