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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Apr 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 370▲ 3 vs year ago 351 · +0.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 158▼ 18 vs year ago 167 · −10.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 13 vs year ago 24 · −54.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 lbs steers and heifers sold 28.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand higher and supply light.

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 $298.24/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −100.20 against this barn's trailing median of $398.44.

Average price

$298.24

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$43.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.61

vs MO average

−31.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	316.53	1,713	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	272.92	1,495	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.61/cwt here — about $218 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 sale31 hd

298.24

—

MO average16 barns · 3,475 hd

334.85

−36.61

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−31.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

398.44

−100.20

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	—	High	1,743	174.91	3,048	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	145.71	2,111	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	138.65	1,621	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	120.18	1,218	16

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)	1,165	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,593	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,825	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	509.24/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,467	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	497.75/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,643	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	485.66/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,802	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	486.10/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,993	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	423.61/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,813	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	421.80/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,016	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	376.09/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,922	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	367.66/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,114	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,158	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,723	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	261.21/cwt	259.00–268.00	2,129	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,338	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.48/cwt	385.00–427.00	1,282	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,539	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	442.66/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,563	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	418.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,515	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	362.55/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,407	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	422	412.58/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,741	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	384.96/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,632	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	344.39/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,495	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	371.01/cwt	342.00–395.00	1,740	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	325.32/cwt	302.00–347.00	1,562	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	268.05/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,391	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	321.55/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,688	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	312.51/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,731	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	278.60/cwt	244.00–291.00	1,619	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	265.80/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,627	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	293.68/cwt	278.00–327.00	1,803	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	256.05/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,864	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	234.52/cwt	230.00–239.00	2,085	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,529	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	421.09/cwt	385.00–467.00	1,777	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	392.44/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,833	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	302.62/cwt	286.00–350.00	1,598	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	365.22/cwt	317.00–385.00	1,936	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	281.07/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,737	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	249.69/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,668	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	235.03/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,805	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	151.28/cwt	135.00–184.50	2,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	186.03/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,298	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	114.52/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,094	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	129.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,439	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	131.99/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,472	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	143.97/cwt	137.50–159.00	1,746	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,762	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	146.69/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,134	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	760	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	845	1,593.49/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,593	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,825	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 370Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 158Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	385.00–427.00	400.48
5	350–400	362	400.00–430.00	418.58
10	400–450	424	365.00–415.00	384.96
16	450–500	469	342.00–395.00	371.01
8	500–550	525	305.00–337.00	321.55
10	550–600	554	302.00–320.00	312.51
4	600–650	614	278.00–327.00	293.68
2	700–750	728	251.00–261.00	256.05
6	850–900	889	230.00–239.00	234.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	355.00–370.00	362.55
5	400–450	434	322.00–360.00	344.39
10	450–500	480	302.00–347.00	325.32
7	500–550	519	250.00–287.00	268.05
6	550–600	581	244.00–291.00	278.60
5	600–650	612	265.00–266.00	265.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	353	435.00–465.00	442.66
4	400–450	422	410.00–420.00	412.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	490.00–515.00	509.24
11	300–350	330	480.00–500.00	497.75
5	350–400	371	465.00–495.00	485.66
4	400–450	428	410.00–455.00	423.61
20	450–500	478	390.00–450.00	421.80
7	500–550	511	365.00–387.00	376.09
9	550–600	575	359.00–370.00	367.66
4	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
4	800–850	815	259.00–268.00	261.21
3	950–1000	970	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	410	460.00–490.00	486.10
5	600–650	608	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	715	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	447.00	447.00
11	400–450	422	385.00–467.00	421.09
7	450–500	467	377.00–395.00	392.44
25	500–550	530	317.00–385.00	365.22
4	600–650	618	265.00–297.00	281.07
6	650–700	668	245.00–256.00	249.69
3	750–800	768	230.00–239.00	235.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	528	286.00–350.00	302.62
3	600–650	633	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	125.00–135.00	129.62
10	—	955	105.00–120.00	114.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	130.00	130.00
16	—	1,455	140.00–158.00	146.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,213	137.50–159.00	143.97
20	—	1,115	121.00–136.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,773	179.00–195.00	186.03
4	—	1,685	135.00–184.50	151.28
1	—	1,610	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	760	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,593.49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,210	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	1,150	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,825.00

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.