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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jan 6

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

721 head

▲ 374 vs last sale 347▲ 721 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 116▲ 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the December 16th sale steers and heifers sold 25.00-50.00 higher . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand very good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.62/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −20.52 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$424.62

96 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$49.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.55

vs MO average

−41.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	431.32	2,402	83
Medium and Large 1-2	565	381.79	2,159	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.53/cwt here — about $243 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 sale96 hd

424.62

—

MO average14 barns · 5,226 hd

457.17

−32.55

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−41.71

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

−20.52

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,706	177.54	3,029	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	153.61	2,333	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	152.81	1,975	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	121.84	1,139	19

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)	1,245	$2,646	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,075	1thin

Every lot

68 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	560.08/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,529	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	570.86/cwt	555.00–574.00	1,730	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	518.93/cwt	487.00–547.00	1,723	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	497.81/cwt	453.00–527.00	1,872	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	433.85/cwt	400.00–452.00	1,631	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	398	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,109	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	472.80/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,995	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	535.79/cwt	522.00–542.00	2,299	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	449.96/cwt	432.00–497.00	2,110	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	397.19/cwt	362.00–420.00	1,871	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	438.39/cwt	392.00–485.00	2,341	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	426.66/cwt	400.00–461.00	2,440	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	373.33/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,150	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	406.26/cwt	390.00–422.00	2,478	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	342.12/cwt	332.00–352.00	2,183	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	389.83/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,573	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	354.89/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,569	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	794	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,827	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,886	50
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,838	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	478.83/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,288	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,326	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	323	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,589	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	451.73/cwt	425.00–497.00	1,500	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	441.74/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,634	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	399.41/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,530	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	434.41/cwt	412.00–465.00	1,833	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	386.49/cwt	332.00–407.00	1,635	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	419.35/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,996	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	358.54/cwt	335.00–392.00	1,721	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	343.83/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,788	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	399.04/cwt	361.00–427.00	2,115	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	380.40/cwt	347.00–397.00	2,191	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	329.25/cwt	300.00–352.00	1,900	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,523	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	366.82/cwt	330.00–372.00	2,307	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	322.17/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,026	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	339.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,320	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	686	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,737	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	328.56/cwt	307.00–332.00	2,320	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	1,768	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,848	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	457.38/cwt	400.00–497.00	1,953	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	420.41/cwt	375.00–470.00	2,018	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	406.64/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,163	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	377.05/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,157	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	378.67/cwt	335.00–397.00	2,355	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	350.46/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,359	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	323.46/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,342	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	158.52/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	164.07/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,645	5
Bulls	—	—	1,822	188.85/cwt	181.00–195.00	3,441	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	102.69/cwt	80.00–125.00	905	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	139.07/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,368	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	146.37/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,855	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	160.66/cwt	154.00–170.50	2,121	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,789	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	146.58/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,205	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	159.47/cwt	154.00–169.50	2,441	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	965	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,245	2,646.45/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,646	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	825	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Tue Jan 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 347Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 116Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to the December 16th sale steers and heifers sold 25.00-50.00 higher . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand very good and supply moderate to heavy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	383	375.00–417.00	399.41
14	400–450	423	332.00–407.00	386.49
6	450–500	480	335.00–392.00	358.54
14	500–550	520	325.00–355.00	343.83
10	550–600	577	300.00–352.00	329.25
6	600–650	629	310.00–335.00	322.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	475.00–485.00	478.83
5	300–350	332	425.00–497.00	451.73
14	350–400	370	420.00–470.00	441.74
20	400–450	422	412.00–465.00	434.41
18	450–500	476	400.00–432.00	419.35
32	500–550	530	361.00–427.00	399.04
15	550–600	576	347.00–397.00	380.40
10	600–650	629	330.00–372.00	366.82
12	650–700	683	330.00–345.00	339.69
18	700–750	706	307.00–332.00	328.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	492.00	492.00
3	600–650	608	415.00	415.00
14	650–700	686	399.00	399.00
3	750–800	785	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	500.00–590.00	560.08
8	300–350	332	487.00–547.00	518.93
16	350–400	376	453.00–527.00	497.81
16	400–450	422	440.00–495.00	472.80
18	450–500	469	432.00–497.00	449.96
33	500–550	534	392.00–485.00	438.39
50	550–600	572	400.00–461.00	426.66
6	600–650	610	390.00–422.00	406.26
17	650–700	660	385.00–395.00	389.83
13	700–750	724	335.00–370.00	354.89
2	850–900	860	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	400.00–452.00	433.85
12	450–500	471	362.00–420.00	397.19
3	500–550	530	410.00	410.00
10	550–600	576	350.00–387.00	373.33
2	600–650	638	332.00–352.00	342.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	794	356.00	356.00
50	800–850	820	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	555.00–574.00	570.86
4	350–400	398	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	429	522.00–542.00	535.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	523.00	523.00
4	350–400	361	512.00	512.00
18	400–450	427	400.00–497.00	457.38
24	450–500	480	375.00–470.00	420.41
13	500–550	532	385.00–435.00	406.64
8	550–600	572	367.00–385.00	377.05
10	600–650	622	335.00–397.00	378.67
10	650–700	673	340.00–362.00	350.46
7	700–750	724	300.00–365.00	323.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,245	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,646.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,612	155.00–175.00	164.07
11	—	1,822	181.00–195.00	188.85
3	—	1,437	150.00–173.00	158.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,531	154.00–169.50	159.47
15	—	1,504	138.00–153.00	146.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	881	80.00–125.00	102.69
10	—	984	130.00–155.00	139.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	135.00	135.00
31	—	1,320	154.00–170.50	160.66
35	—	1,267	137.50–155.00	146.37

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.