Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone on a light test, the best test was on 600-700 lb steers trading 5.00-8.00 higher with 700-750 lbs selling steady. Feeder heifers were lightly tested with 450-500 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher on a limited test with 500-725 lbs not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering with several consignments of unweaned calves mostly steers weighing 500-650 lbs with several groups of bulls. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter cows trading steady to 5.00 lower with the most decline on the boning and lean cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.76/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −161.27 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$293.76

66 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$25.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.62

vs MO average

+19.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	297.97	1,615	55
Medium and Large 1-2	547	272.73	1,492	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.24/cwt here — about $122 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 sale66 hd

293.76

—

MO average16 barns · 1,879 hd

283.14

+10.62

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+19.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−161.27

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	1,895	155.39	2,945	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,724	128.27	2,211	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	124.64	1,826	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	118.24	1,473	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	102.72	1,101	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	187.61	2,617	24
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,221	181.29	2,214	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	850–900	854	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	393	284.71/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,119	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	658	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	469	269.46/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,264	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	330.61/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,448	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	256.49/cwt	251.50–258.00	1,903	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	261.46/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	274.33/cwt	270.00–279.50	1,544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	307.89/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	247.06/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	289.43/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.19/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,735	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	309.39/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,640	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	323.23/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,532	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	712	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	271.19/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,822	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	369.18/cwt	368.00–371.50	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	551	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	268.83/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,653	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	283.20/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,359	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	299.56/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,153	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	524	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	133.55/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,990	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	120.29/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,502	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,724	128.27/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,211	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	86.45/cwt	80.00–90.00	904	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	99.04/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,053	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,335	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,395	187.61/cwt	184.50–190.00	2,617	24
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,221	181.29/cwt	178.00–183.50	2,214	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	124.45/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,824	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	111.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,580	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	112.29/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,226	11
Bulls	—	—	1,709	142.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,441	4
Bulls	—	—	2,006	164.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,299	7
Bulls	—	—	1,892	154.20/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,917	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	106.82/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,320	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	128.48/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	540	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,687	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	244.56/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,392	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	305.92/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	297.66/cwt	297.00–299.00	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	216.54/cwt	200.50–224.50	1,633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	267.35/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,372	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	248.51/cwt	247.00–249.50	1,434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	299.48/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,423	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	227.13/cwt	225.50–228.00	1,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	246.97/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,354	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	230.72/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,539	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	254.17/cwt	254.00–254.50	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	273.80/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,265	7

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 290Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 270Year ago 275

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	301.00–315.00	307.89
3	500–550	533	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
12	600–650	624	253.00–269.00	261.46
6	650–700	679	246.00–248.00	246.97
9	750–800	763	246.00–248.00	247.06
5	850–900	854	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	368.00–371.50	369.18
13	400–450	438	327.00–334.00	330.61
12	450–500	474	322.00–325.00	323.23
26	500–550	530	301.00–315.00	309.39
7	550–600	560	295.50	295.50
30	600–650	617	279.00–285.00	281.19
48	650–700	672	267.00–274.00	271.19
94	700–750	742	251.50–258.00	256.49
5	800–850	846	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	286.00–294.00	289.43
11	550–600	563	270.00–279.50	274.33
37	600–650	615	264.00–277.00	268.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	551	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	712	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	566	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	393	284.00–288.00	284.71
19	450–500	469	269.00–272.00	269.46
4	500–550	540	236.00	236.00
3	600–650	605	228.00	228.00
4	650–700	658	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	271.00–276.00	273.80
10	500–550	511	265.00	265.00
12	550–600	577	247.00–249.50	248.51
16	650–700	667	227.50–240.00	230.72
9	700–750	720	225.50–228.00	227.13
3	750–800	783	216.50	216.50
7	800–850	808	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	315.00	315.00
8	400–450	423	301.00–309.00	305.92
20	450–500	475	295.00–302.00	299.48
6	500–550	507	297.00–299.00	297.66
9	550–600	555	254.00–254.50	254.17
21	700–750	718	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	513	258.00–272.00	267.35
16	550–600	569	240.00–249.00	244.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	385	297.00–307.00	299.56
3	400–450	438	310.00	310.00
11	450–500	480	281.00–284.00	283.20
4	500–550	524	266.00	266.00
6	600–650	625	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	614	250.00	250.00
9	750–800	754	200.50–224.50	216.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,490	129.00–140.00	133.55
20	—	1,466	119.00–129.00	124.45
5	—	1,422	105.00–115.00	111.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,249	117.00–125.00	120.29
7	—	1,236	102.00–112.00	106.82
4	—	1,246	127.00–131.00	128.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,724	124.00–131.00	128.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,046	80.00–90.00	86.45
12	—	1,063	91.00–103.00	99.04
1	—	1,085	123.00	123.00
11	—	1,092	106.00–118.00	112.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,395	184.50–190.00	187.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,221	178.00–183.50	181.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	140.00–147.00	142.81
7	—	2,006	160.00–170.00	164.44
11	—	1,892	149.00–157.00	154.20

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