Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to no reports since August 19, there were little comparisons, but the steers and heifers sold 12.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls trended 10.00 lower; Demand was good and supply was light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.79/cwt on 17 head, up $20.88 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −51.11 against this barn's trailing median of $449.90.

Average price

$398.79

▲ 20.88 vs prior sale

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.70

vs MO average

−4.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	398.79	2,148	17thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.90 across 26 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 sale17 hd

398.79

—

MO average13 barns · 1,583 hd

406.48

−7.70

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−4.57

This barn, trailing median26 sales

449.90

−51.11

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	—	Low	1,690	174.35	2,946	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	152.34	2,355	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	141.06	1,732	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	122.32	1,319	31

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)	1,134	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	810	$2,950	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	723	$2,466	33

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	810	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	144.93/cwt	136.00–160.00	2,326	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	155.44/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,243	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	117.60/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,244	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,591	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	141.06/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	421.86/cwt	392.00–445.00	2,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	373.39/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	391.11/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	367.50/cwt	367.00–368.00	2,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	339.67/cwt	300.00–362.00	2,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	330.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,831	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	354.74/cwt	347.00–355.50	2,600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	481.68/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	394.61/cwt	377.00–412.00	2,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	319.89/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,153	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	328.29/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	362.23/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	443.13/cwt	405.00–470.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	435.18/cwt	412.00–455.00	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	344.76/cwt	325.00–382.00	2,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	330.03/cwt	307.00–335.00	2,386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	473.36/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	528.78/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	353.01/cwt	342.00–375.00	2,051	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	401.15/cwt	377.00–427.00	2,118	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	420.27/cwt	407.00–437.00	2,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	459.82/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	483.83/cwt	467.00–497.00	2,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	355.86/cwt	347.00–377.00	2,448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	474.40/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,992	3
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	2,465.95/head	2,393.00–2,600.00	2,466	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	439.60/cwt	405.00–480.00	2,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	178.18/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,038	5
Bulls	—	—	2,105	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	4,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,134	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	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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