Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. steers and heifers sold uneven, from 11.00 lower to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate. They have some replacement cows dispersal sales totaling 74 head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.85/cwt on 21 head, down $13.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.90 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$402.85

▼ 13.83 vs prior sale

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$49.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.37

vs MO average

−24.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	412.35	2,228	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	362.50	1,963	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.85/cwt here — about $265 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 sale21 hd

402.85

—

MO average17 barns · 2,416 hd

441.22

−38.37

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−24.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

+0.90

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	1,777	197.05	3,502	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	176.65	2,449	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	163.32	1,867	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	949	136.93	1,300	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,997	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$3,886	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,281	$3,805	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$3,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,249	$3,541	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$5,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,226	$4,446	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$3,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	650–700	683	326.63/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	455.93/cwt	420.00–472.00	2,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	636.65/cwt	575.00–695.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	391.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	426.31/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	414.17/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	545.26/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,778	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	413.46/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,324	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	515.61/cwt	460.00–552.00	1,923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	504.14/cwt	470.00–540.00	2,117	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	411.10/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,121	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	451.82/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	319.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	422.34/cwt	400.00–442.00	1,964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	456.15/cwt	430.00–502.00	2,668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	556.04/cwt	532.00–572.00	2,435	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	622.18/cwt	605.00–645.00	2,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	365.21/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	668.42/cwt	645.00–695.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	509.71/cwt	437.00–560.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	591.62/cwt	562.00–612.00	2,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	417.69/cwt	414.00–425.00	2,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	525.04/cwt	497.00–542.00	2,515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	464.12/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,446	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	425.80/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	351.97/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	493.67/cwt	450.00–514.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,728	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	177.42/cwt	163.00–188.00	2,466	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	171.43/cwt	160.50–191.00	1,999	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	147.93/cwt	135.00–162.00	1,432	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	121.03/cwt	92.00–135.00	1,116	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,067	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	153.32/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,700	22
Bulls	—	—	1,831	208.20/cwt	191.00–221.00	3,812	13
Bulls	—	—	1,746	189.80/cwt	169.00–215.00	3,314	7
Bulls	—	—	1,538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,307	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	3,325.00/head	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,139	3,919.76/head	2,900.00–4,400.00	3,920	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,318	3,599.91/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,281	3,804.77/head	3,550.00–4,050.00	3,805	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,249	3,540.61/head	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,541	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	975	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,274	4,002.71/head	2,700.00–4,500.00	4,003	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	5,800.00/head	5,800.00–5,800.00	5,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,294	4,769.44/head	3,300.00–5,900.00	4,769	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,050	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,149	3,983.33/head	3,000.00–4,700.00	3,983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	519.34/cwt	480.00–557.00	2,176	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	383.81/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	554.56/cwt	480.00–605.00	2,618	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	414.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	603.75/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	387.47/cwt	365.00–407.00	2,441	14

How this sale compares

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