Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-01-13

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jan 13
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▼ 310 vs last sale 721▼ 103 vs year ago 514 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 208▲ 6 vs year ago 92 · +6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 12 · −41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.77/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −43.06 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.
Average price
$352.77
43 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$28.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−53.50
vs MO average
−60.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548371.542,03715thin
Medium and Large 1-2544342.711,86528
One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about $172 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 sale43 hd
352.77
—
MO average21 barns · 6,037 hd
406.26
−53.50
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−60.71
This barn, trailing median29 sales
395.83
−43.06
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—High1,579172.882,73012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,228150.741,85134
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,509145.232,19120
CowsLean 85-90%High1,062121.761,29220

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)1,320$2,5422thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)952$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$3,5252thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265574.92/cwt525.00–605.001,5246
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3253
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326526.29/cwt475.00–545.001,71612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372501.03/cwt472.00–520.001,86414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410502.96/cwt500.00–512.002,0624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430413.12/cwt397.00–430.001,7762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435473.64/cwt435.00–490.002,06012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460419.84/cwt405.00–425.001,9314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476466.17/cwt447.00–482.002,2197
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523429.26/cwt415.00–440.002,2456
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538384.95/cwt375.00–395.002,0712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568434.85/cwt410.00–460.002,47011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,4194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy631422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,6638
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,2182
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5355
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714350.82/cwt347.00–360.002,50510
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5563
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278475.14/cwt465.00–490.001,3216
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333470.95/cwt435.00–480.001,5689
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335492.00/cwt492.00–492.001,6483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367410.06/cwt395.00–425.001,5054
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383454.33/cwt427.00–480.001,74010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430451.15/cwt422.00–467.001,94040
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,7491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469417.52/cwt405.00–432.001,95815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472381.61/cwt372.00–400.001,8017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513373.92/cwt357.00–389.001,9187
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532344.94/cwt325.00–357.001,83519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570338.00/cwt325.00–350.001,9279
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579369.45/cwt367.00–377.002,1398
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611334.84/cwt332.00–340.002,0467
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627320.48/cwt312.00–335.002,0093
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687328.37/cwt325.00–330.002,2563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1347480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384456.69/cwt432.00–480.001,7546
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420451.70/cwt425.00–467.001,89711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467425.59/cwt380.00–455.001,98822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490383.16/cwt380.00–400.001,8776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524393.94/cwt332.00–422.002,06414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573397.22/cwt375.00–417.002,27617
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619353.79/cwt335.00–360.002,1904
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630346.44/cwt340.00–355.002,18314
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708323.02/cwt317.00–325.002,2874
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,3023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373167.13/cwt158.00–173.502,2954
Bulls——1,455150.96/cwt147.50–154.002,1963
Bulls——1,819190.64/cwt183.50–201.003,4685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044115.54/cwt100.00–125.001,20613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094133.31/cwt128.00–140.001,4587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170133.20/cwt130.00–135.001,5583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194158.64/cwt155.00–169.001,89417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281144.90/cwt138.00–151.001,85614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425157.25/cwt154.00–164.002,2413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450130.04/cwt129.00–131.001,8862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533144.85/cwt138.00–153.002,22115
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 27951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3202,542.23/head2,200.00–2,850.002,5422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0003,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 29522,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002

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.