Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, 500-700 lbs sold steady, the rest of the offering sold 10.00-20.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 15.00-20.00 lower and bulls sold 10.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.72/cwt on 15 head, down $25.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −66.24 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$335.72

▼ 25.30 vs prior sale

15 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.25

vs MO average

−9.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	340.44	1,814	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	322.74	1,767	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $401.96 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 sale15 hd

335.72

—

MO average19 barns · 2,004 hd

355.97

−20.25

National average160 barns · 10,255 hd

345.62

−9.90

This barn, trailing median28 sales

401.96

−66.24

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	1,595	160.09	2,554	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	126.11	1,663	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,623	118.66	1,926	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,241	107.09	1,329	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,525	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	123.49/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,657	9
Bulls	—	—	1,699	163.94/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	375.19/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,120	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	332.87/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	477.53/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	340.01/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	442.90/cwt	437.00–450.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.60/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	391.02/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	444.88/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	388.30/cwt	350.00–422.00	2,008	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	428.83/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	438.48/cwt	437.00–440.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	408.46/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	326.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,040	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	321.24/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	418.81/cwt	410.00–422.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	368.87/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	401.83/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	401.00/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	262.81/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	332.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	312.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	796	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,667	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	386.02/cwt	367.00–417.00	1,448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	386.35/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,797	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	380.27/cwt	325.00–425.00	1,787	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	146.61/cwt	132.00–173.00	1,869	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	118.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,926	2
Bulls	—	—	1,467	146.33/cwt	132.00–153.00	2,147	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,328	2,224.86/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,342	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	109.23/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,348	15

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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