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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Apr 26

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,101 head

▲ 813 vs last sale 288▼ 823 vs year ago 1,924 · −42.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 325▼ 200 vs year ago 450 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher on the 600-650 lb steers with 750-800 lbs trading 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 550-700 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher with 2 pot loads of 940 and 1030 lbs having no recent test of comparable weights. Demand was good on a moderate supply with a nice quality offering of calves weighing 400-650 lbs selling on and active market. CME Feeder Cattle futures ended the week on a strong note with triple digit gains with May thru October closing 2.02 to 2.45 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone and slaughter cows traded steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.96/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.18 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.

Average price

$270.96

89 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs MO average

+0.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	277.62	1,533	56
Large 1	564	265.00	1,495	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	258.22	1,420	26

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale89 hd

270.96

—

MO average15 barns · 2,144 hd

270.01

+0.95

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+0.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

399.14

−128.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $343.18, median $399.14 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,732	152.86	2,647	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,707	123.14	2,102	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	122.37	1,820	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	119.52	1,486	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	103.98	1,086	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	188.00	2,711	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	183.95	2,351	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	184.59	2,658	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,458	174.42	2,543	9thin

Every lot

66 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	334.16/cwt	329.00–336.00	1,300	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	344.97/cwt	337.00–351.00	1,442	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	341.08/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,661	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,550	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	334.41/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,776	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	317.61/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,836	66
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	303.67/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,877	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,707	3
Steers	600–650	Large 1	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	274.40/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,847	56
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	678	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,620	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1	679	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,806	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,669	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,914	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,848	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	242.85/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,877	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,903	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	240.52/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,977	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,936	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	327.68/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,235	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	320.36/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,355	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	293.33/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,250	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	304.32/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,427	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,549	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	268.76/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,398	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	275.40/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,471	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,252	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	564	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,495	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	273.43/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,548	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	259.30/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,486	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	575	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,599	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	255.20/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,539	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	618	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,397	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	246.48/cwt	237.50–250.50	1,538	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	239.68/cwt	236.50–244.00	1,618	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	223.45/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,624	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	228.78/cwt	227.50–229.50	1,686	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	229.32/cwt	228.50–233.00	1,757	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	213.36/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,718	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	209.25/cwt	209.25–209.25	1,969	54
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,050	50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	328.67/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,535	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,738	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,583	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,676	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,440	184.59/cwt	182.00–186.50	2,658	28
Steers	—	Select	1,458	174.42/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,543	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,278	183.95/cwt	182.50–185.50	2,351	8
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,442	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,711	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	150.19/cwt	141.00–155.50	2,528	11
Bulls	—	—	1,865	160.22/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,988	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	80.67/cwt	75.00–85.00	791	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	96.22/cwt	90.50–101.00	983	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	110.89/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,163	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	119.62/cwt	116.50–122.50	1,327	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	109.59/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,304	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	118.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,482	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	126.62/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,603	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	114.59/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,626	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	127.25/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,906	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	120.40/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,807	15
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,707	123.14/cwt	121.50–126.50	2,102	5

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,101Last week 288Year ago 1,924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 325Year ago 450

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	389	329.00–336.00	334.16
3	500–550	520	298.00	298.00
3	600–650	638	267.50	267.50
4	700–750	739	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	803	237.00	237.00
3	850–900	872	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	678	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	418	337.00–351.00	344.97
28	450–500	487	335.00–348.00	341.08
39	500–550	531	323.00–340.00	334.41
66	550–600	578	310.00–324.00	317.61
31	600–650	618	295.00–310.00	303.67
56	650–700	673	270.00–279.00	274.40
4	700–750	701	273.00	273.00
35	750–800	773	238.00–247.50	242.85
19	800–850	822	240.00–242.50	240.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	645	278.00	278.00
6	650–700	679	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
14	650–700	697	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	290.00–301.00	293.33
9	500–550	520	267.00–271.00	268.76
13	550–600	573	257.00–260.00	259.30
10	600–650	624	237.50–250.50	246.48
3	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
18	700–750	727	220.00–229.00	223.45
5	750–800	765	216.00	216.00
13	800–850	805	206.00–217.00	213.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	231.00	231.00
4	600–650	618	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	320.00–338.00	327.68
22	400–450	423	314.00–330.00	320.36
53	450–500	469	295.00–314.00	304.32
18	500–550	534	272.00–279.00	275.40
22	550–600	566	265.00–278.00	273.43
15	600–650	603	254.00–257.00	255.20
25	650–700	675	236.50–244.00	239.68
28	700–750	737	227.50–229.50	228.78
22	750–800	766	228.50–233.00	229.32
54	900–950	941	209.25	209.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	265.00	265.00
50	1000–1050	1,030	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	299.00	299.00
10	550–600	575	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	582	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	467	310.00–335.00	328.67
5	550–600	566	307.00	307.00
4	700–750	740	226.50	226.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,266	124.00–132.50	126.62
18	—	1,253	115.00–123.00	118.24
12	—	1,190	105.00–114.00	109.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	111.00–116.00	114.59
14	—	1,498	125.00–131.50	127.25
15	—	1,501	118.00–123.00	120.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	121.50–126.50	123.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	75.00–85.00	80.67
13	—	1,022	90.50–101.00	96.22
10	—	1,049	104.00–114.00	110.89
8	—	1,109	116.50–122.50	119.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	173.00–175.00	174.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,440	182.00–186.50	184.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	182.50–185.50	183.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,865	158.00–162.00	160.22
11	—	1,683	141.00–155.50	150.19

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.