Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bed Cow and Heifer sale with a nice offering of good quality bred heifers in the 3rd stage that sold with good demand, several packages and small lots of bred cows mostly 5 yrs to short solid mouth in the 2nd and 3rd stage along with several pairs. A light offering of feeder cattle sold mostly in small groups, packages and singles and were lightly tested, with several small groups and packages of the better quality weaned calves under 600 lbs selling in line with last week's price ranges. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter cows trading steady to 4.00 higher,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.57/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.46 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$271.57

38 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.83

vs MO average

−13.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	281.00	1,498	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	515	263.08	1,355	20

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $143 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

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 sale38 hd

271.57

—

MO average16 barns · 2,306 hd

278.40

−6.83

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−13.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−135.46

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	1,808	153.41	2,773	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,709	126.84	2,168	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	126.47	1,848	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	119.46	1,495	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	105.03	1,135	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,353	195.00	2,638	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	192.07	2,460	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,167	184.00	2,147	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	190.76	2,783	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	187.50	2,496	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,174	180.00	2,113	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,401	$2,836	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$2,169	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,106	$3,092	40
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$3,077	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$2,963	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,475	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	512	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	648	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	384.01/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	380.69/cwt	378.00–382.50	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	413.63/cwt	402.00–417.50	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	255.84/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,333	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	453	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	510	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,372	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	345.70/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	380.81/cwt	373.00–402.00	1,657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,498	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	295.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,238	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	635	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	248.52/cwt	240.50–252.00	1,558	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	232.55/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	317.00/cwt	307.00–323.00	1,189	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	264.88/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,271	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,693	124.22/cwt	121.50–126.50	2,103	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	111.11/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,377	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	130.53/cwt	126.50–137.00	1,936	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,755	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	119.47/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,475	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	2
Steers	Select	—	1,174	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,113	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,281	192.07/cwt	188.00–193.50	2,460	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,353	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,638	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	130.12/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,251	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	126.61/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,618	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	101.40/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,131	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	190.76/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,783	26
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,331	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,496	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,167	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,147	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	111.39/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,185	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	115.03/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	88.65/cwt	84.00–92.00	956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,933	166.29/cwt	164.00–174.00	3,214	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	152.11/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,852	7
Bulls	—	—	1,533	139.60/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,140	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,962.50/head	2,875.00–3,050.00	2,963	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,919.09/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,919	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,265.85/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,266	26
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	946	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,401	2,836.46/head	2,575.00–2,925.00	2,836	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,168.75/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,169	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,325	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Dec 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 1,996Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 322Last week 278Year ago 525

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 0Year ago 229

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	512	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	648	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	277.00	277.00
6	650–700	669	223.00–242.00	232.55
3	700–750	705	229.50	229.50
4	800–850	839	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	382.50–385.00	384.01
5	400–450	413	378.00–382.50	380.69
3	450–500	480	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	402.00–417.50	413.63
7	400–450	435	373.00–402.00	380.81
11	500–550	538	345.00	345.00
9	600–650	648	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	311.00	311.00
3	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	576	271.00	271.00
4	750–800	764	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	516	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	335.00–355.00	345.70
15	350–400	375	307.00–323.00	317.00
17	400–450	419	290.00–300.00	295.43
4	450–500	498	295.50	295.50
9	500–550	521	252.00–259.00	255.84
13	600–650	627	240.50–252.00	248.52
4	700–750	748	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	453	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	258.00–270.00	264.88
11	500–550	510	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	533	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,019	205.50	205.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	236.50	236.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,693	121.50–126.50	124.22
4	—	1,730	129.00–131.00	130.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,239	108.00–114.00	111.11
13	—	1,235	116.00–122.50	119.47
14	—	1,278	124.00–129.00	126.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,483	126.50–137.00	130.53
14	—	1,439	119.00–125.00	121.96
3	—	1,392	114.00–117.00	115.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
7	—	1,115	94.00–105.00	101.40
7	—	1,064	108.00–115.00	111.39
3	—	1,078	84.00–92.00	88.65
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,174	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,459	188.00–192.00	190.76
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,281	188.00–193.50	192.07
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	184.00	184.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,933	164.00–174.00	166.29
7	—	1,875	149.00–159.00	152.11
4	—	1,533	135.00–144.00	139.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,375	2,875.00–3,050.00	2,962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,325	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,083	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,055	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,919.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,234	3,400.00	3,400.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,155	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,265.85
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	946	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,401	2,575.00–2,925.00	2,836.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,415	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,168.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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