Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.90/cwt on 15 head, up $7.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +16.95 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$418.90

▲ 7.29 vs prior sale

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.34

vs MO average

−5.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	418.90	2,276	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale15 hd

418.90

—

MO average18 barns · 2,208 hd

428.24

−9.34

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−5.17

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

+16.95

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	1,696	191.46	3,247	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	163.11	2,373	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	157.17	1,931	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	132.23	1,360	6thin

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)	1,260	$3,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$2,682	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,112	$4,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	595.95/cwt	592.00–600.00	2,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	397.14/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	489.05/cwt	477.00–495.00	2,592	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	832	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,930	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	619.44/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	430.59/cwt	375.00–448.00	2,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	385.78/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	557.70/cwt	475.00–582.00	2,415	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	531.90/cwt	500.00–552.00	2,441	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	508.20/cwt	472.00–545.00	1,875	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	427.34/cwt	402.00–457.00	2,226	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	683.59/cwt	635.00–707.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	629.60/cwt	605.00–645.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	476.35/cwt	461.00–500.00	2,710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	489.86/cwt	445.00–512.00	2,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	402.03/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	351.32/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	504.77/cwt	425.00–542.00	2,453	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	470.00–540.00	2,100	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	533.92/cwt	500.00–552.00	1,709	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	778	2,603.70/head	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	2,761.01/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,761	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,112	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	197.24/cwt	185.00–205.00	3,325	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	153.87/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,873	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	166.39/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,105	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	141.06/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,636	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	157.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,175	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	131.08/cwt	128.50–136.00	1,299	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,665	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	164.94/cwt	161.00–172.50	2,436	13

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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