Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-03-10

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Mar 10
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 253 vs last sale 534▼ 212 vs year ago 493 · −43.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 71▼ 39 vs year ago 140 · −27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 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 $408.75/cwt on 32 head, up $2.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +10.31 against this barn's trailing median of $398.44.
Average price
$408.75
▲ 2.61 vs prior sale
32 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.23
vs MO average
−5.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515415.592,14026
Medium and Large 1-2552379.122,0916thin
One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $49 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 sale32 hd
408.75
—
MO average18 barns · 1,579 hd
413.99
−5.23
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−5.03
This barn, trailing median28 sales
398.44
+10.31
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

28 sales
468419370322median 398.4403/0304/2106/1608/1810/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.97, low $335.72, median $398.44 across 28 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—Average1,844178.763,2969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523159.052,42312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,307155.382,03028
CowsLean 85-90%High1,035127.171,31712

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)1,550$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,995$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$3,5384thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285574.91/cwt570.00–580.001,6382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8443
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,2035
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323588.91/cwt575.00–597.001,9026
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368553.20/cwt490.00–587.002,0363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414468.68/cwt452.00–505.001,9406
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429557.70/cwt525.00–580.002,39320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469512.86/cwt475.00–545.002,40513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520479.10/cwt450.00–497.002,49116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559453.70/cwt445.00–467.002,5365
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622417.23/cwt410.00–419.002,5955
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653400.97/cwt365.00–410.002,61810
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272567.22/cwt562.00–575.001,5433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322536.96/cwt509.00–572.001,72911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331374.08/cwt350.00–470.001,2387
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371504.90/cwt467.00–537.001,87313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377418.63/cwt400.00–440.001,5783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426479.74/cwt457.00–525.002,04410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432390.91/cwt350.00–425.001,6893
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466457.57/cwt435.00–485.002,13214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485374.47/cwt350.00–425.001,8165
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515415.59/cwt370.00–467.002,14026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525387.57/cwt367.00–407.002,0352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565374.90/cwt365.00–380.002,1184
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616327.55/cwt320.00–350.002,0184
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626357.95/cwt347.00–365.002,2419
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670341.46/cwt330.00–347.002,2883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385448.21/cwt440.00–452.001,7263
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474451.91/cwt440.00–487.002,1428
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520468.06/cwt450.00–480.002,43410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,8971
Bulls——1,708154.05/cwt150.00–158.002,6312
Bulls——1,919187.79/cwt180.00–200.003,6046
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008137.13/cwt126.00–144.001,3825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055120.05/cwt102.00–133.001,2677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312162.06/cwt141.00–177.002,12614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313149.99/cwt141.00–155.001,96913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513162.25/cwt155.00–169.002,4557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538154.56/cwt152.00–156.002,3775
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,9953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3003,725.00/head3,700.00–3,750.003,7252

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.