Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, 650-700 lbs and a near load of 732 lb steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher, over 750 lbs traded with a firm to higher undertone on few comparisons. Feeder heifers weighing 550-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher and a pot load weighing 740 lbs traded 5.00 higher with all other weights selling with a firm undertone on a light offering. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering with a nice quality offering of calves and yearlings with a couple stick out sales included 53 head 732 lb steers at 267.75 and a pot load steers weighing 830 lbs at 247.75.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.94/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −159.09 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$295.94

101 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$37.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs MO average

+1.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	300.61	1,661	84
Medium and Large 1-2	525	281.67	1,480	9thin
Medium and Large 2	510	263.00	1,341	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.61/cwt here — about $320 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 sale101 hd

295.94

—

MO average17 barns · 1,980 hd

288.92

+7.02

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+1.63

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−159.09

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	1,690	151.47	2,559	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,703	131.50	2,239	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	120.80	1,750	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	120.20	1,475	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	114.55	1,203	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	186.86	2,326	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	187.08	2,619	24

Every lot, as filed

59 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	650–700	660	278.08/cwt	273.00–280.50	1,835	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	358.33/cwt	340.00–374.00	1,354	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	281.38/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,119	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	250.99/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	314.06/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,646	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	2,056	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	335.47/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,456	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	259.47/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	267.75/cwt	267.75–267.75	1,960	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	247.37/cwt	243.00–249.50	1,811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	289.49/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,708	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	229.55/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,676	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	246.83/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,896	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	130.23/cwt	128.50–134.50	1,593	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	130.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,827	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	109.85/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,597	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	122.65/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,801	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,053	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,419	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,400	187.08/cwt	185.50–188.00	2,619	24
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	186.86/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,326	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	122.31/cwt	119.50–126.00	1,511	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	110.88/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,352	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	115.05/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,214	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	99.53/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	126.66/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,343	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	164.45/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	152.82/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	284.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,363	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	272.04/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	286.19/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,488	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.21/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,529	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	552	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	329.17/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,557	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	253.50/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,980	26

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 233Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 120Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	362.00	362.00
16	350–400	378	340.00–374.00	358.33
23	400–450	434	331.00–338.00	335.47
30	450–500	473	319.00–336.00	329.17
36	500–550	524	302.00–320.00	314.06
34	550–600	590	289.00–290.00	289.49
15	600–650	611	280.00–283.00	281.38
25	650–700	660	273.00–280.50	278.08
53	700–750	732	267.75	267.75
26	750–800	781	253.00–254.00	253.50
60	800–850	830	247.75	247.75
13	850–900	892	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	527	296.00	296.00
3	550–600	568	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	510	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	312.00	312.00
6	500–550	502	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	572	285.00	285.00
12	600–650	633	258.00–262.00	259.47
3	650–700	698	245.00	245.00
9	700–750	732	243.00–249.50	247.37
4	750–800	788	235.00	235.00
3	900–950	910	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	289.00	289.00
32	450–500	480	280.00–290.00	284.05
14	500–550	520	281.00–288.00	286.19
22	550–600	570	265.00–272.00	268.21
14	600–650	618	265.00–274.00	272.04
77	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
3	850–900	860	229.25	229.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	283.00	283.00
3	400–450	418	289.00	289.00
11	600–650	604	249.00–255.00	250.99
10	650–700	660	242.00–249.00	246.83
40	700–750	730	225.00–231.00	229.55
6	750–800	778	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	552	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	329.00	329.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
9	900–950	927	204.50	204.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	128.50–134.50	130.23
15	—	1,235	119.50–126.00	122.31
12	—	1,219	105.00–116.00	110.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	129.00–135.00	130.25
6	—	1,454	104.00–115.00	109.85
10	—	1,468	117.00–126.00	122.65
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,680	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	111.00–117.50	115.05
5	—	1,034	93.00–105.00	99.53
6	—	1,060	124.00–129.00	126.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,400	185.50–188.00	187.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	185.00–188.00	186.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	140.00–145.00	142.95
2	—	1,728	164.00–165.00	164.45
6	—	1,693	148.00–155.00	152.82

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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