Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 650 lbs and heifer calves under 600 lbs traded with a steady to firm undertone on a light test with the exception on 450-500 lb heifers selling mostly 5.00 higher, most of the calves sold in small packages and groups. The highlight of the auction was the six pot loads of yearling heifers with a near pot load of 722 lb heifers selling 6.00 higher than a pot load of similar weight from two weeks ago, five pot loads weighing 857-1115 lbs all sold with a firm to higher undertone. Stick out sales included 2 pot loads of Large Frame heifers weighing 1115 lbs at 214.00 and a pot load weighing 857 lbs at 231.00 . Nice offering of slaughter steers and heifers (122 head) sold 2.00 higher with slaughter cows trading steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.00/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −150.02 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$257.00

81 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$53.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs MO average

−2.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	281.26	1,477	27
Medium and Large 1-2	566	246.22	1,393	50
Medium and Large 2	554	228.00	1,263	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.26/cwt here — about $214 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

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 sale81 hd

257.00

—

MO average17 barns · 2,274 hd

253.83

+3.17

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−2.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−150.02

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	1,815	151.52	2,750	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	122.13	1,805	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	118.66	1,487	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,734	118.50	2,055	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	109.91	1,134	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	187.38	2,427	35
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	187.66	2,638	53
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,367	183.28	2,505	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	176.63	2,271	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	323.40/cwt	321.00–326.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	282.42/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,469	24
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,386	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	237.28/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	260.96/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	234.94/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	279.60/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	257.67/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	216.75/cwt	215.00–218.50	2,096	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	259.01/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,842	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	336.51/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	263.28/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,809	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	622	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	290.82/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,547	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	266.96/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,562	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	283.10/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,648	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	265.83/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,667	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	252.20/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,970	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	248.51/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	214.80/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,307	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	123.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,553	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	86.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	114.39/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,197	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	101.81/cwt	97.00–105.00	987	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,884	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,367	183.28/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,505	20
Steers	Select	—	1,286	176.63/cwt	176.50–177.00	2,271	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	187.38/cwt	185.50–189.00	2,427	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	130.60/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,938	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	123.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,832	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	110.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,617	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	187.66/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,638	53
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,229	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	110.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,382	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,304	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	137.51/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,180	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	153.37/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,880	8
Bulls	—	—	1,908	165.15/cwt	163.00–167.00	3,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	245.91/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,773	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	246.86/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	248.98/cwt	246.00–253.50	1,452	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	238.64/cwt	235.50–240.00	1,365	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	554	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,980	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	234.00/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,774	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	293.40/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,429	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,600	3

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 330Year ago 1,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 186Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	480	254.00–260.00	257.67
10	500–550	541	259.00–265.00	260.96
19	550–600	583	246.00–253.50	248.98
3	600–650	617	244.00	244.00
14	700–750	706	236.00–239.00	237.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	487	290.00–299.00	293.40
24	500–550	520	277.00–287.00	282.42
3	550–600	565	272.00	272.00
3	600–650	625	256.00	256.00
15	650–700	666	240.00–253.00	246.86
64	700–750	721	244.00–246.00	245.91
24	750–800	758	231.00–239.00	234.00
65	850–900	857	231.00	231.00
112	950–1000	967	215.00–218.50	216.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	1100–1150	1,115	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	538	232.00–240.00	234.94
10	550–600	572	235.50–240.00	238.64
5	600–650	622	226.50	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	277.00	277.00
6	600–650	636	235.00	235.00
6	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	321.00–326.00	323.40
18	500–550	532	288.00–295.00	290.82
24	550–600	585	264.00–275.00	266.96
16	600–650	627	263.00–270.00	265.83
6	650–700	690	253.00	253.00
5	850–900	891	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	336.00–337.00	336.51
21	550–600	582	276.00–285.00	283.10
10	600–650	615	276.00–282.00	279.60
25	650–700	687	260.00–269.00	263.28
32	700–750	711	255.00–261.00	259.01
12	750–800	781	249.00–257.00	252.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	283.00	283.00
3	500–550	520	276.00	276.00
7	550–600	584	243.00–256.00	248.51
9	600–650	626	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	722	216.00	216.00
8	750–800	776	209.00–225.00	214.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,260	119.00–127.00	123.27
2	—	1,195	129.00–133.00	130.98
13	—	1,252	105.00–115.00	110.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	85.00–90.00	86.67
17	—	1,046	108.00–120.00	114.39
6	—	969	97.00–105.00	101.81
3	—	1,052	121.00–127.00	124.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,755	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,484	129.00–133.50	130.60
23	—	1,484	120.00–128.00	123.48
11	—	1,459	105.00–115.00	110.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,367	182.00–185.00	183.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	176.50–177.00	176.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,406	186.00–190.00	187.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,295	185.50–189.00	187.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	130.00–144.00	137.51
8	—	1,878	150.00–157.50	153.37
2	—	1,908	163.00–167.00	165.15

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