Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher with 600-700 lbs selling 10.00-15.00 higher over 700 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs traded 15.00-20.00 higher with over 650 lbs selling with a higher undertone on limited comparisons from the last sale. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher on a nice offering with slaughter cows trading steady with two weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.95/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −133.08 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$321.95

68 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$34.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs MO average

−3.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	330.66	1,796	51
Medium and Large 1-2	543	295.83	1,606	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $189 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 sale68 hd

321.95

—

MO average18 barns · 5,119 hd

319.33

+2.62

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−3.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−133.08

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	1,923	155.66	2,993	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,716	132.33	2,271	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	122.49	1,778	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	118.03	1,460	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	108.76	1,161	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,187	189.55	2,250	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	182.50	2,099	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	189.65	2,822	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,316	185.05	2,435	13

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Fleshy	650–700	671	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	361.53/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,983	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	334.79/cwt	327.00–343.00	1,781	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	278.49/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	248.04/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,793	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	260.58/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	352.85/cwt	348.00–359.00	1,648	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	259.36/cwt	255.00–260.50	1,906	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	277.03/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	236.75/cwt	235.50–238.00	1,925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	326.13/cwt	317.00–336.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	311.40/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,881	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,070	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	243.49/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	648	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	306.09/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	232.21/cwt	230.50–234.00	2,139	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	317.22/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	280.15/cwt	274.50–285.50	1,860	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	231.31/cwt	228.50–236.00	1,506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	647	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	300.54/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,451	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	130.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,959	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	121.56/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,712	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,099	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,668	127.76/cwt	127.00–128.50	2,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	100.22/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,090	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	112.17/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,188	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	189.65/cwt	187.00–191.50	2,822	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,316	185.05/cwt	184.00–185.50	2,435	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,187	189.55/cwt	189.00–190.50	2,250	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	111.83/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,368	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	113.24/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,623	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	120.41/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,475	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	127.51/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,707	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,732	133.85/cwt	131.50–137.00	2,318	6
Bulls	—	—	2,250	171.08/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,849	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	151.92/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,694	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	141.34/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	671	230.37/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	737	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	793	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	318.32/cwt	312.00–325.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	279.96/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,573	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	323.20/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,516	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	299.85/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	247.79/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,769	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	258.09/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	269.42/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	613	242.24/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	246.84/cwt	242.50–248.50	1,575	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	287.53/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	688	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,686	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 Dec 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 0Year ago 2,032

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 0Year ago 355

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	671	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	409	358.00–365.00	361.53
18	450–500	467	348.00–359.00	352.85
39	500–550	532	327.00–343.00	334.79
12	550–600	579	315.00–322.00	317.22
34	600–650	604	307.00–312.00	311.40
32	650–700	664	274.50–285.50	280.15
28	700–750	735	255.00–260.50	259.36
18	750–800	764	259.50	259.50
23	800–850	828	250.00	250.00
12	900–950	921	230.50–234.00	232.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	417.00	417.00
6	400–450	429	317.00–336.00	326.13
3	450–500	455	317.00	317.00
11	500–550	526	298.00–313.00	306.09
6	550–600	574	272.00–282.00	277.03
8	600–650	630	270.00–287.00	278.49
5	650–700	663	255.50	255.50
18	700–750	723	245.00–256.00	248.04
10	750–800	773	240.00–249.00	243.49
6	800–850	813	235.50–238.00	236.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	623	260.00–261.00	260.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	648	259.00	259.00
9	650–700	666	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	688	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	312.00–325.00	318.32
3	400–450	428	281.00	281.00
6	450–500	477	279.00–296.00	287.53
6	500–550	537	263.00–276.00	269.42
12	550–600	583	255.00–260.00	258.09
20	600–650	638	242.50–248.50	246.84
5	700–750	717	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	469	311.00–330.00	323.20
7	500–550	529	292.00–309.00	299.85
29	550–600	562	276.00–282.00	279.96
10	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
29	700–750	714	247.00–248.00	247.79
6	750–800	753	238.50	238.50
4	800–850	802	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	647	237.00	237.00
8	650–700	671	230.00–231.00	230.37
6	700–750	737	224.00	224.00
3	750–800	793	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	613	241.00–243.00	242.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	245.00	245.00
8	650–700	651	228.50–236.00	231.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	520	300.00–301.00	300.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,503	126.00–133.00	130.34
18	—	1,408	118.00–124.00	121.56
16	—	1,433	109.00–117.00	113.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	127.00–128.50	127.76
6	—	1,732	131.50–137.00	133.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	96.00–104.00	100.22
15	—	1,059	108.00–116.00	112.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,223	108.00–115.00	111.83
18	—	1,225	117.00–124.00	120.41
4	—	1,339	125.00–131.00	127.51
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,187	189.00–190.50	189.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,488	187.00–191.50	189.65
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,316	184.00–185.50	185.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,250	169.00–176.00	171.08
5	—	1,773	148.00–159.00	151.92
3	—	1,735	141.00–142.00	141.34

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