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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Aug 12

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Jul 29Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 83▼ 31 vs year ago 234 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 32▼ 8 vs year ago 91 · −8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the heat the feeder offering was too light to establish a trend, undertones weak due to lower quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Supply and demand 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 $330.49/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −67.96 against this barn's trailing median of $398.44.

Average price

$330.49

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$49.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.65

vs MO average

−20.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	349.44	1,875	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	299.47	1,619	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.97/cwt here — about $255 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 sale29 hd

330.49

—

MO average15 barns · 1,870 hd

376.13

−45.65

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−20.32

This barn, trailing median28 sales

398.44

−67.96

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	—	Average	1,643	200.68	3,296	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	162.79	2,348	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	162.40	1,908	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	122.99	1,266	12

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)	1,095	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$1,994	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,950	2thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	457.33/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,546	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,568	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	430.41/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,782	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,768	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	389.68/cwt	389.00–390.00	2,058	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	344.56/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,940	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,382	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	410.23/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,350	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	415.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,557	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	329.86/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,300	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	424.49/cwt	400.00–457.00	1,842	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	294.35/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,548	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	350.01/cwt	337.00–380.00	1,859	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	344.87/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,000	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	313.13/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,816	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	336.62/cwt	329.00–342.00	2,070	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	316.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,065	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	447.97/cwt	437.00–460.00	1,693	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	426.96/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,819	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	378.29/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,770	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	356.45/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,871	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	361.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,037	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	333.65/cwt	300.00–342.00	2,045	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	319.53/cwt	310.00–326.00	2,141	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	313.96/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,257	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,045	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	207.62/cwt	198.00–214.00	3,658	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	118.81/cwt	107.00–152.00	1,124	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	165.93/cwt	153.00–178.00	1,923	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	131.34/cwt	123.00–139.50	1,570	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	145.04/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,817	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,799	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	164.83/cwt	154.00–182.00	2,377	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	149.56/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,158	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,198	1,994.26/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,994	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 83Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 32Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 11

Due to the heat the feeder offering was too light to establish a trend, undertones weak due to lower quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Supply and demand light.

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	378	437.00–460.00	447.97
6	400–450	426	380.00–440.00	426.96
8	450–500	468	365.00–382.00	378.29
5	500–550	525	350.00–370.00	356.45
8	550–600	564	350.00–365.00	361.10
6	600–650	613	300.00–342.00	333.65
5	650–700	670	310.00–326.00	319.53
6	700–750	719	310.00–318.00	313.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	480.00	480.00
5	300–350	329	400.00–417.00	410.23
5	350–400	375	400.00–425.00	415.07
14	400–450	434	400.00–457.00	424.49
16	500–550	531	337.00–380.00	350.01
2	550–600	580	330.00–360.00	344.87
10	600–650	615	329.00–342.00	336.62
3	650–700	652	310.00–320.00	316.65
2	700–750	725	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	315.00–375.00	329.86
8	500–550	526	250.00–325.00	294.35
3	550–600	580	300.00–330.00	313.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	442	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	563	325.00–365.00	344.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	338	450.00–465.00	457.33
2	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	414	412.00–440.00	430.41
6	500–550	528	389.00–390.00	389.68
4	600–650	645	351.00	351.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,050	3,950.00	3,950.00

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	—	1,198	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,994.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	166.00	166.00
5	—	1,762	198.00–214.00	207.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,159	153.00–178.00	165.93
4	—	1,253	141.00–150.00	145.04
1	—	1,285	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	149.00–150.00	149.56
13	—	1,442	154.00–182.00	164.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	946	107.00–152.00	118.81
4	—	1,195	123.00–139.50	131.34

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.