Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves on a light test weighing 500-600 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone, 600-700 lbs traded steady with the best test on 700-750 lb steers trading 10.00-13.00 higher, two pot loads of 961-975 lb steers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers were lightly tested weighing 500-750 lbs and sold mostly steady on comparable sales. Demand was good on a moderate supply with two pot loads of 961-975 lb steers selling at 248.00-250.60 and a consignment of 111 head of 1014 lb heifers selling at 215.60. Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady with slaughter cows selling steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $329.15/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −125.88 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$329.15

81 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$51.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.81

vs MO average

+26.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	336.01	1,902	64
Medium and Large 1-2	539	310.97	1,675	12thin
Medium and Large 2	574	285.00	1,636	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.01/cwt here — about $266 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 sale81 hd

329.15

—

MO average15 barns · 2,551 hd

322.34

+6.81

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

+26.24

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−125.88

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	1,805	172.66	3,116	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,711	144.12	2,466	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	139.82	1,716	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	139.49	2,015	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	118.12	1,216	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	195.10	2,536	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,366	194.51	2,657	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,423	175.87	2,503	11

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	400–450	439	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	310.44/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	311.49/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	303.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	308.84/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,930	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	274.84/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	254.62/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,976	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	279.38/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	749	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	279.77/cwt	275.50–283.00	1,695	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	240.92/cwt	237.00–242.00	2,077	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	261.27/cwt	256.00–263.50	1,656	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	277.40/cwt	274.50–281.00	1,587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	289.28/cwt	286.00–291.50	2,068	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	297.11/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	286.32/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,818	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	342.54/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	263.49/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,792	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	290.49/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,656	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	246.22/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	329.76/cwt	323.00–341.50	1,923	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,013	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	126.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,552	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	105.88/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,091	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	149.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,202	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	138.51/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,375	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	139.14/cwt	133.50–144.00	1,999	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	122.76/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,743	6
Bulls	—	—	1,899	182.03/cwt	179.00–191.00	3,457	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	168.60/cwt	158.00–174.00	3,001	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,489	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	124.16/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,285	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,709	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,521	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	148.00/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,838	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	138.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,672	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	195.10/cwt	193.00–197.00	2,536	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,366	194.51/cwt	192.00–197.50	2,657	30
Bulls	—	—	1,460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,234	1
Steers	Select	—	1,423	175.87/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	290.58/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,941	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	346.46/cwt	339.00–367.00	1,826	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	249.29/cwt	248.00–250.60	2,413	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	215.60/cwt	215.60–215.60	2,186	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	240.73/cwt	239.00–243.50	1,988	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	275.46/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	786	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	261.53/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,893	18

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 Jul 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 703Year ago 1,134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 235Year ago 370

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	259.00	259.00
4	500–550	512	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	339.00	339.00
7	450–500	476	336.00–345.00	342.54
6	500–550	519	311.00–312.00	311.49
6	550–600	558	306.00–315.00	310.44
18	600–650	635	282.00–300.00	286.32
18	650–700	684	269.00–277.00	274.84
18	700–750	724	258.00–265.00	261.53
20	750–800	776	252.00–258.00	254.62
18	800–850	826	239.00–243.50	240.73
28	850–900	862	237.00–242.00	240.92
8	950–1000	971	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	379.00	379.00
16	500–550	527	339.00–367.00	346.46
45	550–600	583	323.00–341.50	329.76
34	600–650	625	307.00–315.00	308.84
29	650–700	668	287.50–300.00	290.58
44	700–750	715	286.00–291.50	289.28
110	950–1000	968	248.00–250.60	249.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	810	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	574	285.00	285.00
7	950–1000	950	221.50	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	786	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	316.00	316.00
5	450–500	492	300.00–310.00	303.97
7	500–550	536	276.00–282.00	279.38
11	550–600	572	274.50–281.00	277.40
26	600–650	634	256.00–263.50	261.27
5	700–750	700	243.00	243.00
3	750–800	767	236.00	236.00
5	800–850	843	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	749	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	518	294.00–299.00	297.11
16	550–600	570	285.00–299.00	290.49
23	600–650	606	275.50–283.00	279.77
25	650–700	680	263.00–264.00	263.49
8	700–750	735	244.00–253.00	246.22
4	750–800	766	253.50	253.50
8	850–900	898	220.00	220.00
12	900–950	924	225.75	225.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	1000–1050	1,014	215.60	215.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	299.00	299.00
6	450–500	474	274.00–277.00	275.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,222	120.00–132.00	126.99
16	—	1,242	145.00–153.50	148.00
10	—	1,209	135.00–144.00	138.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,030	100.00–113.00	105.88
4	—	1,059	136.00–145.50	140.62
10	—	1,035	116.00–130.00	124.16
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,468	145.00–155.00	149.99
13	—	1,437	133.50–144.00	139.14
6	—	1,420	118.00–130.00	122.76
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	132.00–143.00	138.51
5	—	1,709	145.00–150.00	147.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,899	179.00–191.00	182.03
9	—	1,780	158.00–174.00	168.60
1	—	1,460	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,300	193.00–197.00	195.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,366	192.00–197.50	194.51
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,423	173.00–177.00	175.87

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