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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, May 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

486 head

▲ 252 vs last sale 234▼ 105 vs year ago 591 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 74▼ 23 vs year ago 114 · −20.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 17 vs year ago 24 · −70.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-27.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 20.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

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 $473.71/cwt on 72 head, down $9.40 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 27 comparable sales and sits +28.57 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.

Average price

$473.71

▼ 9.40 vs prior sale

72 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$42.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.94

vs MO average

−13.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	513.06	2,611	5thin
Medium and Large 1	565	470.77	2,660	67

One grade step is worth $42.29/cwt here — about −$48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale72 hd

473.71

—

MO average19 barns · 3,545 hd

494.65

−20.94

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−13.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

445.14

+28.57

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	1,906	224.13	4,272	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	169.46	2,496	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	165.05	1,982	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	143.37	1,601	5thin

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)	1,250	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,418	$2,736	3thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	669.46/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,941	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	562.88/cwt	522.00–577.00	1,891	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	633.06/cwt	623.00–640.00	2,140	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	563.00/cwt	551.00–575.00	1,999	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	624.97/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,269	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	557.80/cwt	520.00–585.00	2,376	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,292	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	446.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,022	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	522.56/cwt	477.00–577.00	2,519	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	513.06/cwt	477.00–537.00	2,611	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	516.77/cwt	485.00–532.00	2,698	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	452.56/cwt	442.00–485.00	2,634	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	439.30/cwt	415.00–449.00	2,728	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	386.30/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,638	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	372.02/cwt	363.00–376.00	2,645	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,682	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,993	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,937	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	556.30/cwt	522.00–590.00	1,869	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	515.00/cwt	450.00–580.00	1,803	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	541.67/cwt	475.00–570.00	2,020	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	519.01/cwt	475.00–545.00	2,159	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	472.20/cwt	452.00–482.00	2,049	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	446.60/cwt	390.00–475.00	2,086	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	489.30/cwt	457.00–495.00	2,388	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	446.46/cwt	397.00–490.00	2,317	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	400.48/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,159	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	472.24/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,678	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,592	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	381.14/cwt	335.00–413.00	2,394	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	369.49/cwt	367.00–372.00	2,505	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	339.60/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,489	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	571.40/cwt	537.00–610.00	2,137	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	525.73/cwt	472.00–567.00	2,234	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	503.87/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,388	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	412.39/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,392	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,314	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,906	224.13/cwt	200.00–241.00	4,272	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	154.39/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,772	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,660	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	147.46/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,705	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	170.92/cwt	162.00–190.50	2,095	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	171.58/cwt	161.50–180.50	2,512	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	155.66/cwt	153.50–157.50	2,382	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,418	2,735.84/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,736	3

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 234Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 74Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 24

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-27.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 20.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	640.00–690.00	669.46
5	300–350	338	623.00–640.00	633.06
4	350–400	363	620.00–630.00	624.97
21	400–450	426	520.00–585.00	557.80
31	450–500	482	477.00–577.00	522.56
19	500–550	522	485.00–532.00	516.77
48	550–600	582	442.00–485.00	452.56
10	600–650	621	415.00–449.00	439.30
11	700–750	711	363.00–376.00	372.02
2	750–800	762	352.00	352.00
9	800–850	848	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	522.00–577.00	562.88
2	350–400	355	551.00–575.00	563.00
2	400–450	445	515.00	515.00
4	450–500	453	445.00–450.00	446.26
5	500–550	509	477.00–537.00	513.06
13	650–700	683	386.00–390.00	386.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	522.00–590.00	556.30
15	350–400	373	475.00–570.00	541.67
30	400–450	416	475.00–545.00	519.01
31	450–500	488	457.00–495.00	489.30
24	500–550	519	397.00–490.00	446.46
10	550–600	567	400.00–480.00	472.24
8	600–650	628	335.00–413.00	381.14
4	650–700	678	367.00–372.00	369.49
3	700–750	733	325.00–347.00	339.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	350	450.00–580.00	515.00
3	400–450	434	452.00–482.00	472.20
20	450–500	467	390.00–475.00	446.60
4	500–550	539	380.00–407.00	400.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	615.00	615.00
5	600–650	600	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	537.00–610.00	571.40
9	400–450	425	472.00–567.00	525.73
10	450–500	474	485.00–535.00	503.87
4	550–600	580	375.00–425.00	412.39
3	600–650	620	370.00–375.00	373.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	450.00	450.00

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)	1	—	1,250	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,418	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,735.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,226	162.00–190.50	170.92
12	—	1,148	150.00–159.50	154.39
2	—	1,153	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,156	142.00–154.00	147.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	153.50–157.50	155.66
13	—	1,464	161.50–180.50	171.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,906	200.00–241.00	224.13

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.