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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 386▼ 48 vs year ago 348 · −13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 89▼ 37 vs year ago 175 · −21.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 21 vs year ago 40 · −52.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 25.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand much lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.14/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −77.69 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$318.14

29 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.09

vs MO average

−56.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	320.85	1,702	24
Medium and Large 1-2	546	305.12	1,666	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $36 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 sale29 hd

318.14

—

MO average18 barns · 1,684 hd

354.23

−36.09

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−56.75

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−77.69

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,693	177.73	3,009	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	153.70	1,901	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	152.92	2,249	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	118.57	1,277	16

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)	1,316	$2,647	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,596	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,153	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,099	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	368.55/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,021	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	354.99/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,200	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	382.14/cwt	370.00–386.00	1,295	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	360.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,337	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	341.56/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,298	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	345.90/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,456	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	358.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,525	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	366.39/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,693	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	339.38/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,636	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,852	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	383.22/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,138	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,982	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	294.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,852	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	377.14/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,263	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,128	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	348.10/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,323	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	368.09/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,413	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	352.50/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,484	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	315.22/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,340	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	330.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,536	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	313.10/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,512	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	312.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,605	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	321.10/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,663	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	319.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,849	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	292.42/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,968	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,671	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	350.69/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,333	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	352.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,509	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	345.82/cwt	327.00–365.00	1,632	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	350.21/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,656	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	331.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,911	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	325.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,010	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	308.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,065	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	581	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,453	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,539	168.57/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,594	9
Bulls	—	—	1,847	186.88/cwt	180.00–192.50	3,452	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	115.69/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,226	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	138.64/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,654	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	150.55/cwt	143.50–155.00	1,805	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	138.17/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,755	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	161.28/cwt	156.00–169.50	2,100	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,903	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	158.46/cwt	156.50–162.50	2,312	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	149.71/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,321	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	2,099.28/head	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,099	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,305	2,353.64/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,354	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,316	2,647.10/head	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,647	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,330	2,595.66/head	2,250.00–3,450.00	2,596	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 386Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 89Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 40

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 25.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand much lower and supply light to 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	250	405.00	405.00
9	300–350	335	365.00–385.00	377.14
12	350–400	384	360.00–380.00	368.09
11	400–450	421	335.00–365.00	352.50
5	450–500	464	325.00–335.00	330.97
19	500–550	518	310.00–327.00	321.10
5	550–600	578	300.00–325.00	319.90
4	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.42
3	850–900	856	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	325.00	325.00
11	350–400	380	320.00–355.00	348.10
3	400–450	425	300.00–335.00	315.22
4	450–500	483	300.00–332.00	313.10
2	500–550	513	300.00–325.00	312.80
3	550–600	568	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	335.00–365.00	354.99
3	350–400	380	325.00–350.00	341.56
6	400–450	421	325.00–360.00	345.90
6	450–500	482	325.00–350.00	339.38
5	550–600	583	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	628	280.00–310.00	294.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	365.00–375.00	368.55
11	300–350	339	370.00–386.00	382.14
9	350–400	371	350.00–375.00	360.26
5	400–450	425	350.00–365.00	358.79
11	450–500	462	362.00–370.00	366.39
2	500–550	518	355.00–360.00	357.51
10	550–600	558	350.00–387.00	383.22
6	600–650	633	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	581	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	350.00–352.00	350.69
4	400–450	428	350.00–360.00	352.54
3	450–500	473	340.00–360.00	350.21
2	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.56
8	550–600	576	325.00–335.00	331.81
18	600–650	618	325.00–330.00	325.27
3	650–700	670	300.00–325.00	308.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	300.00	300.00
10	450–500	472	327.00–365.00	345.82
5	550–600	590	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	100.00–125.00	115.69
1	—	795	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,193	131.00–145.00	138.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	137.00–140.00	138.17
17	—	1,302	156.00–169.50	161.28
31	—	1,199	143.50–155.00	150.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,459	156.50–162.50	158.46
5	—	1,550	144.00–155.00	149.71
3	—	1,380	135.00–140.00	137.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,847	180.00–192.50	186.88
9	—	1,539	160.00–178.00	168.57

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)	4	—	1,316	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,647.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,305	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,353.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,330	2,250.00–3,450.00	2,595.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,099.28

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)	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	—	1,300	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.