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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.52/cwt +11.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 422 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $366.29/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 478 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.35/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,408/hd at 374 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 485 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 276 7 400.00–405.00 $402.69 $1,111 -9.45
310–345 336 9 340.00–420.00 $398.50 $1,339 +10.22
378 fancy 378 3 434.00 $434.00 $1,641 +1.50
375–398 386 11 380.00–417.00 $404.40 $1,561 +3.90
400–405 fancy 404 5 422.00 $422.00 $1,705 +0.77
405–445 426 11 350.00–402.00 $387.47 $1,651 -5.08
460–494 478 20 350.00–387.00 $366.29 $1,751 +7.98
500–520 512 6 325.00–340.00 $331.08 $1,695 -6.72
505–543 fancy 521 7 362.00–372.00 $367.54 $1,915 +9.39
550 550 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,826 -9.63
600–640 623 7 277.00–297.00 $291.92 $1,819 -22.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 360.00 $360.00 $979 —
310–348 339 4 325.00–357.00 $349.67 $1,185 -0.33
415–445 429 4 290.00–347.00 $318.60 $1,367 —
498 498 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,678 -13.00
502–505 503 4 280.00–325.00 $313.70 $1,578 +27.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 382.00 $382.00 $1,070 —
315 fancy 315 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,307 —
330–345 340 5 372.00–397.00 $384.26 $1,306 -6.91
350–398 374 18 357.00–407.00 $376.35 $1,408 +9.98
400–440 fancy 415 15 367.00–395.00 $374.48 $1,554 +0.20
405–448 430 13 350.00–385.00 $363.79 $1,564 +19.23
460–482 466 16 320.00–337.00 $331.22 $1,543 -6.09
501 fancy 501 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,603 —
508–542 521 8 292.00–312.00 $302.38 $1,575 -7.47
600–632 618 10 250.00–260.00 $254.53 $1,573 -8.17
665–670 668 2 253.00–255.00 $254.00 $1,697 -3.65
700–730 710 3 235.00–246.00 $240.41 $1,707 -6.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 331 4 300.00–332.00 $314.03 $1,039 -10.97
375–395 386 5 300.00–347.00 $317.48 $1,225 -6.27
438–445 441 6 275.00–322.00 $308.98 $1,363 +19.66
480–490 484 7 270.00–310.00 $296.42 $1,435 +5.46
520–540 534 7 260.00–290.00 $277.55 $1,482 -4.09
550–585 574 9 251.00–285.00 $270.91 $1,555 -6.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,170 —
368 368 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,398 -24.07
400–437 428 11 327.00–390.00 $340.96 $1,459 -31.19
450–490 472 14 320.00–377.00 $344.90 $1,628 +11.78
500–545 526 7 290.00–337.00 $323.11 $1,700 +6.21
570–598 585 7 280.00–307.00 $296.70 $1,736 -4.86
600–630 623 4 265.00–282.00 $269.10 $1,676 -7.75
700–732 721 5 250.00–257.00 $252.35 $1,819 +11.59
810–832 827 4 229.00–243.00 $232.43 $1,922 +12.43
855 855 3 238.00 $238.00 $2,035 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,335 -28.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,102 —
960–1530 1185 80-85% 35 130.00–147.00 $136.49 $1,617 +12.43
845–1590 1225 80-85% 14 120.00–130.00 $125.57 $1,538 -10.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1915 1382 75-80% 11 132.00–149.50 $140.45 $1,941 —
1635 1635 75-80% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1330 979 85-90% 4 115.00–125.00 $119.80 $1,173 —
965–1110 1058 85-90% 3 80.00–110.00 $96.11 $1,017 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1505 1472 3 141.00–146.00 $143.30 $2,109 —
1485–2140 1731 8 169.00–179.00 $173.82 $3,009 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1380 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,750.00 $1,580.00
1085–1430 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 1,875.00–3,325.00 $2,692.57
1045–1435 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 31 2,000.00–3,000.00 $2,501.37
1090–1388 1276 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,250.00–2,375.00 $2,139.84
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1105–1412 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,525.00–1,700.00 $1,650.78
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–850 847 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,975.00 $1,634.84
945–980 963 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–2,325.00 $1,870.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
772 772 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00
835 835 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1225 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,100.00–2,150.00 $2,133.33 -516.67
1225–1375 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,950.00–3,050.00 $3,000.00 —
1200–1475 1317 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,650.00–2,850.00 $2,733.33 —
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.