Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two week's ago, (last week was a special bred cow sale) the best test on steer calves weighed 500-600 lbs selling 10.00-18.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs on comparable sales and weights trading steady to firm all other weights of steers lightly tested but selling with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with 600-650 lb heifers selling 10.00-15.00 higher other weights of heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone on a light test. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a light to moderate offering with the best demand on the 500-600 lb steers and 500-550 lb heifers. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon pretty much within estimates with On Feed at 99 percent, Placements came in at 94 percent and Marketings at 110 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.43/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −123.60 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$331.43

120 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$30.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.37

vs MO average

+17.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	336.50	1,858	100
Medium and Large 1-2	548	306.11	1,679	20

One grade step is worth $30.39/cwt here — about $179 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 sale120 hd

331.43

—

MO average15 barns · 3,859 hd

317.06

+14.37

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+17.33

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−123.60

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	1,768	160.29	2,833	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,680	150.00	2,520	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	134.41	1,987	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	133.72	1,657	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	116.61	1,180	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	189.12	2,544	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	187.00	2,685	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	450–500	478	280.97/cwt	279.50–284.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	247.64/cwt	243.50–253.50	1,793	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	309.58/cwt	307.50–311.00	1,591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	292.35/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	692	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	314.63/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	332.68/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,870	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	298.06/cwt	292.00–314.00	1,905	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	267.91/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,902	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	269.96/cwt	263.00–287.00	1,552	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	310.37/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,629	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	232.45/cwt	231.50–233.50	1,727	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	347.36/cwt	329.00–359.00	1,820	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	257.60/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	360.11/cwt	357.00–364.00	1,761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	330.21/cwt	322.00–339.00	1,410	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	249.96/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,685	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	271.87/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,653	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,728	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	138.49/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,057	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,524	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	136.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,691	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	127.28/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,580	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	189.12/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,544	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,685	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	167.71/cwt	167.00–169.00	3,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	158.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,719	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	113.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	286.18/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,909	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	366.63/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,529	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,413	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	96.72/cwt	90.00–104.00	944	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	127.65/cwt	123.00–132.50	1,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	374.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,416	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,653	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	304.24/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	318.31/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	246.61/cwt	245.50–249.00	1,891	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	225.43/cwt	223.50–229.50	1,770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	258.14/cwt	255.00–259.50	1,642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	307.25/cwt	307.25–307.25	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	234.33/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	282.99/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,525	15

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 375Year ago 1,204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 300Year ago 310

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	307.25	307.25
6	450–500	478	279.50–284.00	280.97
15	500–550	539	281.00–287.00	282.99
10	600–650	636	255.00–259.50	258.14
7	650–700	671	231.00–237.00	234.33
25	700–750	728	227.00	227.00
12	750–800	785	223.50–229.50	225.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	354.00	354.00
3	350–400	382	348.00	348.00
24	400–450	427	322.00–339.00	330.21
8	450–500	453	312.00–317.00	314.63
52	500–550	525	304.00–316.00	310.37
24	550–600	575	263.00–287.00	269.96
52	600–650	608	265.00–278.00	271.87
16	650–700	674	243.00–258.00	249.96
37	700–750	743	231.50–233.50	232.45
13	750–800	755	235.50	235.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	556	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	481	315.00–325.00	318.31
7	500–550	514	307.50–311.00	309.58
13	550–600	567	299.00–313.00	304.24
8	600–650	642	284.50	284.50
24	700–750	724	243.50–253.50	247.64
19	750–800	767	245.50–249.00	246.61
3	850–900	867	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	692	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	378	370.00–385.00	374.72
4	400–450	432	351.00	351.00
8	450–500	489	357.00–364.00	360.11
26	500–550	524	329.00–359.00	347.36
74	550–600	562	315.00–342.00	332.68
34	600–650	639	292.00–314.00	298.06
19	650–700	667	277.00–295.00	286.18
32	700–750	710	266.00–270.00	267.91
10	750–800	757	256.00–260.00	257.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	641	268.00	268.00
5	650–700	678	243.00	243.00
3	750–800	795	218.00	218.00
6	900–950	900	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	581	288.00–296.00	292.35
3	600–650	618	277.00	277.00
8	700–750	740	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	384.00	384.00
9	400–450	417	365.00–367.50	366.63
3	450–500	487	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	125.00–130.00	128.31
2	—	1,503	115.00	115.00
14	—	1,485	134.00–142.00	138.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	115.00	115.00
22	—	1,235	132.00–142.00	136.91
8	—	1,241	121.00–130.00	127.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	110.00–116.00	113.87
5	—	976	90.00–104.00	96.72
10	—	1,039	123.00–132.50	127.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	188.00–190.00	189.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	187.00	187.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,950	167.00–169.00	167.71
11	—	1,718	150.00–163.00	158.26

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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