Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher on the 600-650 lb steers with 750-800 lbs trading 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 550-700 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher with 2 pot loads of 940 and 1030 lbs having no recent test of comparable weights. Demand was good on a moderate supply with a nice quality offering of calves weighing 400-650 lbs selling on and active market. CME Feeder Cattle futures ended the week on a strong note with triple digit gains with May thru October closing 2.02 to 2.45 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone and slaughter cows traded steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.96/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.07 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$270.96

89 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs MO average

+0.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	277.62	1,533	56
Large 1	564	265.00	1,495	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	258.22	1,420	26

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $113 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

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 sale89 hd

270.96

—

MO average15 barns · 2,144 hd

270.01

+0.95

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+0.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−136.07

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	1,732	152.86	2,647	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,707	123.14	2,102	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	122.37	1,820	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	119.52	1,486	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	103.98	1,086	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	188.00	2,711	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	183.95	2,351	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	184.59	2,658	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,458	174.42	2,543	9thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	700–750	739	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	259.30/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,486	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	678	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	223.45/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,624	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	618	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	274.40/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,847	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	334.41/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,776	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	242.85/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,877	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	344.97/cwt	337.00–351.00	1,442	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	304.32/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,427	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.68/cwt	236.50–244.00	1,618	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	303.67/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,877	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	341.08/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,661	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	240.52/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,977	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	228.78/cwt	227.50–229.50	1,686	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	320.36/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,355	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	229.32/cwt	228.50–233.00	1,757	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	273.43/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,548	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	255.20/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	275.40/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,471	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	327.68/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	209.25/cwt	209.25–209.25	1,969	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	126.62/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,603	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	118.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,482	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	109.59/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,304	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	114.59/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,626	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	127.25/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,906	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	120.40/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,807	15
Steers	Select	—	1,458	174.42/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,543	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,707	123.14/cwt	121.50–126.50	2,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	80.67/cwt	75.00–85.00	791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	96.22/cwt	90.50–101.00	983	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	110.89/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,163	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	119.62/cwt	116.50–122.50	1,327	8
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	564	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,442	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,711	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,278	183.95/cwt	182.50–185.50	2,351	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	184.59/cwt	182.00–186.50	2,658	28
Bulls	—	—	1,865	160.22/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,988	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	150.19/cwt	141.00–155.50	2,528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	328.67/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,535	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,676	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	679	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,806	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,050	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	317.61/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,836	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	213.36/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	334.16/cwt	329.00–336.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	293.33/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	246.48/cwt	237.50–250.50	1,538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	268.76/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,398	9

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,101Last week 288Year ago 1,924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 325Year ago 450

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	389	329.00–336.00	334.16
3	500–550	520	298.00	298.00
3	600–650	638	267.50	267.50
4	700–750	739	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	803	237.00	237.00
3	850–900	872	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	678	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	418	337.00–351.00	344.97
28	450–500	487	335.00–348.00	341.08
39	500–550	531	323.00–340.00	334.41
66	550–600	578	310.00–324.00	317.61
31	600–650	618	295.00–310.00	303.67
56	650–700	673	270.00–279.00	274.40
4	700–750	701	273.00	273.00
35	750–800	773	238.00–247.50	242.85
19	800–850	822	240.00–242.50	240.52
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	645	278.00	278.00
6	650–700	679	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
14	650–700	697	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	290.00–301.00	293.33
9	500–550	520	267.00–271.00	268.76
13	550–600	573	257.00–260.00	259.30
10	600–650	624	237.50–250.50	246.48
3	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
18	700–750	727	220.00–229.00	223.45
5	750–800	765	216.00	216.00
13	800–850	805	206.00–217.00	213.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	231.00	231.00
4	600–650	618	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	320.00–338.00	327.68
22	400–450	423	314.00–330.00	320.36
53	450–500	469	295.00–314.00	304.32
18	500–550	534	272.00–279.00	275.40
22	550–600	566	265.00–278.00	273.43
15	600–650	603	254.00–257.00	255.20
25	650–700	675	236.50–244.00	239.68
28	700–750	737	227.50–229.50	228.78
22	750–800	766	228.50–233.00	229.32
54	900–950	941	209.25	209.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	265.00	265.00
50	1000–1050	1,030	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	299.00	299.00
10	550–600	575	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	582	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	467	310.00–335.00	328.67
5	550–600	566	307.00	307.00
4	700–750	740	226.50	226.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,266	124.00–132.50	126.62
18	—	1,253	115.00–123.00	118.24
12	—	1,190	105.00–114.00	109.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	111.00–116.00	114.59
14	—	1,498	125.00–131.50	127.25
15	—	1,501	118.00–123.00	120.40
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	121.50–126.50	123.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	75.00–85.00	80.67
13	—	1,022	90.50–101.00	96.22
10	—	1,049	104.00–114.00	110.89
8	—	1,109	116.50–122.50	119.62
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	173.00–175.00	174.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,440	182.00–186.50	184.59
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	182.50–185.50	183.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,865	158.00–162.00	160.22
11	—	1,683	141.00–155.50	150.19

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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