Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. a light offering of feeders this week were not well tested with feeders selling in small packages and singles with a few packages of steers weighing 500-750 lbs on comparable sales trading steady. Slaughter steers and heifers on a light test sold steady to firm with slaughter cows trading firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.06/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.97 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$271.06

36 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$29.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

vs MO average

+3.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	291.86	1,535	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	261.91	1,508	25

One grade step is worth $29.95/cwt here — about $26 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 sale36 hd

271.06

—

MO average9 barns · 920 hd

275.32

−4.26

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

+3.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−135.97

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	—	Low	1,783	166.98	2,977	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,638	142.73	2,337	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	133.77	1,996	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	131.81	1,636	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	115.33	1,235	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	176.50	1,862	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,232	188.51	2,322	10

Every lot, as filed

52 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	600–650	617	250.43/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	321.65/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	233.37/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	252.93/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,487	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	333.03/cwt	327.00–337.50	1,459	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	682	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	337.76/cwt	332.00–348.00	1,770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	257.22/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	303.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	235.51/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	326.25/cwt	323.00–331.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	256.60/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	117.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,262	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	85.18/cwt	81.00–91.50	922	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	138.84/cwt	133.50–145.00	2,080	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,497	150.47/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,253	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	128.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,911	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	115.54/cwt	111.50–120.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,055	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,862	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	127.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,544	11
Bulls	—	—	1,535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,996	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	100.90/cwt	94.00–106.50	1,095	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	118.50/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,750	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,778	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,364	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	128.31/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,354	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	137.11/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,719	16
Bulls	—	—	1,998	184.57/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,688	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,232	188.51/cwt	186.00–189.50	2,322	10
Bulls	—	—	1,746	167.34/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	275.40/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	301.18/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,113	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	355.60/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	311.76/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	295.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,349	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	303.52/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	276.54/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,723	6

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 950Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 140Year ago 416

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	316.00–326.00	321.65
5	400–450	411	309.00–316.00	311.76
7	450–500	456	290.00–300.00	295.77
7	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
18	550–600	588	246.00–256.00	252.93
11	600–650	617	246.00–256.00	250.43
14	650–700	679	230.00–238.00	233.37
6	700–750	735	234.00–237.00	235.51
3	750–800	760	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	512	297.00–308.00	301.18
3	550–600	563	267.00	267.00
3	600–650	610	269.00	269.00
4	650–700	658	262.00	262.00
3	750–800	753	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	323.00–331.00	326.25
3	550–600	577	294.00	294.00
6	600–650	623	275.00–278.00	276.54
5	650–700	691	255.00–259.00	256.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	332.00–348.00	337.76
12	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	303.40
5	700–750	712	275.00–276.00	275.40
10	850–900	888	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	347.00	347.00
7	400–450	438	327.00–337.50	333.03
3	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	533	302.00–305.00	303.52
8	550–600	576	254.00–264.00	257.22
3	800–850	802	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	682	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	387.50	387.50
6	400–450	417	345.00–367.00	355.60
6	500–550	510	313.00	313.00
3	600–650	635	277.00	277.00
3	750–800	762	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,077	110.00–120.00	117.17
3	—	1,083	81.00–91.50	85.18
4	—	1,085	94.00–106.50	100.90
10	—	1,055	122.00–132.00	128.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,498	133.50–145.00	138.84
8	—	1,484	125.00–132.00	128.75
5	—	1,477	117.50–120.00	118.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	146.50–155.00	150.47
3	—	1,778	130.00–138.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	111.50–120.00	115.54
11	—	1,215	122.00–130.00	127.05
16	—	1,254	131.00–142.50	137.11
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	176.50	176.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,998	182.00–187.00	184.57
5	—	1,746	159.00–172.00	167.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	186.00–189.50	188.51

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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