Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much larger offering this week with a light test of steer calves weighing under 450 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone, 450-700 lbs sold mostly 3.00-10.00 higher, with weights over 700 lbs trading with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone on all weights with a limited offering from last week. Demand was good to very good on a moderate to heavy offering. Several pot loads and part loads of attractive reputation yearling cattle all sold on and active market. Stick out sales included 50 head of 602 lb steers at 320.25, pot load 668 lb steers at 311.00, pot load 729 lb steers at 292.50, pot load of 604 lb heifers at 291.00 and 35 head of replacement heifers weighing 734 lbs at 274.50. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.06/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −138.97 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$316.06

180 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$57.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs MO average

−8.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	326.89	1,804	138
Medium and Large 1-2	573	281.58	1,612	33
Large 1-2	588	280.00	1,646	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	269.00	1,453	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.89/cwt here — about $352 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 sale180 hd

316.06

—

MO average16 barns · 4,319 hd

315.82

+0.24

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−8.29

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−138.97

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	1,855	157.88	2,928	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,716	125.54	2,155	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	122.61	1,807	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	114.28	1,413	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	105.02	1,095	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,229	189.06	2,324	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,464	185.50	2,716	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,411	178.00	2,512	8thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	700–750	728	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	501	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	705	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	734	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,015	35
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	494	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	258.22/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,474	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	283.39/cwt	272.50–292.00	1,882	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	256.03/cwt	253.50–256.50	2,189	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	576	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	668	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,077	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	276.25/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,586	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	729	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,132	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	317.03/cwt	306.00–327.00	1,820	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	356.96/cwt	342.00–370.00	1,688	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	273.09/cwt	264.50–279.00	1,991	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	798	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	261.00/cwt	258.00–263.00	2,038	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	374.89/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,552	22
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	588	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	346.97/cwt	336.00–357.00	1,783	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,105	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.47/cwt	290.00–320.25	1,891	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	280.99/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,776	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	326.10/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,484	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	256.04/cwt	255.50–256.50	1,731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	396.18/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	758	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,119	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	284.17/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,640	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	287.54/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,653	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	300.20/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	236.89/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	108.96/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,336	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	111.81/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,096	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	96.32/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	120.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,744	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	82.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	921	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	111.18/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,613	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,464	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.50	2,716	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,229	189.06/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,324	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	122.94/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,548	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	117.12/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,265	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	126.04/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,881	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	116.41/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,441	14
Steers	Select	—	1,411	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,512	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,029	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,625	132.76/cwt	132.50–133.00	2,157	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,736	125.06/cwt	121.00–127.50	2,171	6
Bulls	—	—	1,839	164.62/cwt	161.00–169.00	3,027	8
Bulls	—	—	1,909	153.72/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,935	7
Bulls	—	—	1,728	145.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,758	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	678	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,866	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,668	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	314.96/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	299.32/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,395	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	250.02/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	338.91/cwt	327.50–360.00	949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	324.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,342	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	272.73/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,421	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	546	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	313.78/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,534	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	258.60/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,748	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	290.34/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,539	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	268.40/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,643	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	242.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,847	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	245.00/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,436	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,951	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	758	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	339.41/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,205	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,447	4

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,996Last week 781Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 298Year ago 525

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	280	327.50–360.00	338.91
3	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	388	317.00	317.00
23	450–500	466	290.00–301.00	299.32
19	500–550	521	266.00–282.00	272.73
40	550–600	571	248.00–266.00	258.22
10	600–650	639	260.00	260.00
9	650–700	675	248.00–251.00	250.02
4	700–750	728	244.00	244.00
17	750–800	763	235.00–245.00	242.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	705	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	734	274.50	274.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	494	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	262.00	262.00
3	450–500	478	268.00	268.00
3	500–550	523	250.00	250.00
35	550–600	586	237.00–247.00	245.00
6	600–650	605	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	355	337.50–345.00	339.41
29	400–450	414	315.00–330.00	324.17
34	450–500	489	309.00–316.00	313.78
25	500–550	530	284.00–296.00	290.34
38	550–600	574	270.00–280.00	276.25
57	600–650	612	264.00–276.00	268.40
62	650–700	676	256.00–261.00	258.60
19	850–900	850	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
82	600–650	604	291.00	291.00
76	650–700	678	275.25	275.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	546	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	758	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	267.00	267.00
3	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	422.50	422.50
6	350–400	374	392.50–400.00	396.18
22	400–450	414	355.00–385.00	374.89
28	450–500	473	342.00–370.00	356.96
46	500–550	514	336.00–357.00	346.97
88	550–600	574	306.00–327.00	317.03
93	600–650	615	290.00–320.25	307.47
40	650–700	664	272.50–292.00	283.39
84	700–750	729	264.50–279.00	273.09
33	750–800	781	258.00–263.00	261.00
20	800–850	816	258.00	258.00
39	850–900	855	253.50–256.50	256.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	668	311.00	311.00
70	700–750	729	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	382.50	382.50
6	400–450	417	340.00–342.50	341.22
10	450–500	455	322.00–330.00	326.10
4	500–550	541	280.00	280.00
25	550–600	577	279.00–293.00	284.17
15	600–650	632	272.00–288.00	280.99
11	650–700	676	255.50–256.50	256.04
3	700–750	730	251.00	251.00
9	750–800	796	249.00	249.00
3	800–850	837	243.00	243.00
3	850–900	882	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	798	253.00	253.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	269.00	269.00
5	700–750	711	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	750–800	758	279.50	279.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	391	370.00	370.00
10	450–500	485	309.00–318.00	314.96
12	500–550	521	293.00–306.00	300.20
13	550–600	575	284.00–292.00	287.54
12	600–650	602	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	607	245.00	245.00
9	700–750	731	232.50–239.00	236.89
3	800–850	842	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,226	104.00–113.00	108.96
7	—	1,259	121.00–126.00	122.94
14	—	1,238	114.00–120.50	116.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	108.00–114.00	111.81
3	—	1,063	94.00–100.00	96.32
2	—	1,110	80.00–86.00	82.97
3	—	1,080	114.00–119.00	117.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,450	115.00–122.00	120.27
5	—	1,451	109.00–114.00	111.18
29	—	1,492	123.00–129.50	126.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,625	132.50–133.00	132.76
6	—	1,736	121.00–127.50	125.06
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	185.00–186.50	185.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,411	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	188.00–191.00	189.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,839	161.00–169.00	164.62
7	—	1,909	150.00–159.00	153.72
2	—	1,728	144.00–147.00	145.44

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