Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week,500-600 lbs heifers sold 40.00-60.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, 6.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.43/cwt on 37 head, down $0.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −26.73 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$422.43

▼ 0.93 vs prior sale

37 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$80.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.92

vs MO average

−42.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	439.93	2,443	29
Medium and Large 1-2	570	358.99	2,046	8thin

One grade step is worth $80.94/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd

422.43

—

MO average20 barns · 4,768 hd

459.35

−36.92

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−42.90

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−26.73

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	1,688	172.94	2,919	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	156.37	1,983	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,557	153.60	2,391	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	133.08	1,365	13

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)	1,160	$3,174	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$2,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,367	6

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	550–600	560	365.84/cwt	357.00–375.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	368.06/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,918	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	403.67/cwt	402.00–407.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	440.62/cwt	400.00–457.00	2,287	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	383.45/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	458.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	458.91/cwt	450.00–497.00	1,496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	358.48/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,542	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,028	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	322.40/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	441.79/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	351.48/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,165	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	486.64/cwt	460.00–530.00	2,034	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	386.96/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	439.44/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,553	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	555.56/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	344.00/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	915	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	348.52/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	470.74/cwt	442.00–485.00	2,198	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	386.07/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	455.92/cwt	442.00–475.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	524.20/cwt	460.00–547.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	498.18/cwt	457.00–550.00	1,848	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	358.99/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,046	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	365.26/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	423.75/cwt	417.00–427.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	368.46/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	298.06/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	492.49/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,783	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,729	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	163.39/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,492	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	144.31/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,465	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	110.13/cwt	98.00–124.00	1,157	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	162.36/cwt	149.00–176.50	2,017	27
Bulls	—	—	1,683	195.68/cwt	187.50–207.00	3,293	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	174.05/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	146.76/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,373	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,467	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	148.35/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,957	17
Bulls	—	—	1,865	149.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,781	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,317	3,283.33/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	3,174.03/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,142	3,450.00/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	459.35/cwt	427.00–482.00	1,759	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	332.52/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	476.59/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,440	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	446.07/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,945	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	401.45/cwt	397.00–417.00	2,252	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	443.61/cwt	422.00–450.00	1,863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	426.48/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	448.22/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,169	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	316.93/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,646	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	541.90/cwt	530.00–557.00	2,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,438	2

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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