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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Dec 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 407▼ 216 vs year ago 563 · −38.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 145▲ 15 vs year ago 101 · +14.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale December 23 & 30 Due to Christmas and New Years

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold steady, the rest of the offering sold 16.00-36.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand very good and supply light to 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 $387.37/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −59.53 against this barn's trailing median of $446.91.

Average price

$387.37

44 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$39.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.80

vs MO average

−56.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	396.45	2,228	34
Medium and Large 1-2	553	356.52	1,972	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.93/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd

387.37

—

MO average19 barns · 4,066 hd

429.18

−41.80

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−56.73

This barn, trailing median26 sales

446.91

−59.53

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $446.91 across 26 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	1,724	168.59	2,906	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	156.05	2,240	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	148.98	1,975	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,114	124.39	1,386	29

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)	1,082	$2,072	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,018	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	452.18/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,420	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	408.55/cwt	402.00–415.00	1,401	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	451.91/cwt	412.00–467.00	1,699	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	412.76/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,614	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	443.31/cwt	432.00–460.00	1,871	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	427.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,010	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	403.16/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,955	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	336.62/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,730	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	412.67/cwt	387.00–422.00	2,146	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	391.46/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,251	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	369.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,141	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	379.68/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,377	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,566	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	325.73/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,541	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,213	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	436.31/cwt	407.00–460.00	1,344	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	434.58/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,595	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	413.50/cwt	397.00–427.00	1,741	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	351.67/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,491	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	391.70/cwt	360.00–417.00	1,845	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	355.07/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,726	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	367.14/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,913	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	322.86/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,689	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	355.42/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,065	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	323.97/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,895	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	323.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,005	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	299.83/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,186	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	291.02/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,203	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,702	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,696	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	397.01/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,906	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	396.51/cwt	352.00–410.00	2,236	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	341.52/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,981	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	332.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,098	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	321.68/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,155	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	132.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,004	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	171.73/cwt	151.00–198.00	3,014	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	187.97/cwt	176.00–200.00	3,440	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	115.62/cwt	90.00–126.00	1,230	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	132.58/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,539	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	144.42/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,838	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,773	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	147.83/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,104	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	161.47/cwt	155.00–182.00	2,304	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	158.40/cwt	154.00–164.50	2,279	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	830	2,018.22/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,018	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	885	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,148	2,233.12/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,233	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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 407Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 145Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 4

*No Sale December 23 & 30 Due to Christmas and New Years

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold steady, the rest of the offering sold 16.00-36.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand very good and supply light to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	325.00–350.00	341.52
3	850–900	895	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	385	442.00	442.00
3	400–450	422	402.00	402.00
3	450–500	480	375.00–410.00	397.01
6	550–600	564	352.00–410.00	396.51
7	600–650	631	320.00–350.00	332.47
4	650–700	670	312.00–325.00	321.68
3	850–900	850	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
10	300–350	314	447.00–465.00	452.18
10	350–400	376	412.00–467.00	451.91
13	400–450	422	432.00–460.00	443.31
27	450–500	470	400.00–435.00	427.69
8	500–550	520	387.00–422.00	412.67
26	550–600	575	377.00–400.00	391.46
11	600–650	626	350.00–395.00	379.68
5	700–750	701	366.00	366.00
2	750–800	780	312.00–340.00	325.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	402.00–415.00	408.55
4	350–400	391	412.00–415.00	412.76
2	450–500	485	387.00–420.00	403.16
4	500–550	514	325.00–345.00	336.62
6	550–600	579	355.00–380.00	369.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	258	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	308	407.00–460.00	436.31
13	350–400	367	405.00–450.00	434.58
14	400–450	421	397.00–427.00	413.50
26	450–500	471	360.00–417.00	391.70
9	500–550	521	350.00–382.00	367.14
12	550–600	581	345.00–367.00	355.42
5	600–650	619	315.00–340.00	323.90
6	700–750	729	295.00–302.00	299.83
5	750–800	757	290.00–295.00	291.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	350.00–357.00	351.67
7	450–500	486	340.00–375.00	355.07
4	500–550	523	270.00–350.00	322.86
8	550–600	585	302.00–330.00	323.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	154.00–164.50	158.40
2	—	1,423	145.00–151.00	147.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,427	155.00–182.00	161.47
23	—	1,273	135.00–153.00	144.42
3	—	1,323	133.00–135.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	128.00–145.00	132.58
14	—	1,064	90.00–126.00	115.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	151.00–198.00	171.73
4	—	1,515	125.00–137.00	132.31
7	—	1,830	176.00–200.00	187.97

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,018.22

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	2	—	1,148	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,233.12

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.