Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-08-18

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Aug 18
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Aug 11Aug 18latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
26 vs last sale 139 48 vs year ago 213 · 22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
16 vs last sale 35 10 vs year ago 41 · +24.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
12 vs last sale 20 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale (Sept 8) due to Labor Day*

The feeder calve offering was too small for a trend comparison, undertones were lower. A few slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 lower; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.52/cwt on 15 head, up $2.19 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits 41.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.
Average price
$360.52
2.19 vs prior sale
15 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,864
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
17.96
vs MO average
+9.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517360.521,86415thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
468423377332median 401.9612/1602/2404/2106/1608/18
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 sale15 hd
360.52
MO average8 barns · 545 hd
378.48
−17.96
National average122 barns · 3,757 hd
351.18
+9.34
This barn, trailing median30 sales
401.96
−41.43
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,523174.092,6519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,395159.412,2245thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230154.031,89511
CowsLean 85-90%High959131.401,26110

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$3,9733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$3,3584thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bulls1,315130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,419156.76/cwt151.00–164.002,2244
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2101
CowsLean 85-90%1,059148.24/cwt139.00–156.501,5704
CowsLean 85-90%893120.18/cwt93.00–131.001,0736
Bulls1,549179.60/cwt152.00–190.002,7828
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368430.03/cwt425.00–435.001,5832
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8532
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320420.08/cwt410.00–430.001,3445
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476375.97/cwt362.00–427.001,7907
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650640332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550509365.99/cwt325.00–382.001,86313
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720301.02/cwt300.00–302.002,1672
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588375.99/cwt375.00–377.002,2112
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7603
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950912285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5992
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662342.64/cwt335.00–345.002,26819
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472460.86/cwt450.00–475.002,1754
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550539390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1026
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750704293.70/cwt275.00–300.002,0684
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000951219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0834
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624330.66/cwt320.00–345.002,0636
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400381484.97/cwt470.00–495.001,8485
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683349.92/cwt345.00–357.002,3903
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430464.60/cwt450.00–482.001,9986
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482379.45/cwt340.00–425.001,8293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1083
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5504
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750735334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,45512
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550537341.85/cwt325.00–370.001,8363
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478443.69/cwt435.00–455.002,1214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230154.03/cwt141.00–164.001,89511
Bred CowsMedium 29802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0853,972.81/head3,800.00–4,050.003,9733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2473,576.74/head3,150.00–3,850.003,5773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7064

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.