Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-07-14

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jul 14
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 205 vs last sale 127▼ 44 vs year ago 376 · −11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 97 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +35.64 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540436.962,35925
Medium and Large 1-2513362.801,8612thin
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.

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 median29 sales
395.83
+35.64
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

29 sales
468419370322median 395.8303/0304/2106/1608/1811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $395.83 across 29 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—High1,752205.853,6077thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504178.582,68614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,158173.362,00724
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,018140.601,43219

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)1,330$3,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$4,7752thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325579.09/cwt550.00–600.001,8826
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379551.52/cwt497.00–635.002,09014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412504.00/cwt475.00–535.002,0767
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0191
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473491.45/cwt470.00–502.002,3255
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534458.54/cwt425.00–475.002,44915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2705
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639409.48/cwt385.00–425.002,6177
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720349.02/cwt342.00–360.002,51310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769334.78/cwt325.00–350.002,5745
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5893
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320503.31/cwt475.00–575.001,6116
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375503.71/cwt450.00–530.001,88919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424490.30/cwt450.00–517.002,07913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437399.81/cwt350.00–425.001,7473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478445.71/cwt425.00–472.002,13011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513362.80/cwt350.00–375.001,8612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524444.65/cwt400.00–467.002,33016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568423.30/cwt400.00–442.002,4049
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612391.49/cwt375.00–400.002,3963
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710316.13/cwt307.00–325.002,2452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382539.65/cwt510.00–555.002,0615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418510.27/cwt467.00–560.002,13317
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478474.52/cwt450.00–490.002,2685
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527410.97/cwt375.00–510.002,1665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529460.26/cwt410.00–500.002,43521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577403.42/cwt385.00–420.002,3286
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1423
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615376.26/cwt375.00–380.002,3144
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780315.50/cwt313.00–323.002,4614
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,4033
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,398159.09/cwt156.00–163.502,2242
Bulls——1,894224.55/cwt210.00–230.004,2535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%760144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002128.94/cwt110.00–145.001,29211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041156.64/cwt145.00–182.001,6318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110163.42/cwt156.00–180.001,8146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198178.59/cwt164.00–191.002,14017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522180.39/cwt168.00–195.002,74613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4254,775.00/head4,750.00–4,800.004,7752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3303,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.