Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, 500-650 lb steers sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 650-800 lbs trading 2,00-4.00 lower, 800-850 lb sold mostly steady. Feeder heifer weighing 450-600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-600 lb heifers, 600-650 lbs were not tested, with 650-700 lbs selling 3.00-4.00 higher and a light test of 700-750 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows on a very active market sold 4.00-8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. Feeder cattle market for the most part was very active despite fighting some headwinds this week, but a very nice quality offering of calves and yearlings weighing from mostly 500-750 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.30/cwt on 809 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −79.38 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$164.30

809 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$430

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

$25.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	602	165.20	995	168
Medium and Large 1	700	165.13	1,155	605
Medium and Large 2	576	148.91	857	26
Large 1	1,021	139.50	1,424	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.70/cwt here — about −$430 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

22 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $224.09, median $243.68 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale809 hd

164.30

—

MO average17 barns · 15,901 hd

168.92

−4.62

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−79.38

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

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	1,649	92.18	1,520	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,813	84.73	1,536	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	74.44	1,118	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	72.51	917	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	62.13	621	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	138.50	1,932	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	138.41	2,021	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	130.28	1,748	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,282	125.00	1,603	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,258	105.35	1,325	11

Every lot, as filed

77 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	143.66/cwt	136.50–146.00	963	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	659	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,081	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	168.90/cwt	162.50–173.00	980	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	506	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	175.41/cwt	170.00–181.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	178.97/cwt	178.00–181.00	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	147.34/cwt	143.00–151.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	182.11/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,069	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	184.04/cwt	180.00–187.00	799	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	147.04/cwt	140.00–153.00	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	164.17/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,097	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	152.43/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,101	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	194.73/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,020	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,348	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,021	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	152.89/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,047	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	173.92/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,082	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	161.26/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,159	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	162.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,029	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	150.07/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,295	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	152.11/cwt	149.50–154.00	1,193	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	151.01/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,235	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.20/cwt	147.00–151.00	868	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	69.31/cwt	65.00–74.00	728	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	61.18/cwt	58.00–64.00	608	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	78.37/cwt	74.00–86.50	1,187	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	61.60/cwt	59.00–63.00	785	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	79.58/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,001	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,802	85.97/cwt	81.50–89.00	1,549	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	138.41/cwt	135.00–139.50	2,021	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	130.28/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,748	14
Steers	Select	—	1,282	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,603	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,865	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,464	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,932	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	69.60/cwt	64.00–85.00	883	21
Steers	StandardReturn to Feed	—	1,258	105.35/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,325	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	56.22/cwt	50.00–66.50	537	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	69.14/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,029	14
Bulls	—	—	2,215	80.12/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	93.72/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	148.38/cwt	145.00–151.00	862	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	152.11/cwt	148.50–153.75	1,018	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	143.45/cwt	141.50–147.00	1,050	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	154.40/cwt	153.00–157.00	945	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.70/cwt	168.00–175.00	824	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	140.73/cwt	140.50–141.25	957	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	160.31/cwt	160.00–161.00	584	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	174.40/cwt	171.00–177.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.61/cwt	155.00–163.00	837	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	686	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	919	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	182.71/cwt	166.00–195.00	851	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	746	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,171	10

How this sale compares

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 Jan 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,725Last week 309Year ago 988

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 300Year ago 218

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	145.00	145.00
10	—	746	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	580	162.50–173.00	168.90
6	—	537	170.00–181.00	175.41
9	—	472	178.00–181.00	178.97
8	—	848	139.50	139.50
17	—	434	180.00–187.00	184.04
7	—	329	200.00	200.00
7	—	762	139.00	139.00
29	—	722	145.00–157.00	152.43
5	—	275	200.00	200.00
24	—	685	145.00–158.00	152.89
4	—	389	193.00	193.00
26	—	634	160.00–164.00	162.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	587	175.00–186.00	182.11
30	—	668	163.50–165.00	164.17
41	—	524	186.00–198.00	194.73
11	—	925	145.75	145.75
68	—	622	168.00–177.00	173.92
202	—	719	158.00–165.00	161.26
5	—	971	136.00	136.00
38	—	863	149.00–153.00	150.07
54	—	784	149.50–154.00	152.11
50	—	818	150.00–153.75	151.01
18	—	466	166.00–195.00	182.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	620	140.00–153.00	147.04
6	—	486	161.00	161.00
5	—	550	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,021	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	348	172.00	172.00
31	—	669	148.50–153.75	152.11
33	—	732	141.50–147.00	143.45
45	—	612	153.00–157.00	154.40
26	—	483	168.00–175.00	170.70
9	—	398	177.00	177.00
9	—	439	171.00–177.00	174.40
47	—	528	155.00–163.00	158.61
9	—	752	139.00	139.00
5	—	838	136.50	136.50
63	—	587	155.00–158.00	156.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	670	136.50–146.00	143.66
15	—	537	143.00–151.00	147.34
17	—	581	145.00–151.00	148.38
13	—	364	160.00–161.00	160.31
7	—	445	155.00	155.00
3	—	728	135.00	135.00
5	—	495	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	659	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	149.50	149.50
36	—	680	140.50–141.25	140.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	686	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	147.00–151.00	149.20
6	—	442	183.00	183.00
8	—	658	137.00	137.00
3	—	512	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	552	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	65.00–74.00	69.31
8	—	994	58.00–64.00	61.18
6	—	956	50.00–66.50	56.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,514	74.00–86.50	78.37
1	—	1,435	62.00	62.00
14	—	1,489	65.00–73.00	69.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	59.00–63.00	61.60
21	—	1,258	75.00–86.50	79.58
21	—	1,268	64.00–85.00	69.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,802	81.50–89.00	85.97
1	—	1,865	78.50	78.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,460	135.00–139.50	138.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,342	129.00–131.00	130.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,282	125.00	125.00
Steers — Standard · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,258	104.00–108.00	105.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	138.50	138.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,215	75.00–84.00	80.12
1	—	1,855	104.00	104.00
8	—	1,482	89.00–95.00	93.72

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