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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Aug 26

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

439 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 213▲ 289 vs year ago 150 · +192.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 41▲ 68 vs year ago 61 · +111.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 2▲ 22 vs year ago 6 · +366.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (Sept 2} due to labor day, Next sale Sept 9

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply 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 $376.87/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −70.04 against this barn's trailing median of $446.91.

Average price

$376.87

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$42.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.44

vs MO average

−32.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	392.84	2,118	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	350.73	1,896	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.11/cwt here — about $222 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

376.87

—

MO average15 barns · 2,056 hd

434.31

−57.44

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−32.43

This barn, trailing median26 sales

446.91

−70.04

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $446.91 across 26 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	1,586	195.02	3,093	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	170.82	2,524	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	162.63	2,018	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	148.75	1,438	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,910	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,733	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,593	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,155	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,450	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,613	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	491.67/cwt	490.00–492.00	1,809	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	412.68/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,762	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,967	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	409.61/cwt	402.00–417.00	2,003	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,151	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	354.77/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,852	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	387.58/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,035	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	345.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,947	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	374.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,153	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	373.85/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,258	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,440	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	350.84/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,323	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	337.81/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,290	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,578	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,738	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,786	39
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	921	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,039	12
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,095	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	3,022	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,260	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	454.12/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,490	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,714	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	450.38/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,689	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	433.18/cwt	400.00–462.00	1,819	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	401.25/cwt	377.00–427.00	1,733	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	399.14/cwt	380.00–427.00	1,852	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	342.20/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,670	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,030	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	353.97/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,855	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	327.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,866	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	348.46/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,997	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	347.91/cwt	342.00–357.00	2,150	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	326.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,051	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	321.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,139	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	338.99/cwt	337.00–341.00	2,332	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	317.00/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,362	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	337.08/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,552	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	825	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,673	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	942	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,449	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,515	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	438.09/cwt	422.00–482.00	1,647	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	446.41/cwt	407.00–467.00	1,924	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	357.13/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,636	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	424.24/cwt	402.00–452.00	1,998	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	364.12/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,908	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	348.53/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,994	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,870	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	323.59/cwt	275.00–340.00	2,035	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,138	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	196.92/cwt	180.00–210.00	3,196	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	148.75/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,438	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	155.24/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,847	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,879	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	167.79/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,143	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	171.44/cwt	160.00–179.50	2,549	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	800	2,155.00/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,155	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,148	2,837.57/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,838	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	2,593.21/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,593	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	2,733.41/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,733	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,352	2,909.55/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,910	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,475	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	770	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 213Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 41Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 2Year ago 6

*No Sale (Sept 2} due to labor day, Next sale Sept 9

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	470.00	470.00
8	300–350	328	440.00–485.00	454.12
4	350–400	375	430.00–475.00	450.38
15	400–450	420	400.00–462.00	433.18
7	450–500	464	380.00–427.00	399.14
12	500–550	524	340.00–375.00	353.97
15	550–600	573	340.00–360.00	348.46
12	600–650	618	342.00–357.00	347.91
2	650–700	688	337.00–341.00	338.99
2	700–750	745	310.00–324.00	317.00
10	750–800	757	320.00–341.00	337.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	377.00–427.00	401.25
7	450–500	488	335.00–350.00	342.20
5	550–600	569	320.00–335.00	327.88
3	600–650	628	325.00–330.00	326.62
4	650–700	666	310.00–325.00	321.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	352	487.00	487.00
3	500–550	505	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	825	324.00	324.00
3	900–950	942	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	490.00–492.00	491.67
4	400–450	440	447.00	447.00
2	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	525	360.00–395.00	387.58
7	550–600	575	365.00–380.00	374.38
4	600–650	604	350.00–382.00	373.85
7	650–700	662	350.00–352.00	350.84
4	700–750	745	346.00	346.00
8	750–800	796	344.00	344.00
3	1050–1100	1,095	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	442.00	442.00
9	400–450	427	405.00–425.00	412.68
5	450–500	489	402.00–417.00	409.61
6	500–550	522	350.00–357.00	354.77
5	550–600	563	330.00–350.00	345.88
5	650–700	678	335.00–340.00	337.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	506	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	642	380.00	380.00
39	800–850	810	344.00	344.00
12	900–950	921	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	335.00–380.00	357.13
3	550–600	590	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	475.00	475.00
9	350–400	376	422.00–482.00	438.09
5	400–450	431	407.00–467.00	446.41
11	450–500	471	402.00–452.00	424.24
15	500–550	524	350.00–382.00	364.12
6	550–600	572	347.00–350.00	348.53
4	600–650	629	275.00–340.00	323.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	143.00–153.00	148.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,487	160.00–179.50	171.44
1	—	1,220	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,190	151.00–158.00	155.24
1	—	1,060	140.00	140.00
23	—	1,277	160.00–180.00	167.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	176.00	176.00
10	—	1,623	180.00–210.00	196.92

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,475	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,352	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,909.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,148	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,837.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,270	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,593.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,325	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,733.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,450.00	3,450.00

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.