Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 lbs steers sold 15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold 10.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.62/cwt on 36 head, up $2.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +10.46 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$459.62

▲ 2.22 vs prior sale

36 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$28.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.69

vs MO average

−27.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	477.70	2,598	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	449.41	2,518	23

One grade step is worth $28.29/cwt here — about $80 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 sale36 hd

459.62

—

MO average18 barns · 3,127 hd

483.31

−23.69

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−27.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+10.46

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	1,776	200.30	3,557	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	164.64	2,595	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	161.50	2,094	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	130.59	1,313	9thin

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)	1,235	$4,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,962	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$3,331	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$3,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	400–450	419	501.71/cwt	432.00–520.00	2,102	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	443.43/cwt	435.00–457.00	1,880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	359.23/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	444.75/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	328.49/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	334.05/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	484.05/cwt	472.00–490.00	2,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	406.38/cwt	365.00–435.00	2,499	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	643.68/cwt	635.00–645.00	2,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	577.48/cwt	575.00–580.00	2,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	541.93/cwt	500.00–571.00	2,244	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	593.85/cwt	577.00–615.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	368.35/cwt	336.00–380.00	2,682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	475.79/cwt	464.00–500.00	2,565	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	459.68/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	578.46/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,123	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	363.62/cwt	363.50–365.00	2,789	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	511.81/cwt	475.00–545.00	2,431	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	375.91/cwt	360.00–417.00	2,594	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	454.98/cwt	437.00–480.00	2,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	351.04/cwt	325.00–360.50	2,924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	439.99/cwt	390.00–475.00	2,596	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	533.77/cwt	512.00–545.00	2,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	430.11/cwt	403.00–455.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,134	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	142.85/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,426	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	115.26/cwt	104.00–126.00	1,170	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	151.39/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,265	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	170.53/cwt	160.00–183.00	2,749	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	171.57/cwt	161.00–184.00	2,232	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	152.80/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,005	15
Bulls	—	—	1,801	205.89/cwt	188.00–219.00	3,708	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	965	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	3,961.60/head	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,962	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,182	3,331.31/head	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,331	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	3,350.00/head	2,950.00–3,750.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	350.81/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	409.31/cwt	387.00–435.00	2,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	372.96/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,365	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	376.34/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	490.71/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	372.13/cwt	342.00–382.00	2,344	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	432.89/cwt	380.00–460.00	2,048	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	419.60/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,215	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	492.85/cwt	480.00–507.00	2,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	471.72/cwt	427.00–487.00	2,179	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	399.15/cwt	397.00–402.00	2,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	504.76/cwt	480.00–532.00	1,893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	420.12/cwt	385.00–467.00	2,185	15

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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