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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Sep 30

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 268▼ 3 vs year ago 363 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 101▼ 14 vs year ago 101 · −13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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 $404.40/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −40.74 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$404.40

40 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$65.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

vs MO average

−18.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	410.90	2,180	36
Medium and Large 1-2	535	345.87	1,850	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.03/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale40 hd

404.40

—

MO average15 barns · 2,259 hd

413.83

−9.43

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−18.25

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−40.74

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	—	Average	1,661	181.50	3,015	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	156.28	2,381	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	151.67	1,851	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	128.25	1,397	14

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)	1,113	$2,593	2thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	493.87/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,378	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	380.56/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,210	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	477.96/cwt	475.00–482.00	1,558	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,879	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	457.56/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,730	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	365.25/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,435	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	461.79/cwt	425.00–477.00	1,958	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,111	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	393.53/cwt	352.00–451.00	1,826	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,846	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	342.00/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,727	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	421.45/cwt	417.00–430.00	2,204	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	399.59/cwt	372.00–417.00	2,138	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	349.73/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,976	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	382.97/cwt	379.00–387.00	2,374	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	308.54/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,916	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,516	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,492	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,741	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,731	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	297	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,238	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	406.30/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,292	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	336.81/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,071	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	354.64/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,309	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	403.11/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,564	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	387.56/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,639	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	420.19/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,840	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	407.57/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,916	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	379.57/cwt	357.00–395.00	1,784	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	309.43/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,495	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	366.02/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,947	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	322.39/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,715	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,915	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,100	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	335.08/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,061	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	289.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,798	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	320.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,281	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,383	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,330	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	461.69/cwt	447.00–477.00	1,676	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	398.50/cwt	375.00–422.00	1,674	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	412.55/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,943	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	376.90/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,824	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,719	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	365.45/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,926	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	341.37/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,973	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	327.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,900	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,849	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	292.56/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,785	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	327.00/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,998	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	325.50/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,155	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	330.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,357	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	171.70/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	187.38/cwt	179.50–193.00	3,266	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	113.46/cwt	104.00–125.00	1,217	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	136.46/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,498	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	148.90/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,803	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	161.17/cwt	157.00–166.50	2,055	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	148.27/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,243	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	163.40/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,505	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,113	2,593.03/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,593	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 Sep 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 268Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 101Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 4

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	490.00–500.00	493.87
8	300–350	326	475.00–482.00	477.96
13	350–400	378	440.00–480.00	457.56
10	400–450	424	425.00–477.00	461.79
7	450–500	464	352.00–451.00	393.53
11	500–550	535	372.00–417.00	399.59
3	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	620	379.00–387.00	382.97
3	650–700	650	387.00	387.00
3	700–750	702	355.00	355.00
2	900–950	918	295.00–300.00	297.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	497.00	497.00
2	450–500	462	457.00	457.00
22	500–550	523	417.00–430.00	421.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	350.00–425.00	380.56
2	350–400	393	325.00–405.00	365.25
4	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	471	392.00	392.00
2	500–550	505	327.00–357.00	342.00
2	550–600	565	335.00–365.00	349.73
15	600–650	621	280.00–335.00	308.54
4	700–750	741	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	325.00–350.00	336.81
5	350–400	369	335.00–360.00	354.64
4	450–500	483	300.00–340.00	309.43
7	500–550	532	305.00–327.00	322.39
1	550–600	565	339.00	339.00
2	600–650	620	280.00–300.00	289.92
3	800–850	848	281.00	281.00
2	900–950	932	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	400.00–427.00	420.19
4	450–500	470	402.00–425.00	407.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	400.00–440.00	406.30
9	350–400	388	395.00–410.00	403.11
9	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	387.56
16	450–500	470	357.00–395.00	379.57
13	500–550	532	335.00–375.00	366.02
7	550–600	569	369.00	369.00
6	600–650	615	325.00–340.00	335.08
7	700–750	711	300.00–325.00	320.76
4	800–850	810	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	447.00–477.00	461.69
2	400–450	420	375.00–422.00	398.50
11	450–500	471	375.00–440.00	412.55
9	500–550	527	350.00–385.00	365.45
17	550–600	578	330.00–370.00	341.37
7	600–650	611	325.00–332.00	327.00
7	650–700	662	310.00–340.00	325.50
4	700–750	714	320.00–360.00	330.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	484	375.00–387.00	376.90
2	500–550	510	337.00	337.00
4	550–600	580	320.00–330.00	327.50
2	600–650	610	285.00–300.00	292.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	487.00	487.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,098	125.00–148.00	136.46
5	—	1,073	104.00–125.00	113.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	159.00–168.00	163.40
8	—	1,513	143.00–152.00	148.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,275	157.00–166.50	161.17
23	—	1,211	140.00–155.50	148.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	170.00–174.00	171.70
5	—	1,743	179.50–193.00	187.38

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,593.03

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.