Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven , from 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower in a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply very light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.64/cwt on 38 head, down $23.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.48 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$449.64

▼ 23.41 vs prior sale

38 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$4.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.53

vs MO average

−22.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	449.90	2,487	36
Medium and Large 1-2	552	445.00	2,456	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.90/cwt here — about $30 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 sale38 hd

449.64

—

MO average13 barns · 1,273 hd

473.18

−23.53

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−22.48

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+0.48

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	1,755	192.44	3,377	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	163.79	2,634	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	158.06	1,922	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	120.29	1,285	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	166.56/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,722	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	140.14/cwt	134.50–147.00	1,599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	110.36/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,139	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	154.10/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,339	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	165.03/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,078	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	151.29/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,756	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	195.36/cwt	180.00–210.00	3,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	551.86/cwt	477.00–595.00	2,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	372.65/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	435.92/cwt	415.00–447.00	2,110	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	357.96/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	455.39/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	398.27/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	452.08/cwt	450.00–462.00	2,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	617.03/cwt	556.00–645.00	2,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	531.81/cwt	495.00–565.00	2,542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	463.53/cwt	435.00–512.00	2,457	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	458.23/cwt	420.00–477.00	2,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	378.64/cwt	362.00–387.00	2,613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	421.08/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	401.51/cwt	392.00–437.00	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	562.38/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,131	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	437.71/cwt	410.00–472.00	2,508	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	489.50/cwt	485.00–497.00	2,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	376.56/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,015	3

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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