Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction overall had light receipts of feeders with most of the offering unweaned/short weaned bulls, steers and heifers with very few comparisons, but overall quality was good especially on the unweaned bull calves with the small offering of feeders selling with good demand.. Slaughter cows and slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.39/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −164.64 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$290.39

40 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$52.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

vs MO average

+20.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	310.23	1,613	25
Medium and Large 1-2	564	257.32	1,451	15thin

One grade step is worth $52.91/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

290.39

—

MO average10 barns · 669 hd

284.65

+5.73

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+20.99

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−164.64

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	1,707	158.86	2,711	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,818	132.54	2,410	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	132.01	1,960	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	128.17	1,605	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	118.74	1,273	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,165	181.08	2,110	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,293	181.22	2,343	13

Every lot, as filed

44 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	620	242.99/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	372	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	254.53/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	285.61/cwt	278.00–301.00	1,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	267.54/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	292.97/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	310.23/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	315.06/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	310.23/cwt	309.00–313.00	1,613	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	303.78/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	586	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,614	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	465	297.97/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,386	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	275.38/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	302.30/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	416	283.45/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	688	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	110.68/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,174	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,131	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	123.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,849	10
Bulls	—	—	1,920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	152.78/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,613	7
Bulls	—	—	1,648	165.45/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,727	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	122.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,540	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	107.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,165	181.08/cwt	180.50–181.50	2,110	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,293	181.22/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,343	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,818	132.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,410	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,013	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	127.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,362	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,627	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	134.51/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,968	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	137.68/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,722	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 Sep 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 158Year ago 1,769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 93Year ago 180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	306.00–313.00	310.23
9	400–450	428	278.00–301.00	285.61
5	600–650	620	236.00–248.00	242.99
4	650–700	692	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	416	280.00–289.00	283.45
8	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
13	500–550	537	265.00–268.00	267.54
4	650–700	688	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	456	289.00–300.00	292.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	522	265.00	265.00
11	550–600	579	254.00–255.00	254.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	368.00	368.00
8	400–450	432	338.00	338.00
5	450–500	485	312.00–317.00	315.06
25	500–550	520	309.00–313.00	310.23
3	650–700	658	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	271.00	271.00
3	650–700	685	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	338.00	338.00
7	400–450	431	300.00–309.00	303.78
12	450–500	465	294.00–300.00	297.97
8	500–550	528	298.00–305.00	302.30
12	550–600	586	275.50	275.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	577	269.00–279.00	275.38
3	650–700	683	228.00	228.00
3	750–800	780	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	106.00–115.00	110.68
2	—	1,125	90.00	90.00
11	—	1,067	120.00–132.00	127.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	140.00–145.00	141.23
10	—	1,494	120.00–127.00	123.73
11	—	1,463	130.00–138.50	134.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	115.00–125.00	122.23
2	—	1,290	105.00–110.00	107.63
16	—	1,243	127.00–135.00	130.89
6	—	1,251	137.00–139.00	137.68
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,818	130.00–137.00	132.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	175.00	175.00
7	—	1,710	150.00–156.00	152.78
4	—	1,648	158.00–170.00	165.45
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,165	180.50–181.50	181.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,293	180.00–183.00	181.22

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