Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the hot weather not enough feeder in the offering to determine a trend. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish a trend and supply very light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.96/cwt on 10 head, up $2.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +3.80 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$452.96

▲ 2.81 vs prior sale

10 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.78

vs MO average

+33.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	452.96	2,511	10thin

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

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 sale10 hd

452.96

—

MO average11 barns · 779 hd

432.18

+20.78

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+33.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+3.80

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	1,617	196.83	3,182	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	175.90	2,327	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	167.31	2,100	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,104	157.05	1,734	6thin

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)	1,317	$4,034	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	211.24/cwt	200.00–223.00	3,819	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	175.90/cwt	165.50–186.00	2,327	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	161.66/cwt	145.00–168.00	1,878	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	175.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	157.33/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	464.97/cwt	462.00–475.00	2,125	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	384.59/cwt	377.00–387.00	2,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	311	617.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	600–650	623	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	1,866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	484.20/cwt	425.00–542.00	2,624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	418.01/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	481.18/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	481.76/cwt	442.00–500.00	2,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	478.97/cwt	452.00–500.00	1,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	406.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	433.92/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	417.68/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	496.61/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,116	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	472.76/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	384.86/cwt	382.00–387.00	2,282	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	171.84/cwt	168.50–180.00	2,143	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	377.83/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,317	4,034.18/head	3,850.00–4,250.00	4,034	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1

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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