Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 25.00-55.00 lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.52/cwt on 79 head, down $25.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits −10.64 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$438.52

▼ 25.44 vs prior sale

79 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$52.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.06

vs MO average

−20.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	445.79	2,465	68
Medium and Large 1-2	559	393.59	2,199	11thin

One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $266 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 sale79 hd

438.52

—

MO average16 barns · 3,675 hd

467.58

−29.06

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−20.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−10.64

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	1,800	208.96	3,761	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	163.75	2,360	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	160.12	1,839	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	138.81	1,395	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,351	$4,361	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$3,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$2,366	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$3,967	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$4,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	450–500	468	442.78/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	567.84/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	437.88/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,544	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	423.47/cwt	392.00–467.00	2,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	469.92/cwt	390.00–495.00	1,584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	487.54/cwt	477.00–512.00	2,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	313.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	406.78/cwt	360.00–417.00	2,542	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	388.60/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	521.38/cwt	475.00–552.00	2,263	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	421.02/cwt	397.00–447.00	2,231	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,665	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	470.00/cwt	390.00–500.00	1,979	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	375.11/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,172	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	513.49/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	485.48/cwt	425.00–512.00	1,855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	452.03/cwt	430.00–467.00	2,400	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	372.36/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	140.90/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,501	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	167.92/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,015	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	154.61/cwt	145.00–161.50	1,715	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	156.16/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,386	9
Bulls	—	—	1,180	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	215.36/cwt	200.00–223.00	4,010	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,288	4,200.00/head	4,050.00–4,350.00	4,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	357.12/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	373.07/cwt	350.00–402.00	2,511	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	333.46/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	443.79/cwt	410.00–451.00	2,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	456.91/cwt	447.00–475.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	419.87/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	420.10/cwt	372.00–435.00	2,168	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	517.92/cwt	475.00–575.00	1,973	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	485.51/cwt	435.00–520.00	2,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	362.92/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	403.45/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	428.34/cwt	407.00–450.00	2,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	355.52/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,233	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,351	4,360.67/head	3,900.00–4,550.00	4,361	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,114	2,366.34/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	441.53/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	383.73/cwt	357.00–400.00	2,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,957	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	169.45/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,332	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	149.99/cwt	146.00–158.50	1,620	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	129.50/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,220	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	905	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	965	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1

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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