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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Oct 4

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 671 vs last sale 904▼ 182 vs year ago 415 · −43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 205▼ 105 vs year ago 225 · −46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeders this week were not well tested selling mostly as singles and small packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a light offering. Special Feeder Cattle sale next week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.84/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −176.05 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.

Average price

$276.84

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$52.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs MO average

−9.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	284.76	1,511	17thin
Medium and Large 2	592	232.00	1,373	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.76/cwt here — about $138 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 sale20 hd

276.84

—

MO average15 barns · 1,413 hd

276.24

+0.60

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−9.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

452.89

−176.05

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $386.78, median $452.89 across 26 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	1,855	154.19	2,861	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	120.00	2,130	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	116.72	1,715	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	112.90	1,405	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	95.74	1,012	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,204	186.67	2,248	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	184.00	2,208	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,103	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,763	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,550	3thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,389	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,534	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,483	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	287.32/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,526	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,505	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,373	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	259.78/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,616	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	647	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,575	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,645	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	232.53/cwt	228.50–235.00	1,770	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	252.72/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,190	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	503	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,283	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,344	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	256.36/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,472	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	249.49/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,544	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,584	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,818	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,116	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	315.50/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,350	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,299	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,417	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	235.47/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,481	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,208	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,204	186.67/cwt	186.50–187.00	2,248	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,794	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	140.90/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,645	3
Bulls	—	—	1,917	166.53/cwt	164.00–170.00	3,192	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	125.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,241	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	81.94/cwt	75.00–90.00	859	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	108.83/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,155	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	100.37/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,096	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	109.44/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,341	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,556	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,500	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	108.79/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,586	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,720	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	125.72/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,868	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,130	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	3,102.78/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,103	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	2,762.50/head	2,750.00–2,775.00	2,763	4

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 Oct 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 904Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 205Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	281.00	281.00
6	400–450	428	313.00–318.00	315.50
8	450–500	474	274.00	274.00
3	550–600	558	254.00	254.00
6	600–650	629	233.00–238.00	235.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
8	450–500	471	250.00–258.00	252.72
3	500–550	527	255.00	255.00
9	550–600	574	255.00–257.00	256.36
17	600–650	619	244.00–259.00	249.49
3	650–700	680	233.00	233.00
3	850–900	870	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	475	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	287.00–288.00	287.32
6	600–650	647	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	302.00	302.00
5	500–550	508	292.00	292.00
3	550–600	568	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	622	259.00–261.00	259.78
3	650–700	658	250.00	250.00
8	750–800	761	228.50–235.00	232.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	232.00	232.00
3	600–650	605	241.00	241.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,311	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,102.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	2,750.00–2,775.00	2,762.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	164.00–170.00	166.53
3	—	1,877	137.00–145.00	140.90
5	—	1,805	150.00–160.00	154.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	125.00–127.00	125.72
5	—	1,458	105.00–111.00	108.79
8	—	1,468	115.00–120.00	117.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	105.00–114.00	108.83
6	—	1,092	95.00–103.00	100.37
12	—	1,048	75.00–90.00	81.94
2	—	990	122.00–129.00	125.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	124.00	124.00
11	—	1,225	105.00–111.00	109.44
6	—	1,278	115.00–120.00	117.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,200	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,204	186.50–187.00	186.67

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.