Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold uneven, from 9.00 higher to 15.00 lower, heifers sold 1.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and a few bulls 6.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $431.47/cwt on 27 head, up $15.74 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +29.51 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$431.47

▲ 15.74 vs prior sale

27 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$74.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.26

vs MO average

+35.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	436.96	2,359	25
Medium and Large 1-2	513	362.80	1,861	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.16/cwt here — about $498 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 sale27 hd

431.47

—

MO average16 barns · 2,185 hd

419.21

+12.26

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+35.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

+29.51

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	1,752	205.85	3,607	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	178.58	2,686	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	173.36	2,007	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	140.60	1,432	19

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$4,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	550–600	568	423.30/cwt	400.00–442.00	2,404	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	444.65/cwt	400.00–467.00	2,330	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	490.30/cwt	450.00–517.00	2,079	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	504.00/cwt	475.00–535.00	2,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	349.02/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	376.26/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	399.81/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	362.80/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	551.52/cwt	497.00–635.00	2,090	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	316.13/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	445.71/cwt	425.00–472.00	2,130	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	180.39/cwt	168.00–195.00	2,746	13
Bulls	—	—	1,894	224.55/cwt	210.00–230.00	4,253	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	178.59/cwt	164.00–191.00	2,140	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	163.42/cwt	156.00–180.00	1,814	6
Bulls	—	—	1,398	159.09/cwt	156.00–163.50	2,224	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	4,775.00/head	4,750.00–4,800.00	4,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	510.27/cwt	467.00–560.00	2,133	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	460.26/cwt	410.00–500.00	2,435	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	409.48/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	503.71/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,889	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	391.49/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	491.45/cwt	470.00–502.00	2,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	539.65/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	474.52/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	503.31/cwt	475.00–575.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	458.54/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,449	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	410.97/cwt	375.00–510.00	2,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	403.42/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,328	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	315.50/cwt	313.00–323.00	2,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	334.78/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	579.09/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,882	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	128.94/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,292	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	156.64/cwt	145.00–182.00	1,631	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,270	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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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