Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the heat again this week not enough feeders in the offering for a trend comparison with lower quality also in the offering. Slaughter cows steady and bulls scarce; Demand not establish and supply very light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.19/cwt on 11 head, down $49.64 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$346.19

▼ 49.64 vs prior sale

11 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$33.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.96

vs MO average

−14.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	358.29	1,910	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	325.00	1,658	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about $252 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $346.19, median $401.96 across 30 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 sale11 hd

346.19

—

MO average11 barns · 487 hd

379.14

−32.96

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−14.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−55.77

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	1,513	192.50	2,912	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	182.50	2,920	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	166.25	2,170	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	143.17	1,369	5thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	650–700	658	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	362.68/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	370.75/cwt	357.00–373.00	1,828	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	157.58/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,209	3
Bulls	—	—	1,070	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	137.16/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	404.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,077	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	172.66/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,238	8
Bulls	—	—	1,955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	147.17/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,454	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	342.72/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	347.33/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	465.15/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	319.58/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	513.33/cwt	485.00–522.00	2,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	509.10/cwt	500.00–512.00	2,189	4

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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