Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeders in the offering for a trend comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply very light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.34/cwt on 14 head, down $32.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −43.62 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$358.34

▼ 32.27 vs prior sale

14 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$10.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.90

vs MO average

−8.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	360.61	2,025	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	350.00	2,048	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.61/cwt here — about −$22 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

358.34

—

MO average16 barns · 733 hd

383.23

−24.90

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−8.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−43.62

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	1,933	209.07	4,041	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	175.93	2,428	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	166.98	1,971	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	138.24	1,444	9thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$4,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$4,952	15
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	403.22/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	294.93/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	475.29/cwt	457.00–490.00	2,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	470.89/cwt	467.00–475.00	2,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	361.27/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	370.72/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	352.19/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	356.83/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	373.62/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	570.78/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	430.97/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	4,951.97/head	4,750.00–5,100.00	4,952	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	361.27/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	368.53/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	443.19/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,937	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	148.14/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	163.25/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,879	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,002	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	535.65/cwt	527.00–550.00	2,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,092	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	133.29/cwt	109.00–146.00	1,452	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	179.40/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,149	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	174.20/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	180.64/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,327	3
Bulls	—	—	2,004	212.42/cwt	206.00–220.00	4,257	6
Bulls	—	—	1,505	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,844	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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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