Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.77/cwt on 43 head, down $21.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −49.19 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$352.77

▼ 21.62 vs prior sale

43 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$28.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.50

vs MO average

−60.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	371.54	2,037	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	342.71	1,865	28

One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about $172 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

30 sales

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 sale43 hd

352.77

—

MO average21 barns · 6,037 hd

406.26

−53.50

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−60.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−49.19

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	—	High	1,579	172.88	2,730	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	150.74	1,851	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	145.23	2,191	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	121.76	1,292	20

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)	1,320	$2,542	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	383.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	133.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,458	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	157.25/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,241	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	133.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	475.14/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	381.61/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	419.84/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	320.48/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	410.06/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	631	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	502.96/cwt	500.00–512.00	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	434.85/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	328.37/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	344.94/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,835	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	429.26/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	501.03/cwt	472.00–520.00	1,864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	526.29/cwt	475.00–545.00	1,716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	413.12/cwt	397.00–430.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	466.17/cwt	447.00–482.00	2,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	574.92/cwt	525.00–605.00	1,524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	350.82/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	473.64/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,060	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	384.95/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	323.02/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	456.69/cwt	432.00–480.00	1,754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	393.94/cwt	332.00–422.00	2,064	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	158.64/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,894	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	115.54/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,206	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	144.85/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,221	15
Bulls	—	—	1,819	190.64/cwt	183.50–201.00	3,468	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	167.13/cwt	158.00–173.50	2,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	150.96/cwt	147.50–154.00	2,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	144.90/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,856	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	952	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	2,542.23/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	397.22/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,276	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	451.70/cwt	425.00–467.00	1,897	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	353.79/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	425.59/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,988	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	454.33/cwt	427.00–480.00	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	369.45/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,139	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	338.00/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	451.15/cwt	422.00–467.00	1,940	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	346.44/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	417.52/cwt	405.00–432.00	1,958	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	373.92/cwt	357.00–389.00	1,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	470.95/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	334.84/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,330	3

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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