Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer and heifers weighing under 700 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-550 lb heifers trading 5.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with last week with slaughter cows on a light test trading 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.61/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −117.42 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$289.61

85 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$28.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs MO average

+24.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	298.72	1,614	58
Medium and Large 1-2	569	270.04	1,538	27

One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale85 hd

289.61

—

MO average15 barns · 2,035 hd

284.14

+5.47

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

+24.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−117.42

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	1,775	178.16	3,163	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,785	143.25	2,557	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	140.77	2,092	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	140.09	1,760	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	125.90	1,293	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,270	193.12	2,453	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	192.79	2,626	41

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	300–350	347	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	330.61/cwt	326.00–337.50	1,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	316.15/cwt	308.00–321.00	1,644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	252.64/cwt	242.75–259.00	1,698	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	271.05/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,865	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	276.60/cwt	272.50–279.00	1,604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	242.86/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	301.12/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	225.63/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,751	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	258.77/cwt	255.50–262.50	1,641	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	266.75/cwt	266.75–266.75	1,758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	273.56/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,718	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	313.18/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,503	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	300.49/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,460	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	255.92/cwt	254.50–258.00	2,019	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	373.24/cwt	369.00–377.00	1,601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,979	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	337.53/cwt	325.00–340.50	1,948	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	137.91/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,747	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,529	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	144.48/cwt	142.00–148.50	1,809	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	128.69/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	140.12/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	183.87/cwt	178.00–192.00	3,319	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	126.69/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,257	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,790	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	2,676	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,362	192.79/cwt	190.00–194.50	2,626	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	137.75/cwt	132.50–142.50	2,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	297.82/cwt	296.50–299.50	2,037	68
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	730	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,522	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.50	2,159	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	193.12/cwt	192.50–193.50	2,453	8
Bulls	—	—	1,753	173.87/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,048	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	110.11/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,633	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	914	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	306.46/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,600	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	314.80/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,344	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	244.32/cwt	244.00–244.50	1,771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	269.36/cwt	263.50–276.00	1,945	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,822	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	300.06/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	270.23/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,551	13

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 240Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 285Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	324.00	324.00
3	700–750	725	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	325.00–335.00	329.95
11	500–550	520	308.00–321.00	316.15
10	550–600	586	311.00	311.00
16	600–650	618	298.00–304.00	300.06
24	650–700	688	262.00–276.00	271.05
22	700–750	722	263.50–276.00	269.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	429	369.00–377.00	373.24
6	450–500	493	345.00–350.00	347.47
4	500–550	506	353.00	353.00
34	550–600	577	325.00–340.50	337.53
9	600–650	617	309.00	309.00
68	650–700	684	296.50–299.50	297.82
9	700–750	717	276.00	276.00
48	750–800	789	254.50–258.00	255.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	382	326.00–337.50	330.61
12	400–450	427	309.00–323.00	314.80
12	450–500	486	297.00–307.00	300.49
3	500–550	548	284.00	284.00
13	550–600	574	269.00–272.00	270.23
19	600–650	634	255.50–262.50	258.77
36	650–700	672	242.75–259.00	252.64
8	700–750	725	244.00–244.50	244.32
18	750–800	776	223.00–230.00	225.63
4	800–850	832	220.50	220.50
5	900–950	918	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	480	312.00–315.00	313.18
38	500–550	522	295.00–314.00	306.46
20	550–600	575	284.00	284.00
39	600–650	628	270.00–279.00	273.56
19	650–700	659	266.75	266.75
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	730	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	914	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	682	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	570	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	369.00	369.00
7	400–450	421	358.00	358.00
7	500–550	527	294.00–306.00	301.12
8	550–600	580	272.50–279.00	276.60
7	700–750	729	240.00–245.00	242.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	291.00	291.00
7	450–500	466	319.00	319.00
3	550–600	550	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	—	1,267	131.00–141.00	137.91
1	—	1,185	129.00	129.00
7	—	1,252	142.00–148.50	144.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,790	149.50	149.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,088	137.00–143.50	140.12
7	—	992	122.00–135.00	126.69
2	—	1,080	107.00–114.00	110.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	127.50–130.00	128.69
6	—	1,483	132.50–142.50	137.75
9	—	1,484	143.00–148.50	145.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	178.00–192.00	183.87
4	—	1,753	171.00–175.00	173.87
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,362	190.00–194.50	192.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,270	192.50–193.50	193.12

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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