Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-10-20

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Oct 20
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 268▲ 83 vs year ago 386 · +21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 53▲ 1 vs year ago 89 · +1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 lbs heifers and 500 lbs steers sold 7.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $401.13/cwt on 44 head, up $20.89 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −45.78 against this barn's trailing median of $446.91.
Average price
$401.13
▲ 20.89 vs prior sale
44 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$69.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.69
vs MO average
−38.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538405.852,18241
Medium and Large 1-2567336.651,9093thin
One grade step is worth $69.20/cwt here — about $273 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale44 hd
401.13
—
MO average16 barns · 1,915 hd
402.82
−1.69
National average183 barns · 33,329 hd
439.27
−38.14
This barn, trailing median26 sales
446.91
−45.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
497453408364median 446.9103/0304/1406/0908/1110/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $446.91 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,710165.802,83510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,527122.281,8677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237118.991,47126
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,163105.471,22614

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,9752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,530$4,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283573.44/cwt555.00–590.001,6233
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320473.50/cwt450.00–497.001,5152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414372.14/cwt357.00–387.001,5414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430428.20/cwt412.00–450.001,84114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450388.50/cwt377.00–400.001,7482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481408.12/cwt407.00–435.001,96324
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518407.40/cwt385.00–412.002,11019
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy553413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,2843
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555403.17/cwt372.00–405.002,23819
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567336.65/cwt330.00–350.001,9093
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy621382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,3727
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639345.13/cwt335.00–365.002,20514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665345.54/cwt335.00–355.002,29817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708332.53/cwt325.00–340.002,3542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5082
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283558.05/cwt550.00–585.001,5794
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326394.19/cwt385.00–397.001,2854
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423387.85/cwt370.00–412.001,6415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425426.68/cwt425.00–427.001,8136
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437346.70/cwt345.00–350.001,5153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466382.68/cwt360.00–407.001,7838
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486342.93/cwt300.00–365.001,6674
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513320.65/cwt300.00–325.001,6456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527346.05/cwt322.00–362.001,82412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567344.70/cwt337.00–350.001,9545
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,8714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638323.02/cwt320.00–330.002,06113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679321.02/cwt320.00–322.002,1804
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365440.08/cwt400.00–465.001,6066
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373358.48/cwt350.00–375.001,3373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418364.30/cwt350.00–375.001,5236
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428423.70/cwt400.00–440.001,81310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476368.75/cwt335.00–380.001,7558
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479392.51/cwt375.00–410.001,88027
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6582
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514347.43/cwt325.00–382.001,78617
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590344.78/cwt335.00–362.002,03411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618341.48/cwt330.00–357.002,11014
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672312.62/cwt297.00–325.002,1016
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,2632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762288.13/cwt287.00–295.002,1967
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,105155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7131
Bulls——1,623162.48/cwt158.00–166.002,6375
Bulls——1,969172.65/cwt170.00–176.003,3994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058121.38/cwt120.00–123.001,2842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163105.80/cwt85.00–115.001,23011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222124.49/cwt119.50–130.501,5217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242116.96/cwt112.00–121.001,45319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37070.00/cwt70.00–70.009591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485116.88/cwt113.00–120.001,7363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558126.33/cwt123.00–130.001,9684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1201,975.00/head1,550.00–2,350.001,9752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5304,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001

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.