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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, May 31

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▼ 616 vs last sale 950▲ 17 vs year ago 317 · +5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 140▼ 256 vs year ago 416 · −61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. a light offering of feeders this week were not well tested with feeders selling in small packages and singles with a few packages of steers weighing 500-750 lbs on comparable sales trading steady. Slaughter steers and heifers on a light test sold steady to firm with slaughter cows trading firm to 3.00 higher.

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 $271.06/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.08 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.

Average price

$271.06

36 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$29.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

vs MO average

+3.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	291.86	1,535	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	261.91	1,508	25

One grade step is worth $29.95/cwt here — about $26 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

271.06

—

MO average9 barns · 920 hd

275.32

−4.26

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

+3.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

399.14

−128.08

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	—	Low	1,783	166.98	2,977	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,638	142.73	2,337	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	133.77	1,996	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	131.81	1,636	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	115.33	1,235	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	176.50	1,862	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,232	188.51	2,322	10

Every lot

52 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	326.25/cwt	323.00–331.00	1,573	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	337.76/cwt	332.00–348.00	1,770	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,696	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	303.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,875	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	276.54/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,723	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	256.60/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,773	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	275.40/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,961	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,113	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	321.65/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,155	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	311.76/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,281	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	295.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,349	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,329	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	301.18/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,542	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,503	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	252.93/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,487	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	250.43/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,545	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	233.37/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,585	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	235.51/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,731	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,807	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,756	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,135	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,364	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	355.60/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,483	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	333.03/cwt	327.00–337.50	1,459	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,596	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	303.52/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,618	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	257.22/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,482	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,759	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	682	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,616	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,768	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,780	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,232	188.51/cwt	186.00–189.50	2,322	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,055	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,862	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,996	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	167.34/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,922	5
Bulls	—	—	1,998	184.57/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	128.31/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,354	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	117.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,262	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	85.18/cwt	81.00–91.50	922	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	100.90/cwt	94.00–106.50	1,095	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	127.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,544	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	137.11/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,719	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	115.54/cwt	111.50–120.00	1,485	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	118.50/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,750	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	128.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,911	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,497	150.47/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,253	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	138.84/cwt	133.50–145.00	2,080	23
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,778	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,400	3

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 May 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 950Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 140Year ago 416

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	316.00–326.00	321.65
5	400–450	411	309.00–316.00	311.76
7	450–500	456	290.00–300.00	295.77
7	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
18	550–600	588	246.00–256.00	252.93
11	600–650	617	246.00–256.00	250.43
14	650–700	679	230.00–238.00	233.37
6	700–750	735	234.00–237.00	235.51
3	750–800	760	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	512	297.00–308.00	301.18
3	550–600	563	267.00	267.00
3	600–650	610	269.00	269.00
4	650–700	658	262.00	262.00
3	750–800	753	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	323.00–331.00	326.25
3	550–600	577	294.00	294.00
6	600–650	623	275.00–278.00	276.54
5	650–700	691	255.00–259.00	256.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	332.00–348.00	337.76
12	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	303.40
5	700–750	712	275.00–276.00	275.40
10	850–900	888	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	347.00	347.00
7	400–450	438	327.00–337.50	333.03
3	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	533	302.00–305.00	303.52
8	550–600	576	254.00–264.00	257.22
3	800–850	802	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	682	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	387.50	387.50
6	400–450	417	345.00–367.00	355.60
6	500–550	510	313.00	313.00
3	600–650	635	277.00	277.00
3	750–800	762	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,077	110.00–120.00	117.17
3	—	1,083	81.00–91.50	85.18
4	—	1,085	94.00–106.50	100.90
10	—	1,055	122.00–132.00	128.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,498	133.50–145.00	138.84
8	—	1,484	125.00–132.00	128.75
5	—	1,477	117.50–120.00	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	146.50–155.00	150.47
3	—	1,778	130.00–138.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	111.50–120.00	115.54
11	—	1,215	122.00–130.00	127.05
16	—	1,254	131.00–142.50	137.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,998	182.00–187.00	184.57
5	—	1,746	159.00–172.00	167.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	186.00–189.50	188.51

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.