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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Dec 13

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,996 head

▲ 1,215 vs last sale 781▲ 1,546 vs year ago 450 · +343.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 298▼ 247 vs year ago 525 · −47.0%

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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 — 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 $316.06/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −136.84 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median26 sales

452.89

−136.84

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	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

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. 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,251	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,407	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	396.18/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,482	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	374.89/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,552	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,423	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	326.10/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,484	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	356.96/cwt	342.00–370.00	1,688	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,581	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	346.97/cwt	336.00–357.00	1,783	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,453	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,515	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	317.03/cwt	306.00–327.00	1,820	88
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	576	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,538	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	284.17/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,640	25
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	588	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,646	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	307.47/cwt	290.00–320.25	1,891	93
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	280.99/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,776	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	283.39/cwt	272.50–292.00	1,882	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	668	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,077	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	256.04/cwt	255.50–256.50	1,731	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,749	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,132	70
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	273.09/cwt	264.50–279.00	1,991	84
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,832	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	758	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,119	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	261.00/cwt	258.00–263.00	2,038	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,982	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,019	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,105	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,034	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	256.03/cwt	253.50–256.50	2,189	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,134	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	338.91/cwt	327.50–360.00	949	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	339.41/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,205	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,230	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	324.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,342	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,153	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	299.32/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,395	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,281	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	313.78/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,534	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	494	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,097	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,353	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	272.73/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,421	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	290.34/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,539	25
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	546	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,338	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	258.22/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,474	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	276.25/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,586	38
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	245.00/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,436	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,758	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	268.40/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,643	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	625	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,538	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,661	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	250.02/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,688	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	258.60/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,748	62
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	678	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,866	76
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	705	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,614	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,776	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	734	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,015	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	758	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,857	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	242.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,847	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,951	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,447	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	314.96/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,528	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	300.20/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,564	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,376	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	287.54/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,653	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,668	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,487	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	236.89/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,732	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,895	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,411	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,512	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,464	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.50	2,716	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,229	189.06/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,324	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	145.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,513	2
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
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	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	117.12/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,265	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	82.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	921	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	108.96/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,336	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	116.41/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,441	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	122.94/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,548	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	120.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,744	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	111.18/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,613	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	126.04/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,881	29
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
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,029	1

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	705	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	734	274.50	274.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	494	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	546	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	758	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	798	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	750–800	758	279.50	279.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	185.00–186.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,411	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	188.00–191.00	189.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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.