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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, May 12

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

364 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 486▼ 19 vs year ago 383 · −5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 91▲ 0 vs year ago 131 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale (May 26) due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 16.00-32.00 lower with lower than average quality. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.00/cwt on 42 head, down $25.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +27.17 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$423.00

▼ 25.40 vs prior sale

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$58.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.28

vs MO average

+5.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	435.45	2,350	33
Medium and Large 1-2	538	377.36	2,030	9thin

One grade step is worth $58.09/cwt here — about $320 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 sale42 hd

423.00

—

MO average19 barns · 3,316 hd

434.28

−11.28

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+5.89

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

+27.17

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,636	205.60	3,364	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	176.76	2,482	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	164.17	1,895	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	128.97	1,338	11

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)	1,225	$3,024	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,552	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,150	5

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,975	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	522.23/cwt	452.00–575.00	1,744	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,083	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	533.09/cwt	495.00–575.00	2,255	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	517.95/cwt	475.00–590.00	2,455	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	414.34/cwt	362.00–452.00	2,014	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	472.16/cwt	425.00–502.00	2,512	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	391.22/cwt	350.00–435.00	2,085	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	429.98/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,485	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,189	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	400.75/cwt	387.00–415.00	2,517	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,641	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	372.97/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,518	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	371.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,731	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,884	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	256	612.20/cwt	550.00–635.00	1,567	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	469.94/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,471	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	556.94/cwt	500.00–572.00	1,838	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	513.74/cwt	502.00–518.00	1,906	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	484.49/cwt	464.00–497.00	2,083	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	472.18/cwt	425.00–495.00	2,219	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	373.49/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,931	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	436.97/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,303	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	433.11/cwt	402.00–450.00	2,421	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	385.10/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,234	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	365.90/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,283	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	305.18/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,932	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,288	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,479	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,558	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	553.47/cwt	535.00–577.00	2,081	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	505.69/cwt	425.00–540.00	2,190	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,133	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	489.47/cwt	457.00–500.00	2,354	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	429.73/cwt	420.00–452.00	2,256	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	428.46/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,489	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	379.83/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,241	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	375.60/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,329	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	337.27/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,304	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	318.43/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,325	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	181.43/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,555	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	221.71/cwt	195.00–236.00	3,964	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	149.24/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,388	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	121.37/cwt	100.00–134.00	1,308	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	153.34/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,664	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	172.29/cwt	162.00–180.50	2,078	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	178.10/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,476	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,526	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	975	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,038	3,125.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,125	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	850	2,143.24/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,143	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	3,024.08/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,024	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,357	2,825.06/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,825	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 486Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 91Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 30

*No sale (May 26) due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 16.00-32.00 lower with lower than average quality. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	590	360.00–400.00	379.83
2	650–700	683	325.00–350.00	337.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	535.00–577.00	553.47
10	400–450	433	425.00–540.00	505.69
18	450–500	481	457.00–500.00	489.47
6	500–550	525	420.00–452.00	429.73
24	550–600	581	400.00–445.00	428.46
6	600–650	620	350.00–385.00	375.60
3	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	730	315.00–322.00	318.43
2	750–800	750	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	350	595.00	595.00
15	400–450	423	495.00–575.00	533.09
7	450–500	474	475.00–590.00	517.95
17	500–550	532	425.00–502.00	472.16
6	550–600	578	425.00–440.00	429.98
3	600–650	628	387.00–415.00	400.75
2	650–700	652	405.00	405.00
13	700–750	735	360.00–375.00	371.53
6	800–850	801	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	452.00–575.00	522.23
2	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
8	450–500	486	362.00–452.00	414.34
4	500–550	533	350.00–435.00	391.22
2	600–650	608	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	675	365.00–377.00	372.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	550.00–635.00	612.20
5	300–350	330	500.00–572.00	556.94
4	350–400	371	502.00–518.00	513.74
23	400–450	430	464.00–497.00	484.49
17	450–500	470	425.00–495.00	472.18
20	500–550	527	420.00–480.00	436.97
13	550–600	559	402.00–450.00	433.11
8	600–650	624	350.00–382.00	365.90
3	650–700	650	352.00	352.00
4	700–750	729	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	759	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	450.00–480.00	469.94
6	500–550	517	355.00–425.00	373.49
3	550–600	580	375.00–400.00	385.10
2	600–650	633	260.00–350.00	305.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,125.00

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)	2	—	1,225	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,024.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,357	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,825.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,143.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,085	147.00–159.00	153.34
24	—	1,206	162.00–180.50	172.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	154.00	154.00
17	—	1,390	170.00–187.00	178.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	140.00–162.50	149.24
8	—	1,078	100.00–134.00	121.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	175.00–189.00	181.43
6	—	1,788	195.00–236.00	221.71

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.