Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A light offering of feeders this week were lightly tested but sold mostly steady on comparable sales and quality selling in small packages and singles. Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady with last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Special feeder cattle sale next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.78/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −183.25 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$271.78

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

vs MO average

−28.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	280.00	1,674	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	274.91	1,488	20
Medium and Large 2	565	240.00	1,356	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $318 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 sale27 hd

271.78

—

MO average17 barns · 2,393 hd

280.80

−9.02

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−28.91

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−183.25

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	—	Average	1,955	152.74	2,986	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,819	131.33	2,389	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	126.30	1,875	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	121.33	1,539	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	104.31	1,120	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	190.00	2,476	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	186.40	2,570	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,267	184.00	2,331	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,359	177.92	2,418	16

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,988	155.76/cwt	146.00–159.50	3,097	6
Bulls	—	—	1,415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	3,422	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,013	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,097	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,062	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	486	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	231.97/cwt	230.50–237.00	1,895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	280.15/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,434	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	291.00/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	265.77/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,632	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	273.31/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	243.61/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	410	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	608	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	123.30/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,573	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	113.49/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,187	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	88.98/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,001	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	101.23/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,083	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,686	3
Steers	Select	—	1,359	177.92/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,418	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,476	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,955	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,843	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	129.30/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	111.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,414	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,379	186.40/cwt	185.00–189.50	2,570	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,267	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,331	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,251	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,172	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,836	134.99/cwt	133.50–137.00	2,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	391	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	716	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	268.50/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	244.00/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,342	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 Nov 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 1,001Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 300Year ago 242

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,988	146.00–159.50	155.76
1	—	1,415	118.00	118.00
2	—	2,125	160.00–162.00	161.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,276	119.00–126.00	123.30
4	—	1,243	127.00–135.00	129.30
6	—	1,269	105.00–116.00	111.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	107.00–117.00	113.49
1	—	1,050	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,125	87.00–90.00	88.98
5	—	1,070	97.00–103.00	101.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	115.00–116.00	115.34
12	—	1,493	128.00–135.50	130.95
12	—	1,482	120.00–127.00	124.38
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,825	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,836	133.50–137.00	134.99
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,359	175.00–179.00	177.92
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,379	185.00–189.50	186.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	190.00	190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,013	207.00	207.00
6	1050–1100	1,062	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	291.00	291.00
3	700–750	705	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	254.00	254.00
3	450–500	468	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	630	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	304.00	304.00
6	450–500	466	268.00–269.00	268.50
6	500–550	528	240.00–245.00	242.48
6	550–600	550	242.00–246.00	244.00
4	600–650	614	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	716	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	467	311.00	311.00
4	550–600	598	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	651	269.00	269.00
3	700–750	715	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	316.00	316.00
7	500–550	512	274.00–285.00	280.15
10	550–600	566	268.00–279.00	273.31
16	600–650	614	257.00–269.00	265.77
5	650–700	685	243.00–244.00	243.61
6	750–800	750	236.00	236.00
9	800–850	817	230.50–237.00	231.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	279.00	279.00
11	450–500	486	286.00–298.00	291.00
3	500–550	527	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	269.00	269.00
3	500–550	500	247.00	247.00
3	550–600	550	232.00	232.00
4	600–650	608	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	231.00	231.00
4	750–800	785	221.00	221.00
3	850–900	858	203.00	203.00

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