Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with several consignments of mostly 4-6 year old pairs with 200-250 lb calves all selling with good demand, with several offerings of young bred cows in the 1st and 2nd stage mostly 3-6 yrs of age along with a few heifer pairs that sold with good demand. Feeder cattle were lightly tested selling mostly in small packages and singles but a few of the better quality sold with a steady to firm undertone. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm on a nice offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.10/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −146.93 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$308.10

39 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$56.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.58

vs MO average

−2.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	317.25	1,735	28
Medium and Large 1-2	546	293.75	1,605	8thin
Medium and Large 2	525	261.00	1,370	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.25/cwt here — about $364 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

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 sale39 hd

308.10

—

MO average19 barns · 4,041 hd

318.68

−10.58

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−2.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−146.93

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	1,935	159.91	3,094	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,748	133.26	2,330	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	132.61	1,958	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	128.28	1,597	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	111.44	1,137	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	184.14	2,565	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	180.04	2,494	11

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)	1,178	$2,389	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,162	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,850	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$1,820	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$1,600	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$4,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,008	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,274	$2,552	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,350	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$3,605	5

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	296.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	295.89/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,823	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,820.42/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,820	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	288.03/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,489	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	328.65/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,403	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,453.91/head	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,454	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	314.56/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	313.29/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,764	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	312.74/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,479	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	125.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,536	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,755	128.49/cwt	123.00–132.00	2,255	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,741	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.50	2,411	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	134.94/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,993	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	79.02/cwt	75.00–81.00	724	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	115.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	4,325.00/head	4,325.00–4,325.00	4,325	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	3,605.00/head	3,475.00–3,800.00	3,605	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,724.04/head	2,525.00–2,825.00	2,724	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,552.38/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,552	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	3,230.63/head	3,025.00–3,375.00	3,231	40
Bulls	—	—	1,990	164.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,270	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	133.43/cwt	129.00–139.50	1,671	33
Bulls	—	—	1,874	155.06/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,906	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,393	184.14/cwt	183.50–184.50	2,565	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	180.04/cwt	178.00–180.50	2,494	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	123.35/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,327	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,218	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	102.70/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,022	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	113.71/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,148	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	126.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,862	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	249.13/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	286.06/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,407	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	321.82/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	253.46/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	272.35/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,708	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	231.97/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,798	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,370	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,701	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 May 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 1,454Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 300Year ago 630

Replacement CattleReceipts 359Last week 0Year ago 350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	475	307.00–327.00	314.56
8	500–550	509	290.00–300.00	296.28
3	550–600	587	262.50	262.50
3	600–650	608	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	378.00	378.00
4	400–450	416	362.00	362.00
13	500–550	528	315.00–326.00	321.82
15	550–600	563	300.00–322.00	313.29
6	600–650	616	290.00–302.00	295.89
3	650–700	670	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	568	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	328.00	328.00
16	600–650	627	264.00–285.00	272.35
7	700–750	707	248.00–250.00	249.13
6	750–800	775	230.00–234.00	231.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	340.00	340.00
12	400–450	427	312.50–335.00	328.65
11	450–500	473	309.00–320.00	312.74
19	500–550	517	283.00–300.00	288.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	389.00	389.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	492	285.00–287.50	286.06
3	500–550	542	270.00	270.00
11	600–650	632	250.00–256.00	253.46
3	700–750	715	228.00	228.00
4	800–850	808	210.50	210.50

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,140	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,820.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,388	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,138	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,196	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,280	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,138	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,453.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,306	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,350	4,325.00	4,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,259	3,025.00–3,375.00	3,230.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,185	2,525.00–2,825.00	2,724.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,274	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,552.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,250.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,180	3,475.00–3,800.00	3,605.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,225	120.00–128.00	125.42
8	—	1,275	110.00–118.00	115.65
33	—	1,252	129.00–139.50	133.43
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,755	123.00–132.00	128.49
10	—	1,741	135.00–142.50	138.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,477	130.00–142.00	134.94
13	—	1,476	120.00–130.00	126.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	75.00–81.00	79.02
11	—	1,076	118.00–131.00	123.35
3	—	995	102.00–103.00	102.70
11	—	1,010	110.00–117.00	113.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,990	160.00–170.00	164.32
10	—	1,874	149.00–159.00	155.06
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	183.50–184.50	184.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,385	178.00–180.50	180.04

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

Steers · 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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