Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeders this week were not well tested selling mostly as singles and small packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a light offering. Special Feeder Cattle sale next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.84/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −178.19 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$276.84

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$52.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs MO average

−9.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	284.76	1,511	17thin
Medium and Large 2	592	232.00	1,373	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.76/cwt here — about $138 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 sale20 hd

276.84

—

MO average15 barns · 1,413 hd

276.24

+0.60

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−9.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−178.19

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	1,855	154.19	2,861	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	120.00	2,130	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	116.72	1,715	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	112.90	1,405	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	95.74	1,012	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,204	186.67	2,248	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	184.00	2,208	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,103	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,763	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,550	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	400–450	428	315.50/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,299	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	531	287.32/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	252.72/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	647	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	235.47/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,481	6
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	232.53/cwt	228.50–235.00	1,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	259.78/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	256.36/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	249.49/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,544	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	503	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	3,102.78/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,103	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,762.50/head	2,750.00–2,775.00	2,763	4
Bulls	—	—	1,917	166.53/cwt	164.00–170.00	3,192	3
Bulls	—	—	1,877	140.90/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,645	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,794	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	125.72/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,868	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	108.79/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,586	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	108.83/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,155	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	100.37/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,096	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,556	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,208	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,204	186.67/cwt	186.50–187.00	2,248	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	109.44/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,341	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,720	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	81.94/cwt	75.00–90.00	859	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	125.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,500	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 Oct 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 904Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 205Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	281.00	281.00
6	400–450	428	313.00–318.00	315.50
8	450–500	474	274.00	274.00
3	550–600	558	254.00	254.00
6	600–650	629	233.00–238.00	235.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
8	450–500	471	250.00–258.00	252.72
3	500–550	527	255.00	255.00
9	550–600	574	255.00–257.00	256.36
17	600–650	619	244.00–259.00	249.49
3	650–700	680	233.00	233.00
3	850–900	870	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	475	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	287.00–288.00	287.32
6	600–650	647	243.50	243.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	302.00	302.00
5	500–550	508	292.00	292.00
3	550–600	568	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	622	259.00–261.00	259.78
3	650–700	658	250.00	250.00
8	750–800	761	228.50–235.00	232.53
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	232.00	232.00
3	600–650	605	241.00	241.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,311	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,102.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	2,750.00–2,775.00	2,762.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	164.00–170.00	166.53
3	—	1,877	137.00–145.00	140.90
5	—	1,805	150.00–160.00	154.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	125.00–127.00	125.72
5	—	1,458	105.00–111.00	108.79
8	—	1,468	115.00–120.00	117.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	105.00–114.00	108.83
6	—	1,092	95.00–103.00	100.37
12	—	1,048	75.00–90.00	81.94
2	—	990	122.00–129.00	125.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	124.00	124.00
11	—	1,225	105.00–111.00	109.44
6	—	1,278	115.00–120.00	117.38
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,200	184.00	184.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,204	186.50–187.00	186.67

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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