Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-27.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 20.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.71/cwt on 72 head, down $9.40 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +24.54 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$473.71

▼ 9.40 vs prior sale

72 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$42.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.94

vs MO average

−13.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	513.06	2,611	5thin
Medium and Large 1	565	470.77	2,660	67

One grade step is worth $42.29/cwt here — about −$48 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.16 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

473.71

—

MO average19 barns · 3,545 hd

494.65

−20.94

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−13.84

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+24.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,906	224.13	4,272	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	169.46	2,496	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	165.05	1,982	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	143.37	1,601	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,418	$2,736	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	439.30/cwt	415.00–449.00	2,728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	446.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	563.00/cwt	551.00–575.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	516.77/cwt	485.00–532.00	2,698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	446.46/cwt	397.00–490.00	2,317	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	472.24/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	372.02/cwt	363.00–376.00	2,645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	452.56/cwt	442.00–485.00	2,634	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	669.46/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	624.97/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	633.06/cwt	623.00–640.00	2,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	557.80/cwt	520.00–585.00	2,376	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	386.30/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	513.06/cwt	477.00–537.00	2,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	522.56/cwt	477.00–577.00	2,519	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	562.88/cwt	522.00–577.00	1,891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	525.73/cwt	472.00–567.00	2,234	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	503.87/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,388	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	571.40/cwt	537.00–610.00	2,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	412.39/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	369.49/cwt	367.00–372.00	2,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	556.30/cwt	522.00–590.00	1,869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	339.60/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	400.48/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	446.60/cwt	390.00–475.00	2,086	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	489.30/cwt	457.00–495.00	2,388	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	381.14/cwt	335.00–413.00	2,394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	450.00–580.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	472.20/cwt	452.00–482.00	2,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	519.01/cwt	475.00–545.00	2,159	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	541.67/cwt	475.00–570.00	2,020	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,592	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,418	2,735.84/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	170.92/cwt	162.00–190.50	2,095	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	154.39/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,772	12
Bulls	—	—	1,906	224.13/cwt	200.00–241.00	4,272	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,660	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	147.46/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,705	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	155.66/cwt	153.50–157.50	2,382	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	171.58/cwt	161.50–180.50	2,512	13

How this sale compares

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.

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