Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light run of feeders this week were not well tested selling in small packages and singles. Several small consignments of bred cows, heifers and pairs were in the offering with a couple packages of good quality bred heifers selling with good demand and several small lots and packages of pairs mostly 4-7 yrs with 150-300 lb calves selling with moderate to good demand. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher with a nice offering of slaughter cows selling on a very active market trading 3.00-6.00 higher with a high dressing bull topping out at 167.50.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.76/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −148.27 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$258.76

34 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$42.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.90

vs MO average

−17.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	275.67	1,499	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	254.37	1,412	17thin
Medium and Large 2	583	233.06	1,359	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.61/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $346.27, median $407.03 across 30 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 sale34 hd

258.76

—

MO average14 barns · 2,223 hd

272.66

−13.90

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−17.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−148.27

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	—	Low	1,824	151.69	2,767	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,741	131.35	2,287	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	126.35	1,853	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	121.77	1,518	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	111.05	1,145	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	189.50	2,613	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	182.50	2,405	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,700	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,819	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,898	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,271	$2,723	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	263.41/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,370	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,049	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	238.84/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	284.91/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	269.48/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,830	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,696	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	129.11/cwt	121.50–135.00	1,899	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,850	119.95/cwt	117.50–123.00	2,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	334.80/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,507	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,379	189.50/cwt	187.50–190.50	2,613	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	112.14/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,365	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,714	134.20/cwt	128.50–140.00	2,300	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	2,722.92/head	2,425.00–2,900.00	2,723	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,897.92/head	2,625.00–3,225.00	2,898	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	2,490.48/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,490	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	299.33/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	265.44/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	308.00/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	282.29/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	315.27/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	275.51/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	307.28/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	233.06/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,359	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	741	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,405	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	105.66/cwt	98.00–110.50	1,086	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	120.15/cwt	114.00–125.50	1,265	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	336.40/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,336	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	126.13/cwt	116.50–135.00	1,580	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	97.92/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	155.89/cwt	149.00–167.50	2,882	13
Bulls	—	—	1,780	140.27/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	88.37/cwt	83.00–93.00	857	4

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 1,664Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 296Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	301.00–315.00	308.00
8	450–500	473	281.00–283.00	282.29
6	500–550	520	261.00–266.00	263.41
4	550–600	552	268.00	268.00
5	600–650	628	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	831	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	306.00–308.00	307.28
4	500–550	511	276.00	276.00
8	550–600	560	273.00–277.00	275.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	260.00–271.00	265.44
7	550–600	587	236.00–241.00	238.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	230.00–235.00	233.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	442	327.00–339.00	334.80
2	450–500	450	332.00	332.00
8	550–600	571	310.00–317.00	315.27
3	600–650	602	304.00	304.00
4	650–700	678	273.00	273.00
3	850–900	850	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	347.50	347.50
3	450–500	468	317.00	317.00
12	550–600	570	298.00–301.00	299.33
4	700–750	713	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	336.00–337.00	336.40
3	400–450	440	339.00	339.00
8	550–600	559	278.00–290.00	284.91
6	600–650	619	266.00–273.00	269.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	827	189.50	189.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,249	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	981	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,490.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,271	2,425.00–2,900.00	2,722.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,254	2,625.00–3,225.00	2,897.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,450	115.00–119.00	116.97
34	—	1,471	121.50–135.00	129.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	117.50–123.00	119.95
12	—	1,714	128.50–140.00	134.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,217	109.50–114.50	112.14
33	—	1,253	116.50–135.00	126.13
2	—	1,288	96.00–100.00	97.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	81.00	81.00
8	—	1,028	98.00–110.50	105.66
18	—	1,053	114.00–125.50	120.15
4	—	970	83.00–93.00	88.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,379	187.50–190.50	189.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	182.50	182.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,849	149.00–167.50	155.89
2	—	1,780	137.00–143.00	140.27

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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