Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-10-13

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 390▼ 74 vs year ago 342 · −21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 95▼ 36 vs year ago 89 · −40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold 10.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.19/cwt on 32 head, up $14.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.99 against this barn's trailing median of $397.19.
Average price
$352.19
▲ 14.59 vs prior sale
32 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−7.95
vs MO average
−20.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557352.191,96232
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
352.19
—
MO average19 barns · 1,428 hd
360.14
−7.95
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−20.57
This barn, trailing median29 sales
397.19
−44.99
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
468419370322median 397.1902/2404/1406/0908/1110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $397.19 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,885155.682,9347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256120.941,51914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534119.671,8366thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,303106.921,39314

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$2,8362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,323$2,6592thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,050$3,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268574.40/cwt555.00–610.001,5397
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333477.56/cwt470.00–485.001,5902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380517.44/cwt502.00–525.001,9663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,6482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425449.00/cwt420.00–475.001,90810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480392.62/cwt360.00–402.001,8855
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530383.85/cwt352.00–392.002,0349
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,1592
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618352.08/cwt335.00–369.002,1768
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2952
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320347.15/cwt325.00–370.001,1112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325433.48/cwt414.00–452.001,4093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419418.81/cwt400.00–437.001,7556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440363.26/cwt360.00–370.001,5983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471361.02/cwt325.00–380.001,70013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474382.12/cwt360.00–390.001,81110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527356.48/cwt345.00–367.001,87912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575349.62/cwt320.00–360.002,01020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617327.12/cwt315.00–335.002,0185
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683334.04/cwt302.00–350.002,2816
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0243
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1748315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1822
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,4853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363393.37/cwt375.00–412.001,4282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387459.61/cwt450.00–475.001,7794
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412420.01/cwt405.00–432.001,7307
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476408.24/cwt400.00–425.001,9439
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490344.99/cwt340.00–350.001,6904
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2503350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527373.90/cwt350.00–386.001,9709
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567367.68/cwt332.00–385.002,08518
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592341.66/cwt340.00–345.002,0233
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633339.98/cwt325.00–347.002,15216
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667320.70/cwt317.00–325.002,1393
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3823189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5553
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3957208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9916
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,865143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,6671
Bulls——1,888157.79/cwt151.00–162.002,9796
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146124.50/cwt122.00–128.001,4274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18072.00/cwt72.00–72.008501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300119.51/cwt114.00–121.001,55410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,300108.08/cwt95.00–113.001,40511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,378118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503122.65/cwt121.00–125.001,8433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565116.69/cwt115.00–120.001,8263
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0503,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1552,836.36/head2,500.00–3,200.002,8362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3232,658.79/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6592

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.