Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2025-06-03

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jun 3
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 677▼ 10 vs year ago 545 · −1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 101▼ 3 vs year ago 92 · −3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $362.11/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −83.03 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.
Average price
$362.11
41 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.49
vs MO average
−16.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546376.952,06027
Medium and Large 1-2522333.501,74114thin
One grade step is worth $43.45/cwt here — about $319 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 sale41 hd
362.11
—
MO average13 barns · 4,354 hd
378.60
−16.49
National average158 barns · 13,435 hd
378.58
−16.47
This barn, trailing median27 sales
445.14
−83.03
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
497453408364median 445.1403/0304/1406/0908/1811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,741191.933,34112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,577159.072,5098thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,140154.921,76633
CowsLean 85-90%High1,130138.901,5703thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,7913thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$1,5942thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$2,8564thin

Every lot

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1259505.13/cwt497.00–510.001,3085
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2602
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327455.11/cwt440.00–472.001,4885
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360489.61/cwt470.00–497.001,7637
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434431.12/cwt400.00–450.001,87119
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436366.81/cwt362.00–370.001,5995
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471413.71/cwt395.00–432.001,94914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480376.76/cwt375.00–377.001,8088
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522387.77/cwt375.00–397.002,02416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522333.50/cwt292.00–360.001,74114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582361.21/cwt350.00–382.002,10211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy603359.33/cwt358.00–364.002,16718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635325.56/cwt315.00–337.002,0677
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675321.49/cwt300.00–337.002,17033
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added709314.75/cwt314.75–314.752,23260
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,2274
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added862270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3275
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331397.20/cwt380.00–420.001,31512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378388.46/cwt355.00–402.001,46810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435365.00/cwt350.00–380.001,58817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy436392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,70913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472360.44/cwt349.00–375.001,70111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474319.09/cwt300.00–340.001,51210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509335.98/cwt300.00–350.001,71027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583305.00/cwt290.00–306.001,77816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626285.07/cwt275.00–296.001,78510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,90812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716254.05/cwt245.00–257.001,8194
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,01518
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added872240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,09313
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,3223
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386398.30/cwt385.00–437.001,5374
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423383.22/cwt376.00–392.001,6216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474375.68/cwt360.00–400.001,78110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527338.49/cwt325.00–350.001,7849
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567339.93/cwt327.00–380.001,92712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628330.49/cwt327.00–332.002,07510
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654312.83/cwt270.00–327.002,0464
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy669322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1544
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6995
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755232.00/cwt231.00–233.001,7522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,218172.66/cwt170.00–175.002,1032
Bulls——1,845195.79/cwt186.00–210.003,61210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096136.38/cwt129.00–140.001,4955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130138.90/cwt126.00–150.001,5703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148158.23/cwt141.00–175.001,81628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577159.07/cwt145.00–174.002,5098
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29002,462.50/head2,275.00–2,650.002,4632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29803,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 29952,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28781,594.23/head1,325.00–1,850.001,5942
Bred Cows—Medium 29401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1951,924.06/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.