Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-09-15

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Sep 15
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 237 vs last sale 165▲ 81 vs year ago 321 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 51▼ 25 vs year ago 93 · −26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 10 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to no reports since August 19, there were little comparisons, but the steers and heifers sold 12.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls trended 10.00 lower; Demand was good and supply was light to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $398.79/cwt on 17 head, up $20.88 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −46.35 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.
Average price
$398.79
▲ 20.88 vs prior sale
17 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−7.70
vs MO average
−4.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539398.792,14817thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
398.79
—
MO average13 barns · 1,583 hd
406.48
−7.70
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
−4.57
This barn, trailing median27 sales
445.14
−46.35
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—Low1,690174.352,9468thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546152.342,3555thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228141.061,73211
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079122.321,31931

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)1,134$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$2,9501thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)723$2,46633

Every lot

49 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323459.82/cwt450.00–465.001,4853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334528.78/cwt525.00–530.001,7664
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1352514.00/cwt514.00–514.001,8093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436483.83/cwt467.00–497.002,1099
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy456497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,2664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469473.36/cwt470.00–475.002,2203
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488420.27/cwt407.00–437.002,0515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528401.15/cwt377.00–427.002,11813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573391.11/cwt375.00–400.002,2414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622367.50/cwt367.00–368.002,2864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy627401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,5149
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688355.86/cwt347.00–377.002,4486
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733354.74/cwt347.00–355.502,60011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858330.01/cwt325.00–335.002,83122
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2898310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7843
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,9073
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,9547
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,4413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369435.18/cwt412.00–455.001,6068
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434443.13/cwt405.00–470.001,9236
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484421.86/cwt392.00–445.002,0429
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530373.39/cwt340.00–395.001,97911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581353.01/cwt342.00–375.002,05117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635328.29/cwt315.00–342.002,0854
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670344.76/cwt325.00–382.002,3105
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0103
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723330.03/cwt307.00–335.002,3868
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3092
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,1353
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393481.68/cwt470.00–500.001,8934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420474.40/cwt425.00–500.001,9923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476439.60/cwt405.00–480.002,09214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527394.61/cwt377.00–412.002,0805
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574362.23/cwt350.00–387.002,0797
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610339.67/cwt300.00–362.002,0727
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673319.89/cwt310.00–335.002,15315
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443155.44/cwt154.00–157.002,2432
Bulls——1,705178.18/cwt170.00–186.003,0385
Bulls——2,105193.00/cwt193.00–193.004,0631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058117.60/cwt100.00–130.001,24424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149138.51/cwt135.00–142.001,5917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228141.06/cwt135.00–150.001,73211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605144.93/cwt136.00–160.002,3264
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27232,465.95/head2,393.00–2,600.002,46633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1342,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.