Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a light test, with 500-800 lb steers selling mostly 10.00-15.00 lower, instances 18.00 lower mostly on the 550-600 lb steers and 750-800 lb steers, over 800 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold on a very active market trading 8.00-10.00 higher and 450-500 lbs selling steady to firm, 500-750 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower with overall quality and condition not as attractive on the 550-650 lb heifers, over 750 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply, calves sold mostly in small packages, groups and singles. CME cattle futures ended the week on a sour note with Live cattle contracts from June thru December closing 2.42-2.80 lower and Feeder Cattle contracts May thru November closing 3.12-3.95 lower. The pressure/weakness on the cattle futures was just too much for cattle buyers to ignore. Slaughter steers and heifers on a light test sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.04/cwt on 226 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −151.99 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$303.04

226 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$38.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs MO average

−2.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	308.05	1,701	165
Medium and Large 1-2	534	290.51	1,551	58
Medium and Large 2	537	270.00	1,450	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.05/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale226 hd

303.04

—

MO average15 barns · 2,485 hd

301.29

+1.75

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−2.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−151.99

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	—	Average	1,948	168.42	3,281	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,705	136.82	2,332	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	131.56	1,926	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	127.17	1,588	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	119.68	1,260	38
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,088	143.00	1,556	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	183.36	2,464	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	186.00	2,589	6thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	650–700	669	224.72/cwt	220.00–229.50	1,503	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	248.37/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,706	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	913	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	767	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	324.99/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,375	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	273.11/cwt	266.00–284.00	1,701	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	299.90/cwt	289.00–309.00	1,541	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	891	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	331.61/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,443	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	509	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	308.25/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,178	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,689	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	304.11/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,721	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	887	204.05/cwt	196.25–212.00	1,810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	238.35/cwt	234.50–243.00	1,461	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	231.75/cwt	230.75–234.00	1,854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	322.09/cwt	312.50–326.00	1,340	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,972	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	228.76/cwt	228.50–229.00	1,732	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	221.66/cwt	219.75–224.00	1,580	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	825	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,586	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	237.62/cwt	233.50–243.00	1,832	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	207.09/cwt	204.75–207.75	1,816	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	284.11/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,463	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	992	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	335.62/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,608	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,971	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	315.31/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	268.05/cwt	267.50–268.50	1,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	323.09/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,683	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	127.41/cwt	118.00–130.50	1,846	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	119.10/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,704	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,703	140.31/cwt	134.00–145.50	2,389	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,344	183.36/cwt	183.00–184.00	2,464	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	132.55/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,669	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	123.87/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,534	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,707	130.99/cwt	129.50–133.50	2,236	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	113.91/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,193	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,392	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,589	6
Bulls	—	—	1,987	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	3,160	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	135.82/cwt	131.00–145.50	2,007	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	115.90/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,449	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	170.43/cwt	163.00–180.00	3,306	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,088	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,556	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	94.82/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,008	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	125.93/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,329	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	301.97/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,449	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	947	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	823	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,872	9
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	618	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	595	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	464	241.05/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	337.58/cwt	337.00–338.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	291.04/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,807	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	241.48/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	207.37/cwt	205.25–209.25	1,686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	230.61/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	556	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	291	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	321.20/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,522	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	272.25/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,576	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	338.96/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	709	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	249.28/cwt	243.00–252.50	1,456	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	292.84/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	484	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	267.76/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,293	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	261.42/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,386	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,468	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 Apr 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,803Last week 485Year ago 2,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 380Last week 300Year ago 351

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	378	284.00	284.00
11	400–450	426	291.00–295.00	292.84
18	450–500	483	262.50–276.00	267.76
31	500–550	530	250.00–270.00	261.42
48	550–600	584	243.00–252.50	249.28
42	600–650	613	234.50–243.00	238.35
19	650–700	669	220.00–229.50	224.72
31	700–750	713	219.75–224.00	221.66
13	800–850	813	205.25–209.25	207.37
3	850–900	872	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	709	215.00	215.00
12	750–800	767	210.00	210.00
13	800–850	825	190.00–195.00	192.25
8	850–900	891	176.00	176.00
5	900–950	913	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	435	330.00–334.00	331.61
8	500–550	509	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	331	315.00–316.00	315.31
9	350–400	382	304.00–315.00	308.25
31	400–450	416	312.50–326.00	322.09
51	450–500	480	288.00–310.00	301.97
38	500–550	515	276.00–289.00	284.11
33	700–750	711	237.50	237.50
33	750–800	757	228.50–229.00	228.76
15	800–850	813	216.00	216.00
45	850–900	877	204.75–207.75	207.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	202.00	202.00
4	600–650	618	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	277.50	277.50
3	450–500	498	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	553	225.00–238.00	230.61
6	600–650	611	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	556	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	368	337.00–341.00	338.96
10	400–450	423	322.00–328.00	324.99
29	450–500	474	312.00–328.00	321.20
38	500–550	514	289.00–309.00	299.90
17	550–600	579	270.00–277.00	272.25
35	600–650	623	266.00–284.00	273.11
51	650–700	687	242.50–259.00	248.37
8	700–750	721	237.50–244.00	241.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	337.00–338.00	337.58
32	450–500	479	329.00–339.00	335.62
38	500–550	521	314.00–330.00	323.09
113	550–600	566	298.00–316.00	304.11
53	600–650	621	285.00–293.00	291.04
9	650–700	668	267.50–268.50	268.05
15	700–750	747	264.00	264.00
48	750–800	771	233.50–243.00	237.62
13	800–850	800	230.75–234.00	231.75
15	900–950	932	211.50	211.50
4	950–1000	954	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	638	255.00	255.00
12	850–900	887	196.25–212.00	204.05
17	950–1000	992	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	526	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	750	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	823	227.50	227.50
9	900–950	947	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	537	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	315.00	315.00
5	400–450	432	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	527	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	509	271.00	271.00
4	550–600	554	265.00	265.00
5	650–700	693	216.50	216.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	302.50	302.50
3	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	637	248.50	248.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	464	240.00–243.50	241.05
4	550–600	585	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,449	118.00–130.50	127.41
6	—	1,431	117.00–121.00	119.10
38	—	1,478	131.00–145.50	135.82
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,703	134.00–145.50	140.31
3	—	1,707	129.50–133.50	130.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,259	129.00–141.00	132.55
35	—	1,238	118.00–128.00	123.87
6	—	1,250	114.00–117.50	115.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,047	109.00–118.00	113.91
3	—	1,063	87.00–101.00	94.82
23	—	1,055	120.00–132.00	125.93
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,344	183.00–184.00	183.36
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	186.00	186.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,987	158.00–160.00	159.03
14	—	1,940	163.00–180.00	170.43
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	143.00	143.00

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