Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-04-14

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Apr 14
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 469 vs last sale 824▼ 368 vs year ago 723 · −50.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 111▲ 27 vs year ago 149 · +18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 7▲ 23 vs year ago 51 · +45.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. steers and heifers sold uneven, from 11.00 lower to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate. They have some replacement cows dispersal sales totaling 74 head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.85/cwt on 21 head, down $13.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +7.03 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.
Average price
$402.85
▼ 13.83 vs prior sale
21 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$49.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.37
vs MO average
−24.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540412.352,22817thin
Medium and Large 1-2542362.501,9634thin
One grade step is worth $49.85/cwt here — about $265 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 sale21 hd
402.85
—
MO average17 barns · 2,416 hd
441.22
−38.37
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−24.54
This barn, trailing median29 sales
395.83
+7.03
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—High1,777197.053,50222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,386176.652,44924
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,143163.321,86757
CowsLean 85-90%High949136.931,30022

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 (2-4 yrs)900$4,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$3,99720
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$3,8868
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,281$3,80510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$3,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$3,5417
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$3,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)755$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$5,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,226$4,44617
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,188$3,3252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$2,5501thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278668.42/cwt645.00–695.001,8582
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324622.18/cwt605.00–645.002,0167
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376591.62/cwt562.00–612.002,2245
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388509.71/cwt437.00–560.001,9786
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,5624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423451.82/cwt425.00–500.001,9115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438556.04/cwt532.00–572.002,43510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479525.04/cwt497.00–542.002,5157
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3372
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2202
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585456.15/cwt430.00–502.002,66810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637417.69/cwt414.00–425.002,6613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720365.21/cwt362.00–370.002,6305
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273636.65/cwt575.00–695.001,7382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323426.31/cwt400.00–455.001,3773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326545.26/cwt500.00–590.001,77815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373515.61/cwt460.00–552.001,9237
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420504.14/cwt470.00–540.002,11728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436414.17/cwt400.00–430.001,8064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465455.93/cwt420.00–472.002,1207
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465422.34/cwt400.00–442.001,9647
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7782
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516411.10/cwt400.00–430.002,1218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562413.46/cwt380.00–425.002,3249
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1562
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630387.47/cwt365.00–407.002,44114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683326.63/cwt320.00–330.002,2313
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1879319.03/cwt310.00–320.002,80410
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378603.75/cwt580.00–620.002,2827
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383493.67/cwt450.00–514.001,8913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,5463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419519.34/cwt480.00–557.002,1766
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472554.56/cwt480.00–605.002,61819
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488425.80/cwt405.00–450.002,0785
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527464.12/cwt430.00–500.002,44615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565414.81/cwt400.00–430.002,3444
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2593400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy620440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7286
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633383.81/cwt375.00–390.002,4304
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657391.56/cwt350.00–400.002,5736
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724351.97/cwt350.00–355.002,5485
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4803
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3072
Bulls——1,746189.80/cwt169.00–215.003,3147
Bulls——1,831208.20/cwt191.00–221.003,81213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%922121.03/cwt92.00–135.001,1169
Cows—Lean 85-90%968147.93/cwt135.00–162.001,43213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109153.32/cwt144.00–161.001,70022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143139.47/cwt137.00–142.001,5942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166171.43/cwt160.50–191.001,99933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390177.42/cwt163.00–188.002,46623
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0503,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1493,983.33/head3,000.00–4,700.003,9836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1883,325.00/head2,850.00–3,800.003,3252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2505,800.00/head5,800.00–5,800.005,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2505,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2944,769.44/head3,300.00–5,900.004,7699
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Bred Cows—Medium 29203,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 29303,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1393,919.76/head2,900.00–4,400.003,9207
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2493,540.61/head2,600.00–3,750.003,5417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2744,002.71/head2,700.00–4,500.004,00318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2813,804.77/head3,550.00–4,050.003,80510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3183,599.91/head3,550.00–3,650.003,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 27552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium 29753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501

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.