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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jun 17

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 443▲ 90 vs year ago 260 · +34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 96▲ 26 vs year ago 46 · +56.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 lower with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light to 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 $369.82/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −75.32 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$369.82

50 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.47

vs MO average

−2.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	372.96	2,037	45
Medium and Large 1-2	551	341.61	1,883	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about $154 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 sale50 hd

369.82

—

MO average14 barns · 2,932 hd

382.29

−12.47

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−2.10

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−75.32

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	1,574	178.68	2,812	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	159.95	2,381	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	155.24	1,880	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	122.22	1,290	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,377	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,300	3thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	421.21/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,634	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	375.44/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,464	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	394	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,950	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	368.49/cwt	325.00–412.00	1,522	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	409.09/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,759	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	385.65/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,832	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	413.43/cwt	410.00–421.00	1,989	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	369.61/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,948	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	346.01/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,945	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	359.98/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,117	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	343.17/cwt	322.00–357.00	2,135	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	344.63/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,337	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	295.56/cwt	280.00–308.00	2,119	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	270.80/cwt	270.00–271.00	2,055	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	286.09/cwt	281.00–294.00	2,234	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,310	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,282	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	365.98/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,325	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	320.71/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,347	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	360.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,542	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	323.74/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,525	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	359.16/cwt	345.00–372.00	1,742	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	348.62/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,802	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	306.06/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,763	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	295.35/cwt	279.00–317.00	1,843	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	276.42/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,999	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,008	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,226	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	418.53/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,603	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	412.70/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,766	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	385.96/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,814	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	343.24/cwt	327.00–352.00	1,826	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	353.23/cwt	347.00–354.00	2,073	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	338.06/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,096	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	311.09/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,122	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	166.06/cwt	155.00–177.00	2,479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	187.09/cwt	181.00–196.00	3,046	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	111.25/cwt	86.00–122.00	1,159	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	136.33/cwt	129.00–144.50	1,461	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	159.06/cwt	152.00–170.50	1,912	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	143.77/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,780	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	161.61/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,390	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	960	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	2,049.65/head	1,500.00–2,550.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	2,377.24/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,377	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 443Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 96Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 23Year ago 9

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 lower with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	417.00–420.00	418.53
4	400–450	428	412.00–415.00	412.70
2	450–500	470	382.00–390.00	385.96
7	500–550	532	327.00–352.00	343.24
9	550–600	587	347.00–354.00	353.23
3	600–650	620	332.00–342.00	338.06
13	650–700	682	307.00–325.00	311.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	388	420.00–425.00	421.21
5	400–450	430	375.00–445.00	409.09
6	450–500	481	410.00–421.00	413.43
17	500–550	527	347.00–385.00	369.61
16	550–600	588	352.00–366.00	359.98
23	600–650	622	322.00–357.00	343.17
6	650–700	678	337.00–351.00	344.63
7	700–750	717	280.00–308.00	295.56
5	750–800	781	281.00–294.00	286.09
14	800–850	809	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	350.00–402.00	375.44
10	400–450	413	325.00–412.00	368.49
20	450–500	475	350.00–407.00	385.65
2	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	562	327.00–357.00	346.01
5	750–800	759	270.00–271.00	270.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	495.00	495.00
12	500–550	518	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	402.00	402.00
6	350–400	362	350.00–387.00	365.98
2	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	360.18
8	450–500	485	345.00–372.00	359.16
16	500–550	517	335.00–358.00	348.62
4	550–600	576	300.00–312.00	306.06
12	600–650	624	279.00–317.00	295.35
4	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
16	700–750	723	260.00–281.00	276.42
2	750–800	765	260.00–265.00	262.53
4	800–850	830	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–340.00	320.71
4	450–500	471	320.00–325.00	323.74

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,377.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,500.00–2,550.00	2,049.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	1	—	960	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	181.00–196.00	187.09
2	—	1,493	155.00–177.00	166.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	127.00–150.00	143.77
18	—	1,202	152.00–170.50	159.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	129.00–144.50	136.33
9	—	1,042	86.00–122.00	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	140.00	140.00
12	—	1,479	150.00–173.00	161.61

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.