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SEMO Livestock Sales

Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Missouri · Tue, Aug 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3484

← Aug 11Aug 18Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 139▼ 48 vs year ago 213 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 35▲ 10 vs year ago 41 · +24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale (Sept 8) due to Labor Day*

The feeder calve offering was too small for a trend comparison, undertones were lower. A few slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 lower; Demand not establish and supply light.

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 $360.52/cwt on 15 head, up $2.19 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −35.30 against this barn's trailing median of $395.83.

Average price

$360.52

▲ 2.19 vs prior sale

15 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.96

vs MO average

+9.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	360.52	1,864	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

360.52

—

MO average8 barns · 545 hd

378.48

−17.96

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+9.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.83

−35.30

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	—	Low	1,523	174.09	2,651	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	159.41	2,224	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	154.03	1,895	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	131.40	1,261	10

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)	1,085	$3,973	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,358	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	464.60/cwt	450.00–482.00	1,998	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	460.86/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,175	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	379.45/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,829	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	375.99/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,211	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,125	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	349.92/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,390	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	420.08/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,344	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	430.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,583	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	375.97/cwt	362.00–427.00	1,790	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	365.99/cwt	325.00–382.00	1,863	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	330.66/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,063	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	342.64/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,268	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	301.02/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,167	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,455	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,599	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	484.97/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,848	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	443.69/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,121	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	341.85/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,836	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	293.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,068	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,083	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,549	179.60/cwt	152.00–190.00	2,782	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	120.18/cwt	93.00–131.00	1,073	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	148.24/cwt	139.00–156.50	1,570	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	154.03/cwt	141.00–164.00	1,895	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,210	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	156.76/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,224	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	3,972.81/head	3,800.00–4,050.00	3,973	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,247	3,576.74/head	3,150.00–3,850.00	3,577	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 139Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 35Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 2

*No sale (Sept 8) due to Labor Day*

The feeder calve offering was too small for a trend comparison, undertones were lower. A few slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 lower; Demand not establish and supply light.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	3	—	1,085	3,800.00–4,050.00	3,972.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	3,150.00–3,850.00	3,576.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,549	152.00–190.00	179.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	151.00–164.00	156.76
1	—	1,300	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	139.00–156.50	148.24
6	—	893	93.00–131.00	120.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,230	141.00–164.00	154.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	410.00–430.00	420.08
2	350–400	368	425.00–435.00	430.03
7	450–500	476	362.00–427.00	375.97
13	500–550	509	325.00–382.00	365.99
2	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
6	600–650	624	320.00–345.00	330.66
19	650–700	662	335.00–345.00	342.64
2	700–750	720	300.00–302.00	301.02
2	900–950	912	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	735	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	430	450.00–482.00	464.60
4	450–500	472	450.00–475.00	460.86
6	500–550	539	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	588	375.00–377.00	375.99
1	600–650	640	332.00	332.00
3	650–700	683	345.00–357.00	349.92
4	750–800	750	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	340.00–425.00	379.45
3	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	620	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	470.00–495.00	484.97
4	450–500	478	435.00–455.00	443.69
3	500–550	537	325.00–370.00	341.85
4	700–750	704	275.00–300.00	293.70
4	950–1000	951	219.00	219.00

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.