Sale reports / Missouri / SEMO Livestock Sales / 2026-06-02

SEMO Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Jun 2
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 537▲ 125 vs year ago 535 · +23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 153▲ 66 vs year ago 89 · +74.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 51▲ 12 vs year ago 11 · +109.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 25.00-55.00 lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $438.52/cwt on 79 head, down $25.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −6.62 against this barn's trailing median of $445.14.
Average price
$438.52
▼ 25.44 vs prior sale
79 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,429
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$52.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.06
vs MO average
−20.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553445.792,46568
Medium and Large 1-2559393.592,19911thin
One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $266 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 sale79 hd
438.52
—
MO average16 barns · 3,675 hd
467.58
−29.06
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−20.67
This barn, trailing median27 sales
445.14
−6.62
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
497453408364median 445.1403/0304/1406/0908/1811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,800208.963,76111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,441163.752,36021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,149160.121,83953
CowsLean 85-90%High1,005138.811,39511

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,351$4,3616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,340$3,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$2,3666
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,209$3,9673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$2,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$4,6001thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5604
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310567.84/cwt545.00–600.001,7605
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373456.91/cwt447.00–475.001,7043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381517.92/cwt475.00–575.001,97314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434521.38/cwt475.00–552.002,26320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469485.51/cwt435.00–520.002,2777
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474443.79/cwt410.00–451.002,10414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513419.87/cwt405.00–445.002,1543
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531452.03/cwt430.00–467.002,40038
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576383.73/cwt357.00–400.002,2108
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581437.88/cwt400.00–460.002,54430
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625406.78/cwt360.00–417.002,54219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned633421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,66565
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673373.07/cwt350.00–402.002,51125
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714357.12/cwt340.00–365.002,5509
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,95755
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8053
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337469.92/cwt390.00–495.001,5847
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382485.48/cwt425.00–512.001,85510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421470.00/cwt390.00–500.001,97927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468442.78/cwt400.00–470.002,07213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473403.45/cwt385.00–410.001,9084
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516420.10/cwt372.00–435.002,16836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523362.92/cwt350.00–375.001,8982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579375.11/cwt350.00–410.002,17217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628355.52/cwt335.00–375.002,2339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,4554
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735333.46/cwt310.00–340.002,4519
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813313.72/cwt310.00–315.002,5514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345547.00/cwt547.00–547.001,8874
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371513.49/cwt495.00–525.001,9054
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416441.53/cwt400.00–475.001,8377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431487.54/cwt477.00–512.002,1017
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480423.47/cwt392.00–467.002,03310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482428.34/cwt407.00–450.002,0656
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530421.02/cwt397.00–447.002,23115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571388.60/cwt365.00–405.002,2199
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635372.36/cwt367.00–375.002,3643
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1888218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,9362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7111
Bulls——1,862215.36/cwt200.00–223.004,01010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%942129.50/cwt120.00–136.001,2206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065140.90/cwt140.00–142.001,5012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080149.99/cwt146.00–158.501,6205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109154.61/cwt145.00–161.501,71527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200167.92/cwt160.00–181.002,01524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376169.45/cwt162.00–178.002,33212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528156.16/cwt151.00–160.002,3869
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2254,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2884,200.00/head4,050.00–4,350.004,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1142,366.34/head2,150.00–2,550.002,3666
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3514,360.67/head3,900.00–4,550.004,3616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 29052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium 29653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.