Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 30.00-60.00 higher, heifers sold 15.00-40.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher , bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.40/cwt on 35 head, up $24.13 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +8.24 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$457.40

▲ 24.13 vs prior sale

35 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$51.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.29

vs MO average

−20.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	488.14	2,688	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	436.91	2,451	21

One grade step is worth $51.24/cwt here — about $237 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 sale35 hd

457.40

—

MO average19 barns · 4,883 hd

483.69

−26.29

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−20.99

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+8.24

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	—	High	1,481	178.23	2,639	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	166.65	2,391	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	157.46	1,933	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	122.73	1,313	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	700–750	723	331.83/cwt	322.00–342.00	2,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	402.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	566.77/cwt	557.00–570.00	1,938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	535.28/cwt	502.00–562.00	2,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	410.99/cwt	409.00–415.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	445.85/cwt	432.00–460.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	493.33/cwt	462.00–510.00	2,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	508.72/cwt	490.00–552.00	2,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	609.42/cwt	540.00–625.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	431.00/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	440.54/cwt	402.00–462.00	2,542	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	378.83/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,618	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	360.22/cwt	353.00–368.00	2,640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	543.16/cwt	505.00–570.00	2,319	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	532.74/cwt	495.00–552.00	1,939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	373.79/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	434.68/cwt	412.00–472.00	2,447	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	398.56/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	471.00/cwt	462.00–480.00	2,402	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,786	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	167.18/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,417	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	132.59/cwt	129.50–135.00	1,571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	149.37/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,837	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	130.30/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	194.12/cwt	185.00–199.50	3,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	150.82/cwt	147.50–154.50	1,900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	164.63/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,025	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	3,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	532.40/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	426.67/cwt	385.00–452.00	2,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	485.60/cwt	455.00–497.00	2,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	303.36/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	379.27/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,408	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	509.44/cwt	475.00–517.00	2,114	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	407.34/cwt	370.00–467.00	2,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	432.28/cwt	375.00–457.00	2,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	500.67/cwt	490.00–507.00	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,532	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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