Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2025-10-14

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 14
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
342 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 400▲ 22 vs year ago 320 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 78▼ 6 vs year ago 95 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls 2.00 lower; Demand higher and supply light to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.82/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −38.01 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.
Average price
$357.82
22 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−29.88
vs MO average
−40.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528357.821,89122
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
357.82
—
MO average18 barns · 1,740 hd
387.70
−29.88
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−40.04
This barn, trailing median29 sales
395.83
−38.01
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

29 sales
468419370322median 395.8303/0304/2106/1608/1811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $395.83 across 29 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—High1,728178.413,08314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,379158.482,18510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,312152.522,00136
CowsLean 85-90%High1,003130.261,30612

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,438$2,2963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)833$1,8482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$1,7501thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2504
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6643
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327403.09/cwt362.00–425.001,3188
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380434.02/cwt400.00–475.001,64910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419440.82/cwt415.00–475.001,8478
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463426.76/cwt400.00–440.001,9763
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524406.30/cwt380.00–417.002,12911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568353.09/cwt345.00–363.002,0066
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,4083
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy786355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7904
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6634
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added796364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,89747
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,150235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,7034
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1298430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2813
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324358.05/cwt350.00–360.001,1605
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325407.12/cwt385.00–425.001,3239
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368399.62/cwt375.00–420.001,47111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375357.60/cwt350.00–365.001,3412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413387.12/cwt375.00–400.001,5994
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464385.89/cwt365.00–410.001,79120
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473354.13/cwt350.00–360.001,6753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518356.97/cwt325.00–389.001,84917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564360.71/cwt350.00–367.002,0345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607342.16/cwt325.00–375.002,07710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1651323.74/cwt320.00–325.002,1084
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678319.91/cwt315.00–325.002,1696
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy722300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1669
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1796320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5478
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,049242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,5447
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435455.57/cwt400.00–490.001,9826
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477430.05/cwt422.00–442.002,0517
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529396.40/cwt370.00–405.002,0974
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576342.39/cwt340.00–350.001,9724
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675340.26/cwt325.00–425.002,29710
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5541
Bulls——1,590170.50/cwt165.00–176.002,7114
Bulls——1,858186.20/cwt182.00–192.003,4609
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985142.91/cwt139.00–149.001,4085
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015121.23/cwt110.00–125.001,2307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195135.86/cwt131.00–140.001,6246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264163.92/cwt158.00–169.002,07213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293142.67/cwt141.00–144.501,8452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363150.21/cwt148.00–152.502,0472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390149.69/cwt140.00–156.002,08117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413166.50/cwt163.00–172.502,3536
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 27502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 28331,847.75/head1,300.00–2,250.001,8482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4382,296.29/head2,200.00–2,500.002,2963
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.