Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a firm undertone on a light test, with 500-550 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher, 550-750 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher on the 600-650 lb steers, over 800 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs and 700-750 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with 600-700 lbs selling steady to firm and over 800 lbs were not tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering with trade very active on a good quality offering of steers and heifers weighing 500-750 lbs as the market continues to see active bidding for all classes of livestock. It was an exciting day at EMC with a large crowd on hand, as EMC held their first Boarder Wars Livestock Auctioneer Contest. Contestants had to auction at a livestock market in Missouri or a state that boarders Missouri with 27 contestants entered for the competition. Preliminaries started at 9:00 with 27 contestants competing for the top 10 positions that would compete for the Championship after lunch. Sixto Paiz from Lubbock, TX was awarded Champion with Ben Weber form Lone Jack, MO the reserve champion and Lynn Languardt from Chapman, KS the runner-up. Justin Dodson from Welch, OK won the People's Choice Award voted on by the people to raise money for First Candle an organization committed to the elimination of SIDS as a very generous amount was raised for this good cause.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.61/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −136.42 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$318.61

167 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$38.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.81

vs MO average

+5.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	321.79	1,807	148
Medium and Large 1-2	544	295.80	1,609	16thin
Medium and Large 2	512	283.00	1,449	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.79/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $396.50, median $455.03 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

318.61

—

MO average17 barns · 3,646 hd

312.79

+5.81

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+5.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−136.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,831	136.05	2,491	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,875	130.00	2,438	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	118.02	1,785	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	115.09	1,430	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	105.08	1,092	40
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	157.00	2,358	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,361	188.06	2,559	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,345	170.60	2,295	7thin

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	223.25/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,960	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	802	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.50/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,585	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	276.30/cwt	270.50–281.00	1,987	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	257.47/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,504	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	247.59/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,656	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	327.40/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	298.08/cwt	296.00–302.50	1,532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	284.99/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,502	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	244.18/cwt	241.50–251.00	1,783	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	261.35/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,647	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	307.18/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	300.32/cwt	289.50–311.00	1,871	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	330.52/cwt	322.50–338.00	1,729	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,945	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,052	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	121.58/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,850	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	112.00/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,658	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	84.42/cwt	76.50–89.50	859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	110.97/cwt	105.50–118.50	1,172	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	107.62/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,318	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	98.23/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,206	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	99.53/cwt	95.00–105.00	999	9
Steers	Select	—	1,345	170.60/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,911	147.36/cwt	144.00–150.50	2,816	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,502	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,358	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,361	188.06/cwt	185.00–189.50	2,559	9
Bulls	—	—	1,791	130.40/cwt	124.00–136.00	2,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	848	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,972	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	324.64/cwt	321.00–328.00	1,380	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,659	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	120.59/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,511	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	266.61/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	264.12/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	233.31/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	281.75/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,891	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	260.92/cwt	260.50–261.50	1,748	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	319.19/cwt	305.00–329.50	1,829	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	245.00/cwt	244.50–246.00	1,857	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	245.29/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,987	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	232.50/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	262.17/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	288.04/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	261.60/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,902	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	252.07/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,573	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	232.27/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,786	21

How this sale compares

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 →

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

Fri Mar 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,664Last week 445Year ago 2,190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 265Year ago 210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	514	296.00–302.50	298.08
6	550–600	594	292.00	292.00
17	600–650	625	259.00–264.00	262.17
13	650–700	683	258.00–268.00	264.12
47	700–750	727	259.00–262.50	261.60
21	750–800	758	244.50–246.00	245.00
7	800–850	833	231.00–235.00	233.31
21	850–900	878	222.00–224.00	223.25
11	900–950	941	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	328.00	328.00
14	450–500	493	324.00–330.00	327.40
34	500–550	523	322.50–338.00	330.52
114	550–600	573	305.00–329.50	319.19
147	600–650	623	289.50–311.00	300.32
69	650–700	671	274.00–288.00	281.75
56	700–750	719	270.50–281.00	276.30
4	750–800	761	258.00	258.00
77	800–850	810	243.00–247.00	245.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	283.00	283.00
8	650–700	679	232.00–233.00	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	802	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	313.50	313.50
9	400–450	435	306.00–308.00	307.18
6	450–500	484	285.00–291.00	288.04
47	500–550	527	281.00–287.00	284.99
57	550–600	565	270.00–283.00	280.50
19	600–650	630	260.00–262.50	261.35
48	650–700	670	260.50–261.50	260.92
45	700–750	730	241.50–251.00	244.18
6	750–800	759	241.00	241.00
63	850–900	886	219.50	219.50
55	950–1000	975	210.50	210.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	268.00	268.00
6	500–550	539	260.00–273.00	266.61
16	550–600	584	255.00–265.00	257.47
24	600–650	624	245.00–257.00	252.07
40	650–700	669	243.00–250.00	247.59
21	750–800	769	228.00–234.00	232.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	800–850	848	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	778	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	551	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	730	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	321.00–328.00	324.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,522	116.00–131.00	121.58
15	—	1,480	107.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	1,588	104.00–105.00	104.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	76.50–89.50	84.42
26	—	1,056	105.50–118.50	110.97
9	—	1,004	95.00–105.00	99.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,225	102.00–112.50	107.62
4	—	1,228	91.00–106.00	98.23
34	—	1,253	113.00–128.00	120.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	130.00	130.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	170.00–172.00	170.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	185.00–189.50	188.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	144.00–150.50	147.36
8	—	1,791	124.00–136.00	130.40
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,502	157.00	157.00

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.

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