Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.75/cwt on 32 head, up $2.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +6.80 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$408.75

▲ 2.61 vs prior sale

32 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs MO average

−5.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	415.59	2,140	26
Medium and Large 1-2	552	379.12	2,091	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $49 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 sale32 hd

408.75

—

MO average18 barns · 1,579 hd

413.99

−5.23

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−5.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

+6.80

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	1,844	178.76	3,296	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	159.05	2,423	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	155.38	2,030	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	127.17	1,317	12

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)	1,550	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,995	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,538	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	448.21/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	468.06/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,434	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	451.91/cwt	440.00–487.00	2,142	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	504.90/cwt	467.00–537.00	1,873	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	553.20/cwt	490.00–587.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	417.23/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	557.70/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,393	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	512.86/cwt	475.00–545.00	2,405	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	468.68/cwt	452.00–505.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	479.10/cwt	450.00–497.00	2,491	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	400.97/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	574.91/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	374.47/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.59/cwt	370.00–467.00	2,140	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	457.57/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	588.91/cwt	575.00–597.00	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	479.74/cwt	457.00–525.00	2,044	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	327.55/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	387.57/cwt	367.00–407.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	453.70/cwt	445.00–467.00	2,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	390.91/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	374.90/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	341.46/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	374.08/cwt	350.00–470.00	1,238	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	418.63/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	567.22/cwt	562.00–575.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	357.95/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	536.96/cwt	509.00–572.00	1,729	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,995	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	3,725.00/head	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,550	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,897	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	187.79/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,604	6
Bulls	—	—	1,708	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	149.99/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,969	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	137.13/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,382	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	162.06/cwt	141.00–177.00	2,126	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	162.25/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,455	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	154.56/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	120.05/cwt	102.00–133.00	1,267	7

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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