Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs and heifer calves weighing 450-650 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher, with 600-750 lbs steers selling fully steady to 5.00 higher and over 750 lbs on a light test sold steady to firm. Feeder heifers weighing over 650 lbs on comparable sales sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate offering with buyers still very aggressive to purchase feeders. Feeder cattle this week were carrying more flesh than the last special, especially those weighing over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows on and active market sold 4.00-8.00 higher, with a couple high dressing bulls topping at 170.00 per/lb. Cattle on Feed report was issued Friday afternoon with On Feed coming in at 101 percent, Placements were higher than expected at 110 percent the highest for February since the series began in 1996, Marketings came in at 103 percent.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.05/cwt on 282 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.98 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$288.05

282 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$45.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

vs MO average

+10.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	291.52	1,652	246
Medium and Large 1-2	518	275.92	1,429	22
Medium and Large 2	553	246.14	1,362	14thin

One grade step is worth $45.38/cwt here — about $290 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 sale282 hd

288.05

—

MO average16 barns · 3,083 hd

279.17

+8.88

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+10.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−118.98

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	1,898	158.22	3,003	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,730	139.74	2,418	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	132.11	1,964	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	130.92	1,594	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	112.38	1,126	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	186.00	2,409	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	177.25	2,092	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	187.79	2,689	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,420	180.00	2,556	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2Fleshy	750–800	758	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	297.68/cwt	283.00–309.00	1,697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	277.28/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,300	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	288.01/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,895	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	247.54/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,762	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	263.54/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,921	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	229.37/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,677	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	275.92/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,429	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	284.37/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,655	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	340.11/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,670	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	306.30/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,176	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	250.17/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	342.40/cwt	332.50–348.00	1,743	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	268.78/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,674	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	237.18/cwt	231.50–242.00	1,826	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	279.47/cwt	269.00–285.00	2,021	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	323.86/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,506	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	986	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	264.05/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,015	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	303.67/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,582	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	371.16/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	243.31/cwt	243.00–244.75	2,022	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	378.99/cwt	362.50–391.00	1,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	279.61/cwt	279.50–280.00	1,803	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	225.09/cwt	224.50–229.00	1,729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	304.14/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,877	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	324.91/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	303.74/cwt	302.50–307.00	1,261	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	300.89/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,435	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	325.64/cwt	312.00–338.00	1,846	72
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,556	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	165.20/cwt	159.00–170.00	3,188	13
Bulls	—	—	1,856	149.14/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,768	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	124.97/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,275	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	108.08/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,093	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	88.73/cwt	82.00–93.00	840	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	125.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,904	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,180	177.25/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,092	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	120.41/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,441	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,765	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	2,286	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,587	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,727	140.76/cwt	135.00–147.50	2,431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,738	21
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,409	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	187.79/cwt	184.50–190.50	2,689	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	137.42/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,690	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	138.00/cwt	131.00–146.00	2,038	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	347.13/cwt	344.00–349.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	667	245.49/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,637	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	307.35/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,623	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	222.92/cwt	221.00–224.50	1,719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	241.51/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,621	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	238.46/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	321.98/cwt	309.00–327.50	1,658	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	287.02/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,834	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	233.18/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,945	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	262.04/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	223.18/cwt	222.25–227.50	2,024	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	257.64/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	293.89/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,243	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	256.38/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	908	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	333.60/cwt	333.00–334.00	1,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	250.89/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	743	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	304.35/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,692	17

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,074Last week 319Year ago 1,659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 260Year ago 400

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	758	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	384	297.50–315.00	306.30
18	400–450	423	291.00–295.00	293.89
12	450–500	469	271.00–285.00	277.28
22	500–550	518	270.00–282.50	275.92
14	600–650	637	257.00–258.00	257.64
30	650–700	671	236.00–248.00	241.51
25	700–750	731	223.00–235.00	229.37
15	750–800	771	221.00–224.50	222.92
4	800–850	828	220.00	220.00
9	850–900	861	215.50	215.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	415	302.50–307.00	303.74
38	450–500	477	290.00–306.00	300.89
50	500–550	521	295.00–310.00	303.67
158	550–600	582	274.00–292.00	284.37
65	600–650	623	260.00–278.00	268.78
54	700–750	712	241.00–255.00	247.54
31	750–800	770	231.50–242.00	237.18
11	850–900	850	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	667	243.00–246.00	245.49
5	700–750	719	230.00	230.00
15	750–800	768	224.50–229.00	225.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	568	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	391	260.00–264.00	262.04
3	450–500	495	263.00	263.00
6	500–550	532	250.00–263.00	256.38
8	550–600	569	235.00–242.00	238.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	556	304.00–305.00	304.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	431	333.00–334.00	333.60
15	450–500	465	315.00–327.50	323.86
50	500–550	515	309.00–327.50	321.98
14	550–600	570	283.00–309.00	297.68
37	600–650	639	270.00–290.00	287.02
5	650–700	656	257.00	257.00
30	700–750	729	254.00–267.50	263.54
13	750–800	757	249.00–254.00	250.17
19	800–850	834	230.00–237.00	233.18
28	900–950	907	222.25–227.50	223.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	362.50–391.00	378.99
9	400–450	428	365.00–374.00	371.16
23	450–500	491	335.00–344.00	340.11
31	500–550	509	332.50–348.00	342.40
72	550–600	567	312.00–338.00	325.64
91	600–650	617	292.00–315.00	304.14
26	650–700	658	275.00–295.00	288.01
68	700–750	723	269.00–285.00	279.47
21	750–800	763	262.00–270.00	264.05
40	800–850	831	243.00–244.75	243.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	675	252.00	252.00
5	700–750	743	251.00	251.00
10	900–950	908	208.00	208.00
8	950–1000	986	209.50	209.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	569	308.00	308.00
28	600–650	645	279.50–280.00	279.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	618	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	344.00–349.00	347.13
13	450–500	464	320.00–332.00	324.91
19	500–550	528	300.00–311.00	307.35
8	650–700	677	266.00	266.00
3	800–850	843	219.50	219.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	586	274.00	274.00
4	600–650	628	261.00	261.00
9	650–700	691	250.00–252.00	250.89
3	700–750	715	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,432	184.50–190.50	187.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,930	159.00–170.00	165.20
10	—	1,856	143.00–156.00	149.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,020	116.00–131.00	124.97
8	—	1,011	105.00–112.00	108.08
6	—	947	82.00–93.00	88.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,514	120.00–129.00	125.78
2	—	1,430	111.00	111.00
19	—	1,477	131.00–146.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,197	114.00–125.00	120.41
21	—	1,230	128.00–146.00	137.42
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	129.50	129.50
10	—	1,727	135.00–147.50	140.76
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	177.00–178.00	177.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	186.00	186.00

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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