Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 15.00 higher, most of the offering was higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.31/cwt on 72 head, up $18.63 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 28 comparable sales and sits +18.15 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$467.31

▲ 18.63 vs prior sale

72 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$656

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

$131.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.82

vs MO average

−11.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	483.74	2,617	63
Medium and Large 1-2	557	352.28	1,961	9thin

One grade step is worth $131.46/cwt here — about $656 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale72 hd

467.31

—

MO average18 barns · 4,071 hd

488.13

−20.82

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−11.72

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+18.15

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	—	Low	1,742	194.92	3,396	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	167.11	2,432	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	160.05	1,923	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	143.41	1,568	15

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)	1,335	$3,486	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,415	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,264	$3,253	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	750–800	766	333.13/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	379.06/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	505.48/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	511.64/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	593.00/cwt	550.00–622.00	1,945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	460.35/cwt	425.00–497.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	357.24/cwt	355.00–358.00	2,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	485.54/cwt	462.00–505.00	2,549	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	505.09/cwt	472.00–575.00	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	425.54/cwt	385.00–465.00	2,243	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	475.52/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	574.52/cwt	505.00–600.00	2,476	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	525.05/cwt	497.00–580.00	2,489	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	582.69/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	472.51/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	459.92/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	418.41/cwt	410.00–437.00	2,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	359.79/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,629	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	373.91/cwt	368.00–377.00	2,688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	442.98/cwt	375.00–482.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	342.89/cwt	301.00–425.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	664.78/cwt	635.00–680.00	1,748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	330.35/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	430.45/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	406.76/cwt	375.00–432.00	2,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	387.28/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	487.02/cwt	482.00–497.00	2,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	399.62/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	123.64/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,379	3
Bulls	—	—	1,290	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	148.35/cwt	136.50–164.00	1,614	12
Bulls	—	—	1,538	172.66/cwt	169.50–175.00	2,656	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	158.64/cwt	150.50–169.50	2,408	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	170.64/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,438	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	140.14/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	169.72/cwt	162.50–178.50	2,076	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	153.96/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,838	30
Bulls	—	—	1,888	210.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,973	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	3,414.59/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,415	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,455	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,264	3,252.88/head	2,750.00–3,800.00	3,253	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	3,485.96/head	2,850.00–4,050.00	3,486	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	437.47/cwt	325.00–477.00	2,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	467.37/cwt	442.00–495.00	2,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	426.62/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	488.75/cwt	450.00–527.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	556.68/cwt	532.00–565.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	412.33/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	378.85/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,307	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	468.16/cwt	410.00–487.00	2,186	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	401.81/cwt	350.00–452.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	365.66/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	569.30/cwt	470.00–595.00	2,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,064	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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