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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 21

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

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Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 342▲ 19 vs year ago 367 · +5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 89▼ 17 vs year ago 106 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 13 vs year ago 1 · +1,300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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 $397.94/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −47.20 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$397.94

42 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.75

vs MO average

−60.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	404.98	2,217	31
Medium and Large 1-2	529	378.09	2,001	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale42 hd

397.94

—

MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

−30.75

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−60.20

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−47.20

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	—	High	1,523	170.71	2,600	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,576	157.33	2,480	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	148.38	1,860	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	131.01	1,358	15

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)	1,145	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,361	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,942	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

69 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	250	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,193	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	438.91/cwt	412.00–450.00	1,448	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	434.50/cwt	400.00–457.00	1,612	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,608	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	430.33/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,833	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	381.91/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,635	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	391.88/cwt	375.00–407.00	1,920	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	378.00/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,939	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	402.41/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,137	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	408.54/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,329	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,168	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	624	427.04/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,665	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	382.83/cwt	357.00–405.00	2,400	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	339.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,144	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,052	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	669	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,810	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	383.62/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,566	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	359.82/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,655	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	367.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,782	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,880	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,535	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,466	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	429.32/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,619	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	384	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,661	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	397.74/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,635	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,866	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	389.34/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,892	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,701	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	365.87/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,895	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	319.72/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,720	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	306.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,703	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	356.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,984	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	307.87/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,909	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	342.94/cwt	325.00–356.00	2,164	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,236	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	335.85/cwt	315.00–357.00	2,317	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,534	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	405.97/cwt	377.00–437.00	1,754	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	402.64/cwt	397.00–420.00	1,929	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	408.33/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,054	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	338.13/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,762	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	309.90/cwt	285.00–347.00	1,766	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	373.74/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,171	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	323.80/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,946	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,002	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	319.83/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,216	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	296.21/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,180	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	330.49/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,555	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	146.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	170.00/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,445	5
Bulls	—	—	1,749	185.77/cwt	180.00–196.00	3,249	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	115.92/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,029	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	141.07/cwt	129.50–147.00	1,601	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	148.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,805	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	135.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,731	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	160.33/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,132	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	165.28/cwt	157.00–173.50	2,530	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,628	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	152.19/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,437	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,240	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	705	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,213	2,360.67/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,361	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	1,942.24/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,942	5

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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 342Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 89Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 1

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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
2	300–350	343	425.00–430.00	427.52
9	350–400	377	400.00–437.00	429.32
7	400–450	411	360.00–410.00	397.74
21	450–500	486	375.00–400.00	389.34
8	500–550	518	350.00–377.00	365.87
8	550–600	557	340.00–365.00	356.15
22	600–650	631	325.00–356.00	342.94
2	650–700	690	315.00–357.00	335.85
4	1000–1050	1,030	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	493	340.00–350.00	345.03
2	500–550	538	300.00–340.00	319.72
5	550–600	556	300.00–330.00	306.26
3	600–650	620	300.00–312.00	307.87
3	650–700	688	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	425.00–440.00	432.57
3	400–450	432	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	477.00	477.00
5	300–350	330	412.00–450.00	438.91
10	350–400	371	400.00–457.00	434.50
11	400–450	426	425.00–440.00	430.33
3	450–500	485	435.00	435.00
18	500–550	531	390.00–420.00	402.41
13	550–600	570	380.00–420.00	408.54
23	600–650	627	357.00–405.00	382.83
8	650–700	669	370.00–390.00	383.62
8	700–750	738	330.00–367.00	359.82
4	750–800	757	365.00–375.00	367.54
3	800–850	830	347.00	347.00
4	1000–1050	1,010	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	407.00	407.00
9	400–450	428	350.00–402.00	381.91
9	450–500	490	375.00–407.00	391.88
8	500–550	513	340.00–410.00	378.00
3	550–600	573	375.00–380.00	378.34
12	600–650	632	335.00–350.00	339.21
2	650–700	662	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	624	425.00–430.00	427.04
9	650–700	669	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	377.00–437.00	405.97
4	450–500	479	397.00–420.00	402.64
3	500–550	503	405.00–410.00	408.33
10	550–600	581	360.00–390.00	373.74
4	600–650	601	315.00–350.00	323.80
7	650–700	693	316.00–325.00	319.83
4	700–750	736	295.00–300.00	296.21
2	750–800	773	300.00–360.00	330.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	521	335.00–340.00	338.13
8	550–600	570	285.00–347.00	309.90
3	650–700	652	307.00	307.00
3	700–750	710	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,135	129.50–147.00	141.07
6	—	888	102.00–121.00	115.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,531	157.00–173.50	165.28
10	—	1,601	144.00–156.00	152.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,330	157.00–168.00	160.33
20	—	1,218	141.00–156.00	148.20
6	—	1,282	132.00–137.00	135.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,749	180.00–196.00	185.77
5	—	1,438	161.00–175.00	170.00
3	—	1,288	145.00–150.00	146.78

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	—	1,225	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,360.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,942.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.