Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a light feeder offering no trend comparison was established. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.19/cwt on 37 head, down $2.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −4.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$397.19

▼ 2.15 vs prior sale

37 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$22.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.62

vs MO average

−33.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	403.88	2,140	26
Medium and Large 1-2	534	381.36	2,035	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about $105 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 sale37 hd

397.19

—

MO average21 barns · 3,282 hd

430.80

−33.62

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−33.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−4.77

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	1,751	192.44	3,369	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	170.30	2,478	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	161.43	2,030	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	141.31	1,440	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,908	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,660	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,377	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	655.63/cwt	647.00–670.00	2,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	362.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	409.63/cwt	325.00–450.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	400.94/cwt	382.00–420.00	2,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	443.78/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	616.04/cwt	600.00–632.00	2,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	400.10/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	515.00/cwt	487.00–537.00	2,467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	531.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	534.33/cwt	502.00–550.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	535.51/cwt	495.00–577.00	2,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	483.50/cwt	477.00–490.00	2,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	388.53/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	453.52/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	378.09/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	564.46/cwt	518.00–598.00	2,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	467.13/cwt	447.00–485.00	2,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	410.92/cwt	375.00–527.00	2,396	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	153.09/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,950	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	165.60/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,068	18
Bulls	—	—	1,708	195.59/cwt	184.00–201.00	3,341	8
Bulls	—	—	1,865	184.04/cwt	178.00–195.00	3,432	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	144.72/cwt	128.00–156.00	1,509	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	173.16/cwt	159.00–181.00	2,575	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,020	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	885	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	3,908.40/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,212	2,377.44/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,377	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	3,660.00/head	2,900.00–4,250.00	3,660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	507.85/cwt	477.00–525.00	2,148	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	432.28/cwt	400.00–452.00	2,261	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	319.39/cwt	312.00–327.00	2,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	343.49/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	464.79/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	371.99/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	405.19/cwt	387.00–435.00	2,107	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	365.21/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	367.47/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	429.27/cwt	355.00–500.00	1,322	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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