Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two week's ago, steer calves weighing under 550 lbs and 400-500 lb heifers sold with a sharply higher undertone on limited comparisons from two weeks ago, 550-700 lb steers sold 5.00-12.00 higher and 500-600 lb heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with the most advance on the 500-550 lb heifers, heifers over 600 lbs were not well tested with last special. Demand was good on a good quality offering of weaned steers weighing 400-650 lbs and heifers weighing 400-600 lbs. Stick out sales included two pot loads of (101 hd) of 1083 lb Large Frame heifers selling at 213.35, and a group of thin steers (22 hd) weighing 603 lbs at 302.00. Slaughter steers and heifers sold firm to 1.00 higher with slaughter cows trading steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.86/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.17 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$272.86

74 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$20.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.31

vs MO average

+5.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	280.72	1,509	45
Medium and Large 1-2	568	260.66	1,480	29

One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale74 hd

272.86

—

MO average15 barns · 2,572 hd

257.55

+15.31

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

+5.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−134.17

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	1,791	153.85	2,755	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,743	133.08	2,320	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	123.89	1,831	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	120.69	1,521	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	106.99	1,157	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,233	185.12	2,283	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	180.00	2,182	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	184.68	2,567	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	650–700	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	252.23/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,488	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	278.90/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,322	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	302.95/cwt	294.00–312.00	1,121	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	783	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	310.92/cwt	308.00–317.00	1,371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	330.60/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,587	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	268.50/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,858	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	958	4
Steers	Large 1	600–650	607	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	398.35/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,821	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	301.84/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,708	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	351.34/cwt	338.00–371.00	1,472	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	311.97/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	310.39/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,657	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	372.12/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	292.40/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,807	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,657	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	213.35/cwt	213.35–213.35	2,311	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	110.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,386	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,751	134.00/cwt	131.00–139.50	2,346	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	113.37/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,214	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,190	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	131.76/cwt	128.50–135.50	1,980	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,390	184.68/cwt	183.50–186.00	2,567	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,233	185.12/cwt	184.50–185.50	2,283	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,212	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,182	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	129.91/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,649	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	114.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,667	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	121.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,532	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	124.07/cwt	119.00–127.50	1,826	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	100.43/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,091	12
Bulls	—	—	1,855	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,354	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	153.83/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	263.46/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	300.13/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,438	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	244.46/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	272.61/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	256.70/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,561	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	925	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	240.03/cwt	240.00–240.50	1,647	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	286.99/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,518	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	231.26/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	302.08/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,281	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,662	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	597	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,612	9

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 485Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 324Year ago 280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	315.00	315.00
16	350–400	370	294.00–312.00	302.95
8	400–450	448	282.00	282.00
11	450–500	474	271.00–286.00	278.90
12	500–550	536	265.00–279.00	272.61
17	550–600	590	250.00–254.00	252.23
6	600–650	634	240.00–249.00	244.46
6	650–700	657	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	773	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	1050–1100	1,083	213.35	213.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	424	290.00–312.50	302.08
27	450–500	479	290.00–306.00	300.13
33	500–550	529	283.00–293.00	286.99
12	550–600	561	261.00–266.00	263.46
28	600–650	608	255.00–257.50	256.70
57	650–700	686	240.00–240.50	240.03
16	700–750	730	230.00–237.00	231.26
4	800–850	816	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	783	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	365.00	365.00
6	400–450	441	308.00–317.00	310.92
10	450–500	492	308.00–318.00	311.97
6	550–600	592	275.00–285.00	279.97
3	600–650	623	261.00	261.00
3	650–700	658	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	397.50–400.00	398.35
10	350–400	364	365.00–385.00	372.12
34	400–450	419	338.00–371.00	351.34
30	450–500	480	323.00–339.00	330.60
42	500–550	534	301.00–326.00	310.39
28	550–600	566	295.00–311.00	301.84
37	600–650	618	288.00–299.00	292.40
22	650–700	692	260.00–271.00	268.50
5	700–750	725	254.00	254.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	597	270.00	270.00
13	600–650	607	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	336.00	336.00
22	600–650	603	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	925	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	258.00	258.00
4	650–700	694	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	466	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,255	105.00–115.00	110.45
11	—	1,269	128.00–133.00	129.91
31	—	1,259	118.00–127.00	121.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,751	131.00–139.50	134.00
2	—	1,705	127.00–130.00	128.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	120.00–123.00	121.51
12	—	1,071	109.00–117.00	113.37
1	—	1,150	80.00	80.00
12	—	1,086	94.00–105.00	100.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,503	128.50–135.50	131.76
11	—	1,459	110.00–117.00	114.28
20	—	1,472	119.00–127.50	124.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,390	183.50–186.00	184.68
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,233	184.50–185.50	185.12
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	140.00–145.00	142.30
1	—	1,895	177.00	177.00
3	—	1,713	149.00–156.00	153.83

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