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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Apr 7

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

824 head

▲ 499 vs last sale 325▲ 620 vs year ago 204 · +303.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 109▼ 7 vs year ago 118 · −5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 30.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 6.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply 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 $456.32/cwt on 71 head, up $17.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 27 comparable sales and sits +11.18 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$456.32

▲ 17.68 vs prior sale

71 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$62.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.99

vs MO average

−34.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	471.35	2,563	54
Medium and Large 1-2	553	408.58	2,260	17thin

One grade step is worth $62.77/cwt here — about $303 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 sale71 hd

456.32

—

MO average19 barns · 2,625 hd

497.31

−40.99

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−34.51

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

+11.18

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	—	High	1,721	208.41	3,587	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	172.94	2,546	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	164.98	1,961	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	142.88	1,375	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$3,061	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,600	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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	694.16/cwt	690.00–700.00	2,020	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	696.68/cwt	695.00–700.00	2,111	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	648.72/cwt	600.00–670.00	2,121	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	576.97/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,181	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	640.05/cwt	600.00–680.00	2,483	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	609.91/cwt	595.00–617.00	2,482	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	525.17/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,279	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	458.96/cwt	412.00–550.00	2,001	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	503.52/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,367	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	448.44/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,166	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	491.99/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,563	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	409.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,177	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,530	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	407.36/cwt	392.00–425.00	2,334	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	443.84/cwt	425.00–472.00	2,561	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	352.54/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,186	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	433.17/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,699	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	406.64/cwt	360.00–427.00	2,533	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,740	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	385.97/cwt	365.00–396.00	2,640	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	363.47/cwt	340.00–378.00	2,635	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	737	353.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,606	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	355.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,747	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	834	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,836	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	332.41/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,806	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,876	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	899	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,030	66
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,095	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,902	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	534.19/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,464	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	563.09/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,655	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	484.94/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,620	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	531.84/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,782	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	496.58/cwt	447.00–532.00	1,857	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	485.71/cwt	475.00–512.00	1,851	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	497.24/cwt	465.00–600.00	2,083	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	403.15/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,705	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	474.48/cwt	442.00–495.00	2,230	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	413.81/cwt	360.00–450.00	2,019	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	366.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,926	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	417.09/cwt	379.00–452.00	2,202	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	351.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,992	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	424.10/cwt	400.00–442.00	2,481	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	425.11/cwt	375.00–485.00	2,606	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	417.14/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,565	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	333.56/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,085	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,546	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,535	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	369.70/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,477	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	330.93/cwt	307.00–351.00	2,376	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	340.55/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,605	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,576	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	321.61/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,769	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,209	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,848	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,545	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,370	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,721	208.41/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,587	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	127.26/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,100	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	147.04/cwt	137.00–164.00	1,454	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	153.76/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,739	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,617	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	172.17/cwt	160.00–193.00	2,104	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,964	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	174.33/cwt	160.00–190.00	2,608	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,292	3,061.39/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,061	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 325Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 109Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	550.00–600.00	576.97
16	400–450	436	412.00–550.00	458.96
12	450–500	483	425.00–460.00	448.44
8	500–550	531	400.00–425.00	409.96
9	550–600	573	392.00–425.00	407.36
4	600–650	620	345.00–355.00	352.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	695.00–700.00	696.68
6	400–450	407	595.00–617.00	609.91
17	600–650	623	422.00–445.00	433.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	690.00–700.00	694.16
12	300–350	327	600.00–670.00	648.72
10	350–400	388	600.00–680.00	640.05
11	400–450	434	495.00–550.00	525.17
26	450–500	470	480.00–525.00	503.52
29	500–550	521	450.00–515.00	491.99
17	550–600	577	425.00–472.00	443.84
20	600–650	623	360.00–427.00	406.64
22	650–700	684	365.00–396.00	385.97
23	700–750	725	340.00–378.00	363.47
15	750–800	772	350.00–365.00	355.81
10	800–850	844	330.00–336.00	332.41
5	850–900	861	334.00	334.00
3	1050–1100	1,095	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	556	455.00	455.00
10	650–700	654	419.00	419.00
16	700–750	737	350.00–370.00	353.60
28	800–850	834	340.00	340.00
66	850–900	899	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	638	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	274	525.00–580.00	534.19
4	300–350	334	480.00–500.00	484.94
8	350–400	381	475.00–512.00	485.71
3	400–450	423	350.00–435.00	403.15
12	450–500	488	360.00–450.00	413.81
3	500–550	525	350.00–375.00	366.83
4	550–600	567	350.00–355.00	351.28
2	600–650	625	330.00–337.00	333.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	615	410.00–422.00	417.14
6	650–700	655	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	294	555.00–580.00	563.09
10	300–350	335	500.00–560.00	531.84
15	350–400	374	447.00–532.00	496.58
26	400–450	419	465.00–600.00	497.24
42	450–500	470	442.00–495.00	474.48
27	500–550	528	379.00–452.00	417.09
54	550–600	585	400.00–442.00	424.10
9	600–650	613	375.00–485.00	425.11
12	650–700	670	355.00–395.00	369.70
8	700–750	718	307.00–351.00	330.93
3	750–800	765	332.00–345.00	340.55
4	800–850	800	322.00	322.00
6	850–900	861	317.00–324.00	321.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	555.00	555.00
3	450–500	462	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	675	377.00	377.00
4	700–750	716	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,496	160.00–190.00	174.33
1	—	1,235	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	122.00–133.00	127.26
15	—	989	137.00–164.00	147.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	140.00	140.00
30	—	1,222	160.00–193.00	172.17
17	—	1,131	146.00–159.00	153.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,721	200.00–217.00	208.41

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,292	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,061.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.