Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the December 16th sale steers and heifers sold 25.00-50.00 higher . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand very good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.62/cwt on 96 head, up $37.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −24.55 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$424.62

▲ 37.24 vs prior sale

96 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$49.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.55

vs MO average

−41.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	431.32	2,402	83
Medium and Large 1-2	565	381.79	2,159	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.53/cwt here — about $243 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.16 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 sale96 hd

424.62

—

MO average14 barns · 5,226 hd

457.17

−32.55

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−41.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−24.55

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	1,706	177.54	3,029	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	153.61	2,333	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	152.81	1,975	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	121.84	1,139	19

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)	1,245	$2,646	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	322.17/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	406.26/cwt	390.00–422.00	2,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	451.73/cwt	425.00–497.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	434.41/cwt	412.00–465.00	1,833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	366.82/cwt	330.00–372.00	2,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	478.83/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	449.96/cwt	432.00–497.00	2,110	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	342.12/cwt	332.00–352.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	343.83/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	386.49/cwt	332.00–407.00	1,635	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	399.41/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	358.54/cwt	335.00–392.00	1,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	794	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,886	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	433.85/cwt	400.00–452.00	1,631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	397.19/cwt	362.00–420.00	1,871	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	535.79/cwt	522.00–542.00	2,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	354.89/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	560.08/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	426.66/cwt	400.00–461.00	2,440	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	373.33/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,150	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	497.81/cwt	453.00–527.00	1,872	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	518.93/cwt	487.00–547.00	1,723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	389.83/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,573	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	438.39/cwt	392.00–485.00	2,341	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	472.80/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,995	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	457.38/cwt	400.00–497.00	1,953	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	378.67/cwt	335.00–397.00	2,355	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	323.46/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,342	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	377.05/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	406.64/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,163	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	339.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	441.74/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	380.40/cwt	347.00–397.00	2,191	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	570.86/cwt	555.00–574.00	1,730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	398	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	399.04/cwt	361.00–427.00	2,115	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	686	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	419.35/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	350.46/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,359	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	420.41/cwt	375.00–470.00	2,018	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	329.25/cwt	300.00–352.00	1,900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	328.56/cwt	307.00–332.00	2,320	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	2,646.45/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,646	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	164.07/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,645	5
Bulls	—	—	1,822	188.85/cwt	181.00–195.00	3,441	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	159.47/cwt	154.00–169.50	2,441	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	102.69/cwt	80.00–125.00	905	9
Bulls	—	—	1,437	158.52/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,278	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	160.66/cwt	154.00–170.50	2,121	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	146.37/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,855	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	146.58/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,205	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	139.07/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,368	10

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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