Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.64/cwt on 23 head, up $0.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −10.52 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$438.64

▲ 0.25 vs prior sale

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$43.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.52

vs MO average

−44.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	459.34	2,438	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	416.07	2,304	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.27/cwt here — about $134 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

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 sale23 hd

438.64

—

MO average17 barns · 2,286 hd

479.16

−40.52

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−44.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−10.52

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	1,847	192.45	3,554	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	172.55	2,683	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	161.90	1,952	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	137.38	1,394	11

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)	1,090	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$3,290	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,600	$4,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	300–350	328	558.62/cwt	525.00–630.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	705.00/cwt	695.00–710.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	458.55/cwt	440.00–477.00	2,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	413.83/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	362.54/cwt	334.00–367.00	2,396	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	352.43/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	431.21/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	395.85/cwt	365.00–425.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	485.03/cwt	405.00–517.00	2,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	491.21/cwt	477.00–512.00	2,053	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	551.63/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	565.66/cwt	547.00–600.00	2,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	379.68/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	473.40/cwt	442.00–502.00	2,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	636.91/cwt	580.00–650.00	2,274	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	357.84/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,609	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	420.56/cwt	380.00–428.00	2,351	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	489.83/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	647.58/cwt	625.00–655.00	2,098	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	484.74/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	457.85/cwt	420.00–482.00	2,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	552.61/cwt	450.00–597.00	2,100	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	346.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	392.29/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	443.56/cwt	437.00–457.00	2,165	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	173.35/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,687	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	168.72/cwt	160.00–183.00	2,141	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	145.03/cwt	134.00–168.00	1,566	7
Bulls	—	—	1,332	171.64/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,286	3
Bulls	—	—	2,067	201.37/cwt	186.00–214.00	4,162	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	123.98/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,117	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	154.83/cwt	145.00–163.50	1,765	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,402	3,532.10/head	2,500.00–4,550.00	3,532	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,600	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	3,048.04/head	2,000.00–4,025.00	3,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	343.14/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	379.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	359.31/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,203	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	466.63/cwt	450.00–552.00	2,198	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	546.89/cwt	518.00–577.00	2,324	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	398.18/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	515.43/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	350.18/cwt	342.00–375.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	379.73/cwt	345.00–455.00	1,997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	376.00/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	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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