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SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction Market Report

Jackson, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.22/cwt +20.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 530 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $421.80/cwt +26.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 478 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $443.62/cwt ≈ $1,430/hd at 322 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 398 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 288 4 490.00–515.00 $509.24 $1,467 +75.30
315–342 330 11 480.00–500.00 $497.75 $1,643 +34.76
365–395 371 5 465.00–495.00 $485.66 $1,802 —
400–412 fancy 410 15 460.00–490.00 $486.10 $1,993 —
400–440 428 4 410.00–455.00 $423.61 $1,813 +3.69
450–481 478 20 390.00–450.00 $421.80 $2,016 +21.80
500–515 511 7 365.00–387.00 $376.09 $1,922 —
550–582 575 9 359.00–370.00 $367.66 $2,114 +3.25
608 fancy 608 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,158 —
640 640 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,984 —
800–820 815 4 259.00–268.00 $261.21 $2,129 -8.79
970 970 3 241.00 $241.00 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,617 -7.46
715 715 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,723 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 8 385.00–427.00 $400.48 $1,282 —
324 fancy 324 11 475.00 $475.00 $1,539 —
350–360 fancy 353 4 435.00–465.00 $442.66 $1,563 —
352–395 362 5 400.00–430.00 $418.58 $1,515 +28.31
417–435 fancy 422 4 410.00–420.00 $412.58 $1,741 —
405–438 424 10 365.00–415.00 $384.96 $1,632 +5.71
453–495 469 16 342.00–395.00 $371.01 $1,740 +0.30
500–545 525 8 305.00–337.00 $321.55 $1,688 +14.44
550–560 554 10 302.00–320.00 $312.51 $1,731 -8.53
610–615 614 4 278.00–327.00 $293.68 $1,803 +10.03
720–735 728 2 251.00–261.00 $256.05 $1,864 +2.05
885–893 889 6 230.00–239.00 $234.52 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 355.00–370.00 $362.55 $1,407 —
410–440 434 5 322.00–360.00 $344.39 $1,495 +25.10
450–498 480 10 302.00–347.00 $325.32 $1,562 +11.90
505–545 519 7 250.00–287.00 $268.05 $1,391 -48.97
560–595 581 6 244.00–291.00 $278.60 $1,619 +31.60
608–620 612 5 265.00–266.00 $265.80 $1,627 +18.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 447.00 $447.00 $1,529 —
390 fancy 390 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,814 —
410–445 422 11 385.00–467.00 $421.09 $1,777 +4.69
465–467 467 7 377.00–395.00 $392.44 $1,833 -7.24
500–545 530 25 317.00–385.00 $365.22 $1,936 +20.22
610–625 618 4 265.00–297.00 $281.07 $1,737 -13.52
650–690 668 6 245.00–256.00 $249.69 $1,668 -17.51
755–785 768 3 230.00–239.00 $235.03 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 —
515–535 528 5 286.00–350.00 $302.62 $1,598 —
633 633 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,519 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1840 1115 80-85% 20 121.00–136.00 $131.99 $1,472 —
1000–1910 1213 80-85% 25 137.50–159.00 $143.97 $1,746 +11.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,762 —
1180–1885 1455 75-80% 16 140.00–158.00 $146.69 $2,134 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1165 955 85-90% 10 105.00–120.00 $114.52 $1,094 —
930–1410 1110 85-90% 6 125.00–135.00 $129.62 $1,439 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1865 1685 4 135.00–184.50 $151.28 $2,549 —
1450–2210 1773 12 179.00–195.00 $186.03 $3,298 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,190 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
790–900 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,593.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–3,050.00 $2,825.00 +650.00

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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.