Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2025-07-15

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jul 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 313▲ 66 vs year ago 310 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 104▲ 22 vs year ago 75 · +29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 9 vs year ago 13 · −69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers above 600 lbs and the heifer offering sold 8.00-14.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $352.69/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −92.45 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.
Average price
$352.69
35 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−41.07
vs MO average
−19.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553374.682,07213thin
Medium and Large 1-2556339.691,89022
One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
352.69
—
MO average16 barns · 2,678 hd
393.76
−41.07
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−19.74
This barn, trailing median27 sales
445.14
−92.45
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—Average1,726191.533,30611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519163.902,49010
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125156.811,76537
CowsLean 85-90%High1,068138.891,48412

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$3,0752thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322434.26/cwt407.00–460.001,39812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390424.03/cwt417.00–430.001,6543
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391398.79/cwt395.00–400.001,5594
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423422.69/cwt390.00–435.001,78811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481395.68/cwt380.00–405.001,90312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8084
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528348.15/cwt315.00–357.001,83810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539376.73/cwt370.00–380.002,0316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565372.92/cwt360.00–375.002,1077
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580332.64/cwt300.00–350.001,92912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606357.87/cwt335.00–368.002,16916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,28746
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669294.99/cwt285.00–300.001,9733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718323.98/cwt314.00–333.002,32610
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added855291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4886
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383405.83/cwt400.00–415.001,5545
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423395.70/cwt384.00–412.001,67414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473387.63/cwt375.00–395.001,83312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526350.88/cwt345.00–357.001,84615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy563377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,1235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574342.04/cwt322.00–362.001,9639
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added601334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,00734
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624331.51/cwt320.00–345.002,06914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662317.99/cwt285.00–330.002,1058
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721297.18/cwt281.00–309.002,1436
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1866255.89/cwt250.00–262.002,2166
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6203
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431387.25/cwt375.00–400.001,6694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490357.22/cwt325.00–385.001,7508
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9254
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511353.62/cwt342.00–365.001,8079
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583287.09/cwt235.00–337.001,6742
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620325.43/cwt320.00–331.002,0186
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0221
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8091
Bulls——1,505179.47/cwt177.00–182.002,7012
Bulls——1,831201.48/cwt186.00–214.003,6898
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,016145.24/cwt140.00–150.001,47610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059121.36/cwt120.00–123.001,2854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073147.66/cwt140.00–151.001,5848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170162.21/cwt150.50–175.501,89826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517164.89/cwt156.00–176.002,5019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.