Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 30.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 6.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.32/cwt on 71 head, up $17.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +7.16 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$456.32

▲ 17.68 vs prior sale

71 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$62.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.99

vs MO average

−34.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	471.35	2,563	54
Medium and Large 1-2	553	408.58	2,260	17thin

One grade step is worth $62.77/cwt here — about $303 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 sale71 hd

456.32

—

MO average19 barns · 2,625 hd

497.31

−40.99

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−34.51

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+7.16

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	—	High	1,721	208.41	3,587	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	172.94	2,546	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	164.98	1,961	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	142.88	1,375	19

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)	1,292	$3,061	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	576.97/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	609.91/cwt	595.00–617.00	2,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	696.68/cwt	695.00–700.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	433.17/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,699	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,546	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	352.54/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	385.97/cwt	365.00–396.00	2,640	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	406.64/cwt	360.00–427.00	2,533	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	332.41/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	640.05/cwt	600.00–680.00	2,483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	407.36/cwt	392.00–425.00	2,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	363.47/cwt	340.00–378.00	2,635	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	443.84/cwt	425.00–472.00	2,561	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	491.99/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,563	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	355.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	525.17/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,279	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	448.44/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,166	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	834	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,836	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	458.96/cwt	412.00–550.00	2,001	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	648.72/cwt	600.00–670.00	2,121	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	503.52/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,367	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	694.16/cwt	690.00–700.00	2,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	899	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,030	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	353.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,606	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	484.94/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	174.33/cwt	160.00–190.00	2,608	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	127.26/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,100	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	147.04/cwt	137.00–164.00	1,454	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	172.17/cwt	160.00–193.00	2,104	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	153.76/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,739	17
Bulls	—	—	1,721	208.41/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,587	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,292	3,061.39/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,061	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	534.19/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	417.14/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	424.10/cwt	400.00–442.00	2,481	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	417.09/cwt	379.00–452.00	2,202	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	563.09/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	369.70/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	497.24/cwt	465.00–600.00	2,083	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	496.58/cwt	447.00–532.00	1,857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	321.61/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	333.56/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	413.81/cwt	360.00–450.00	2,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	531.84/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	330.93/cwt	307.00–351.00	2,376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.55/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	425.11/cwt	375.00–485.00	2,606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	474.48/cwt	442.00–495.00	2,230	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	485.71/cwt	475.00–512.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	351.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	366.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	403.15/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	409.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,177	8

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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