Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale (Sept 8) due to Labor Day*

The feeder calve offering was too small for a trend comparison, undertones were lower. A few slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 lower; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.52/cwt on 15 head, up $2.19 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −41.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.96.

Average price

$360.52

▲ 2.19 vs prior sale

15 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.96

vs MO average

+9.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	360.52	1,864	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

360.52

—

MO average8 barns · 545 hd

378.48

−17.96

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

+9.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.96

−41.43

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	1,523	174.09	2,651	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	159.41	2,224	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	154.03	1,895	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	131.40	1,261	10

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)	1,085	$3,973	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,358	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	156.76/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,224	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	148.24/cwt	139.00–156.50	1,570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	120.18/cwt	93.00–131.00	1,073	6
Bulls	—	—	1,549	179.60/cwt	152.00–190.00	2,782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	430.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	420.08/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	375.97/cwt	362.00–427.00	1,790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	365.99/cwt	325.00–382.00	1,863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	301.02/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	375.99/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	342.64/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,268	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	460.86/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	293.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	330.66/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,063	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	484.97/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	349.92/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	464.60/cwt	450.00–482.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	379.45/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	735	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,455	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	341.85/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	443.69/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	154.03/cwt	141.00–164.00	1,895	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	3,972.81/head	3,800.00–4,050.00	3,973	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,247	3,576.74/head	3,150.00–3,850.00	3,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	4

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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