Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-06-16

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jun 16
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 277▼ 30 vs year ago 350 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 65▲ 14 vs year ago 72 · +19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 39▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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 27 comparable sales and sits +13.07 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546464.332,53415thin
Medium and Large 1-2508412.322,0952thin
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.

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 median27 sales
445.14
+13.07
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

27 sales
497453408364median 445.1403/0304/1406/0908/1811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $445.14 across 27 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—High1,662190.123,15910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,396173.402,42112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,182160.071,89229
CowsLean 85-90%Low949131.091,24413

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$3,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,7812thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$4,0333thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263673.33/cwt635.00–695.001,7713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315612.13/cwt600.00–622.001,9286
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419519.99/cwt495.00–542.002,17910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420442.29/cwt425.00–460.001,8582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458519.70/cwt460.00–547.002,3808
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508412.32/cwt400.00–425.002,0952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527472.18/cwt450.00–490.002,4888
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567455.36/cwt425.00–475.002,5827
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618405.36/cwt380.00–423.002,50516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy650428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,78235
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1752353.82/cwt340.00–360.002,66113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334492.82/cwt425.00–517.001,6467
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386472.77/cwt425.00–497.001,8259
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427466.54/cwt400.00–490.001,99211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479428.22/cwt400.00–460.002,05121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488350.88/cwt327.00–375.001,7122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518389.94/cwt375.00–410.002,02015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576387.52/cwt375.00–400.002,23210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616371.87/cwt335.00–400.002,29116
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790327.50/cwt290.00–335.002,5876
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370536.04/cwt525.00–540.001,9834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434476.92/cwt425.00–535.002,0709
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471444.86/cwt420.00–472.002,09510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528415.89/cwt380.00–437.002,1968
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567429.59/cwt375.00–467.002,43613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613390.64/cwt375.00–400.002,3954
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1696355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4715
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4292
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,514189.54/cwt183.00–195.002,8705
Bulls——1,565164.46/cwt164.00–165.002,5742
Bulls——1,972208.20/cwt197.00–217.504,1063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925153.08/cwt145.00–159.501,4165
Cows—Lean 85-90%92895.64/cwt88.00–100.008883
Cows—Lean 85-90%985130.38/cwt125.00–135.001,2845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,120148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122152.86/cwt147.00–159.001,71514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232170.80/cwt162.00–180.502,10413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280140.78/cwt140.50–141.001,8022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421175.71/cwt162.50–182.002,49711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2004,050.00/head3,900.00–4,200.004,0502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0753,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2402,781.25/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7812

This sale against other markets

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.