Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the offering over 500 lbs sold 1.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.15/cwt on 81 head, up $8.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +2.66 against this barn's trailing median of $403.48.

Average price

$406.15

▲ 8.96 vs prior sale

81 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$34.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.46

vs MO average

−14.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	412.07	2,257	67
Medium and Large 1-2	561	377.78	2,120	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.29/cwt here — about $137 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $346.19, median $403.48 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 sale81 hd

406.15

—

MO average15 barns · 1,955 hd

419.61

−13.46

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−14.81

This barn, trailing median28 sales

403.48

+2.66

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	—	Average	1,636	170.66	2,791	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	163.34	2,152	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	160.86	2,326	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	141.29	1,488	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)	1,150	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$3,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	578	401.38/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,320	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	336.95/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	371.35/cwt	357.00–375.00	2,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	481.25/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,036	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	451.65/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	375.17/cwt	352.00–387.00	2,281	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	402.75/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	436.16/cwt	410.00–475.00	2,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	358.84/cwt	335.00–377.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	437.06/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	521.48/cwt	485.00–560.00	1,987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	634	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	489.47/cwt	460.00–522.00	2,570	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	352.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	552.29/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	446.49/cwt	400.00–477.00	2,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	591.00/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	384.08/cwt	363.00–406.00	2,581	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	410.28/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,646	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	529.20/cwt	487.00–545.00	2,440	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	406.39/cwt	350.00–440.00	2,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	510.61/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	455.87/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	494.62/cwt	475.00–517.00	2,068	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	408.05/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	492.03/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	316.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,270	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	162.50/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,342	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	149.21/cwt	133.00–159.00	1,617	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	113.57/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,072	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	168.89/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,167	17
Bulls	—	—	1,527	170.31/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,601	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	157.95/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,137	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	156.49/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	155.23/cwt	145.00–168.00	2,139	8
Bulls	—	—	1,929	180.45/cwt	179.00–182.00	3,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	366.79/cwt	337.00–370.00	2,865	10
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	982	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	322.09/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	509.00/cwt	485.00–542.00	1,949	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	398.19/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	469.22/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	374.17/cwt	342.00–377.00	2,571	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	367.79/cwt	335.00–377.00	2,122	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	547.54/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	415.68/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,220	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	533.22/cwt	490.00–557.00	2,261	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	416.40/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	547.94/cwt	542.00–550.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	465.33/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	515.73/cwt	497.00–530.00	1,681	10

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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