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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Apr 1

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 358▼ 45 vs year ago 673 · −6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 159▼ 45 vs year ago 141 · −31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 96▲ 4 vs year ago 9 · +44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 3.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 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 $336.22/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −108.92 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$336.22

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$47.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.00

vs MO average

−32.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	349.29	1,896	32
Medium and Large 1-2	543	301.37	1,636	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.92/cwt here — about $260 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 sale44 hd

336.22

—

MO average16 barns · 2,287 hd

365.22

−29.00

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−32.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−108.92

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	1,683	168.33	2,833	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	140.68	2,199	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	133.56	1,586	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	111.38	1,144	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,317	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,392	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,867	3thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	313.24/cwt	300.00–350.00	990	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,661	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	333.50/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,401	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	390.93/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,646	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	377.22/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,784	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	333.71/cwt	312.00–377.00	1,602	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,938	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	300.86/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,573	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	344.28/cwt	331.00–363.00	1,804	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	338.99/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,953	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	302.40/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,763	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	305.92/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,921	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	637	327.58/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,087	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	251.67/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,636	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	298.06/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,000	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	271.58/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,936	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	269.24/cwt	257.00–274.00	2,084	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,263	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	851	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,272	50
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	264.89/cwt	258.00–268.00	2,294	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	356.38/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,119	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	327.18/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,047	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	320.99/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,168	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	366.58/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,415	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	311.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,319	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	361.06/cwt	330.00–372.00	1,545	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	313.51/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,464	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	342.08/cwt	332.00–362.00	1,615	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,668	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	307.75/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,585	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	277.40/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,595	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	310.65/cwt	290.00–332.00	1,789	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,873	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	281.07/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,740	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	276.21/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,873	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	243.56/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,654	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	253.26/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,811	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,062	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,148	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	382.06/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,406	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	314.40/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,182	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	426.57/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,736	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	372.57/cwt	342.00–415.00	1,583	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,580	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	328.34/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,727	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	315.64/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,780	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	276.19/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,558	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	258.37/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,635	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	257.15/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,862	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,764	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,984	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	168.33/cwt	156.00–175.50	2,833	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,146	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	102.07/cwt	81.00–110.00	1,027	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	123.79/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,307	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	127.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,493	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	137.21/cwt	132.00–145.50	1,648	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	140.68/cwt	133.00–147.00	2,199	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	865	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	905	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,143	1,488.46/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	2,414.33/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,414	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,425	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 358Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 159Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 96Year ago 9

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 3.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	300.00–350.00	313.24
2	400–450	420	317.00–350.00	333.50
12	450–500	480	312.00–377.00	333.71
8	500–550	523	280.00–320.00	300.86
4	550–600	583	280.00–310.00	302.40
3	650–700	650	240.00–275.00	251.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	377.00	377.00
10	600–650	637	325.00–334.00	327.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	380	437.00	437.00
6	400–450	421	375.00–410.00	390.93
20	450–500	473	340.00–400.00	377.22
12	500–550	524	331.00–363.00	344.28
13	550–600	576	325.00–357.00	338.99
9	600–650	628	290.00–319.00	305.92
7	650–700	671	285.00–301.00	298.06
15	700–750	713	260.00–297.00	271.58
7	750–800	774	257.00–274.00	269.24
18	800–850	838	270.00	270.00
12	850–900	866	258.00–268.00	264.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	850–900	851	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	350.00–387.00	356.38
10	350–400	386	340.00–377.00	366.58
22	400–450	428	330.00–372.00	361.06
20	450–500	472	332.00–362.00	342.08
23	500–550	515	295.00–330.00	307.75
16	550–600	576	290.00–332.00	310.65
8	600–650	619	272.00–288.00	281.07
20	650–700	678	260.00–281.00	276.21
4	700–750	715	252.00–256.00	253.26
3	750–800	790	261.00	261.00
5	900–950	918	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	325.00–340.00	327.18
7	350–400	364	310.00–350.00	320.99
10	400–450	424	300.00–325.00	311.20
19	450–500	467	275.00–325.00	313.51
9	550–600	575	257.00–287.00	277.40
8	650–700	679	235.00–260.00	243.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	331.00	331.00
3	600–650	618	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	360.00–397.00	382.06
12	400–450	425	342.00–415.00	372.57
4	450–500	476	332.00	332.00
20	500–550	526	320.00–333.00	328.34
7	550–600	564	305.00–324.00	315.64
4	600–650	633	250.00–285.00	258.37
3	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
8	700–750	724	241.00–261.00	257.15
3	800–850	802	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	878	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	425.00–427.00	426.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	275.00–345.00	314.40
5	550–600	564	275.00–277.00	276.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,563	133.00–147.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,173	119.00–130.00	127.29
26	—	1,201	132.00–145.50	137.21
1	—	1,005	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,006	81.00–110.00	102.07
6	—	1,056	120.00–132.00	123.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,683	156.00–175.50	168.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	1	—	1,185	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,414.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	2	—	1,175	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	—	810	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.