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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Sep 16

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 381 vs last sale 702▼ 173 vs year ago 494 · −35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 5.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

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 $381.38/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −63.76 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$381.38

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$46.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.61

vs MO average

−23.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	389.78	2,099	27
Medium and Large 1-2	552	343.56	1,895	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.23/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

381.38

—

MO average15 barns · 2,203 hd

416.99

−35.61

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−23.26

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−63.76

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.

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)	1,153	$2,310	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	460.41/cwt	450.00–467.00	1,496	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	439.39/cwt	427.00–450.00	1,661	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	455.42/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,867	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	375.75/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,627	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,043	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	390.12/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,845	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,202	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	337.11/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,746	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	397.79/cwt	377.00–410.00	2,088	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	350.36/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,018	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	372.76/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,255	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	366.49/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,466	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	351.75/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,504	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,759	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,682	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,801	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,078	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,900	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	379.97/cwt	325.00–425.00	1,235	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	366.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,302	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	349.42/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,503	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	318.19/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,445	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	376.81/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,779	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	362.74/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,872	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	315.62/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,638	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	355.92/cwt	332.00–375.00	2,025	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	310.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,768	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	351.30/cwt	300.00–374.00	2,354	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,094	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	319.08/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,272	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	297.94/cwt	294.00–300.00	2,154	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	312.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,403	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,355	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,575	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	424.00/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,827	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	352.50/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,533	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	397.20/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,847	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	312.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,493	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	352.27/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,821	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	337.47/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,870	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	341.12/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,965	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	318.37/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,964	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	300.77/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,976	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,031	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,030	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,262	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	2,309.83/head	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,310	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 702Year ago 494

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 5

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 5.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	350.00–400.00	375.75
3	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	390.12
3	500–550	518	300.00–360.00	337.11
3	550–600	585	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	450.00–467.00	460.41
5	350–400	378	427.00–450.00	439.39
4	400–450	410	415.00–470.00	455.42
3	450–500	457	447.00	447.00
13	500–550	525	377.00–410.00	397.79
8	550–600	576	330.00–380.00	350.36
10	600–650	605	360.00–382.00	372.76
27	650–700	673	340.00–374.00	366.49
9	700–750	712	335.00–360.00	351.75
10	750–800	794	345.00–350.00	347.49
3	950–1000	958	280.00	280.00
5	1000–1050	1,045	268.00	268.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	420.00	420.00
11	450–500	472	365.00–390.00	376.81
9	500–550	516	350.00–377.00	362.74
14	550–600	569	332.00–375.00	355.92
3	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
26	650–700	670	300.00–374.00	351.30
6	700–750	712	310.00–328.00	319.08
4	750–800	769	310.00–320.00	312.49
4	800–850	820	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	325.00–425.00	379.97
5	350–400	355	350.00–375.00	366.89
2	400–450	430	325.00–375.00	349.42
5	450–500	454	300.00–350.00	318.19
4	500–550	519	310.00–332.00	315.62
2	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	310.26
3	650–700	698	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	723	294.00–300.00	297.94
3	800–850	815	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
11	400–450	431	400.00–445.00	424.00
2	450–500	465	370.00–425.00	397.20
10	500–550	517	335.00–370.00	352.27
16	550–600	576	325.00–360.00	341.12
7	600–650	617	270.00–330.00	318.37
5	650–700	657	275.00–315.00	300.77
8	700–750	732	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	880	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	435	330.00–375.00	352.50
2	450–500	478	300.00–325.00	312.43
3	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	554	325.00–350.00	337.47
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	864	235.00	235.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	965	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,309.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.