Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale (July 7) due to the 4th of July Holiday*

There was not enough feeders in the offering for a trend comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls scarce; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $418.95/cwt on 9 head, down $9.69 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits −0.82 against this barn's trailing median of $419.77.

Average price

$418.95

▼ 9.69 vs prior sale

9 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	418.95	2,216	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.41, low $391.70, median $419.77 across 19 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 sale9 hd

418.95

—

MO average13 barns · 173 hd

437.68

−18.73

This barn, trailing median19 sales

419.77

−0.82

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	—	Average	1,858	196.50	3,650	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	171.23	2,134	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	166.56	2,609	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,206	134.93	1,627	4thin

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)	1,182	$2,962	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,839	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	159.14/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	176.06/cwt	165.00–190.00	2,044	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,563	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	145.08/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	470.06/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	407.79/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	571.56/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	516.98/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,244	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	413.74/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	600.52/cwt	575.00–610.00	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	512.40/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	491.95/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	554.73/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	490.77/cwt	450.00–540.00	2,356	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,839.19/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	418.95/cwt	400.00–490.00	2,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	465.89/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	432.66/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	462.10/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,973	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	168.41/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,663	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	156.39/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,322	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,540	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	2,943.25/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,943	2

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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