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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, May 13

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 591▲ 162 vs year ago 221 · +73.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 114▲ 22 vs year ago 109 · +20.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 24▲ 8 vs year ago 22 · +36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 5.00 higher to 9.00 lower in light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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 $314.70/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −81.13 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$314.70

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$1.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.58

vs MO average

−25.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	316.13	1,731	8thin
Medium and Large 1	549	314.34	1,724	32

One grade step is worth $1.78/cwt here — about $7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale40 hd

314.70

—

MO average18 barns · 4,077 hd

343.28

−28.58

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−25.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−81.13

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $395.83 across 29 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	1,638	178.39	2,923	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	144.69	2,013	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	140.92	1,676	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	112.91	1,255	15

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)	1,104	$2,851	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,259	$2,604	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$2,179	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,093	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,739	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$3,250	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	509.16/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,655	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,504	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	480.23/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,719	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	420.76/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,599	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	473.41/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,055	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,732	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	428.96/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,956	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,082	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	380.19/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,988	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	332.29/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,844	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	380.61/cwt	368.00–400.00	2,192	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	326.88/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,040	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	305.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,092	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,181	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,111	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,179	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,079	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	383.13/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,276	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	347	444.30/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,542	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	407.75/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,537	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	375.43/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,419	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	376.91/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,587	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,819	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	335.11/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,461	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	375.29/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,749	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	322.90/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,537	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	329.10/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,738	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	322.99/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,709	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	305.69/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,736	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	294.50/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,708	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	302.34/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,853	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,161	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,895	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	259.55/cwt	250.00–266.00	2,022	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,665	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	407.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,568	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	415.70/cwt	375.00–447.00	1,721	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	413.35/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,930	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	351.70/cwt	335.00–417.00	1,678	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	368.37/cwt	347.00–390.00	1,927	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	326.48/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,871	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.30/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,877	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	283.77/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,072	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	182.29/cwt	175.00–196.00	3,059	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	110.48/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,148	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	146.11/cwt	137.50–159.00	1,726	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	132.36/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,594	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	126.95/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,711	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	146.52/cwt	138.00–159.00	2,038	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	128.21/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,786	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,124	2,914.86/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,915	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,167	2,092.54/head	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,093	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,259	2,604.07/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,604	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,273	1,739.39/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,739	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,364	2,179.29/head	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,179	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 591Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 114Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 22

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 5.00 higher to 9.00 lower in light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	465.00	465.00
19	400–450	414	375.00–447.00	415.70
14	450–500	467	385.00–435.00	413.35
14	500–550	523	347.00–390.00	368.37
8	550–600	573	325.00–337.00	326.48
10	600–650	625	275.00–317.00	300.30
4	700–750	730	280.00–285.00	283.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	400.00–415.00	407.31
9	450–500	477	335.00–417.00	351.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	377	400.00–420.00	407.75
19	400–450	421	360.00–395.00	376.91
20	450–500	466	340.00–405.00	375.29
16	500–550	529	300.00–340.00	322.99
16	550–600	568	300.00–335.00	305.69
8	600–650	613	296.00–310.00	302.34
6	700–750	726	260.00–262.00	260.99
5	750–800	779	250.00–266.00	259.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	362.00	362.00
6	300–350	333	365.00–392.00	383.13
8	350–400	378	350.00–397.00	375.43
6	400–450	436	320.00–350.00	335.11
10	450–500	476	300.00–346.00	322.90
5	500–550	528	300.00–342.00	329.10
3	550–600	580	275.00–304.00	294.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	347	440.00–445.00	444.30
3	400–450	423	430.00	430.00
7	600–650	630	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	380	415.00–427.00	420.76
7	400–450	444	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	478	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	555	300.00–337.00	332.29
4	650–700	684	300.00–320.00	305.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
11	300–350	325	480.00–535.00	509.16
3	350–400	358	470.00–490.00	480.23
6	400–450	434	465.00–475.00	473.41
3	450–500	456	410.00–455.00	428.96
10	500–550	523	375.00–390.00	380.19
5	550–600	576	368.00–400.00	380.61
5	600–650	624	320.00–332.00	326.88
6	700–750	715	300.00–310.00	305.07
3	750–800	762	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	414.00	414.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,181	137.50–159.00	146.11
17	—	1,204	120.00–136.00	132.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,348	122.00–136.00	126.95
10	—	1,039	100.00–119.00	110.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	121.00–135.00	128.21
18	—	1,391	138.00–159.00	146.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,678	175.00–196.00	182.29

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,167	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,092.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,124	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,914.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,739.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,259	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,604.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,364	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,179.29

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	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.