Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs steers and 400lbs heifers sold 14.00-21.00 higher, and the rest of the offering sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.76/cwt on 40 head, down $38.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.19 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$384.76

▼ 38.34 vs prior sale

40 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$59.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.35

vs MO average

−40.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	418.82	2,274	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	359.59	1,956	23

One grade step is worth $59.22/cwt here — about $319 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

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 sale40 hd

384.76

—

MO average20 barns · 2,494 hd

425.11

−40.35

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−40.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−17.19

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	1,723	201.03	3,464	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	164.52	2,373	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	160.67	1,989	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	134.50	1,386	8thin

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)	1,146	$3,223	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$3,078	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,465	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,985	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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	500–550	506	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	151.89/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,850	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	154.52/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	361.48/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	532.10/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	362.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	393.39/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	504.90/cwt	500.00–527.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	520.27/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,289	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	504.30/cwt	500.00–507.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	509.54/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	481.73/cwt	425.00–520.00	2,259	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	603.16/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	429.41/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,259	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	379.07/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,369	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	461.49/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	407.42/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	396.72/cwt	350.00–417.00	1,928	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	387.35/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	558.28/cwt	535.00–600.00	2,317	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	518.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	568.83/cwt	522.00–602.00	2,634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	644.08/cwt	600.00–685.00	1,681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	357.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	480.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	590.26/cwt	565.00–605.00	2,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	613.57/cwt	595.00–640.00	2,049	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	484.78/cwt	440.00–530.00	2,516	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	407.77/cwt	375.00–445.00	2,320	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	425.78/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,223	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	553.86/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,315	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	114.47/cwt	101.00–132.00	1,157	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	171.14/cwt	165.00–175.50	2,512	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	152.60/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,132	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	165.45/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,083	33
Bulls	—	—	1,358	178.31/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	205.57/cwt	193.00–223.00	3,692	10
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	3,157.70/head	2,550.00–3,650.00	3,158	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,465.14/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	3,174.06/head	2,000.00–3,600.00	3,174	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	975	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	970	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	832	2,854.21/head	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,854	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,192	4,183.33/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,183	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	4,275.00/head	4,275.00–4,275.00	4,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	357.86/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	561.12/cwt	542.00–580.00	1,582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	364.19/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	361.64/cwt	342.00–382.00	2,492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	485.60/cwt	435.00–502.00	2,088	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	449.84/cwt	417.00–497.00	2,119	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	297.48/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	512.03/cwt	450.00–532.00	1,889	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	330.26/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,388	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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