Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale (July 7) Due to 4th of July Holiday*

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher: Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.21/cwt on 17 head, up $48.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 28 comparable sales and sits +9.05 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$458.21

▲ 48.31 vs prior sale

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

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

$52.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.75

vs MO average

−0.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	464.33	2,534	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	508	412.32	2,095	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.01/cwt here — about $439 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 sale17 hd

458.21

—

MO average15 barns · 3,245 hd

468.96

−10.75

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−0.84

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

+9.05

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	1,662	190.12	3,159	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	173.40	2,421	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	160.07	1,892	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	131.09	1,244	13

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)	980	$3,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,781	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$4,033	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	479	428.22/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,051	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	476.92/cwt	425.00–535.00	2,070	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	466.54/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	405.36/cwt	380.00–423.00	2,505	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	472.77/cwt	425.00–497.00	1,825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	519.70/cwt	460.00–547.00	2,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	387.52/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	327.50/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	412.32/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	371.87/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,291	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	442.29/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	353.82/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	519.99/cwt	495.00–542.00	2,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	612.13/cwt	600.00–622.00	1,928	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	95.64/cwt	88.00–100.00	888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	153.08/cwt	145.00–159.50	1,416	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	130.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,284	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,972	208.20/cwt	197.00–217.50	4,106	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	189.54/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,870	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	4,050.00/head	3,900.00–4,200.00	4,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	389.94/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,020	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	444.86/cwt	420.00–472.00	2,095	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	472.18/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	673.33/cwt	635.00–695.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	415.89/cwt	380.00–437.00	2,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	455.36/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,782	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	429.59/cwt	375.00–467.00	2,436	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	536.04/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	390.64/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,395	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,781.25/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	350.88/cwt	327.00–375.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	492.82/cwt	425.00–517.00	1,646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	152.86/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,715	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	170.80/cwt	162.00–180.50	2,104	13
Bulls	—	—	1,565	164.46/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	140.78/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,802	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	175.71/cwt	162.50–182.00	2,497	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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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