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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Dec 20

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 1,621 vs last sale 1,996▼ 75 vs year ago 450 · −16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

322 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 278▼ 203 vs year ago 525 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 0▼ 79 vs year ago 229 · −34.5%

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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 — 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 $271.57/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −127.58 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.

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

Price by quality 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.

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

399.14

−127.58

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	1,808	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

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. 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	413.63/cwt	402.00–417.50	1,489	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	380.81/cwt	373.00–402.00	1,657	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,508	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,610	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,856	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,561	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,684	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,834	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,879	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	345.70/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,168	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	317.00/cwt	307.00–323.00	1,189	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	295.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,238	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	453	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,187	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	264.88/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,271	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,472	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,372	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	255.84/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,333	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,498	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	248.52/cwt	240.50–252.00	1,558	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	635	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,502	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,743	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,019	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,094	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	384.01/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,509	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	380.69/cwt	378.00–382.50	1,572	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,598	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,382	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,454	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,516	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	232.55/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,556	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,618	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,795	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,174	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,113	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,331	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,496	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,459	190.76/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,783	26
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,167	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,147	7
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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	139.60/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	152.11/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,852	7
Bulls	—	—	1,933	166.29/cwt	164.00–174.00	3,214	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	111.39/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,185	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	88.65/cwt	84.00–92.00	956	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	101.40/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,131	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	119.47/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,475	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	111.11/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,377	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	126.61/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,618	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	115.03/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,601	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,755	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	130.53/cwt	126.50–137.00	1,936	24
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,693	124.22/cwt	121.50–126.50	2,103	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,730	130.12/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,251	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
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 1-2	1,300	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,325	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,962.50/head	2,875.00–3,050.00	2,963	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	946	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
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 1-2	1,083	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	3,265.85/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,266	26
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,234	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
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

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	516	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	453	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	533	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,019	205.50	205.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,174	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,459	188.00–192.00	190.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,281	188.00–193.50	192.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	5	—	1,300	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	946	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.