Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, feeder steers traded steady to firm with the exception of 550-600 lbs and 700-750 lb steers selling steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher with the most advance on the 450-500 lb heifers, 500-650 lb heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, 650-700 lb sold steady and 700-800 lbs sold with higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold firm to spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy supply. Best demand on 500-700 lb steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.47/cwt on 1,007 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −76.21 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$167.47

1,007 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$32.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	174.24	1,191	549
Medium and Large 1-2	636	166.63	1,059	234
Medium 1	657	155.50	1,022	5thin
Medium and Large 2	630	154.51	974	107
Large 1	755	150.37	1,135	78
Large 1-2	607	149.33	906	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	576	141.47	815	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $376 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 sale1,007 hd

167.47

—

MO average16 barns · 10,032 hd

174.33

−6.87

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−76.21

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	—	High	1,779	108.62	1,932	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,691	86.87	1,469	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	83.80	1,077	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	83.41	1,232	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	68.42	702	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,665	119.50	1,990	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	148.00	1,880	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	143.44	1,958	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,398	133.00	1,859	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	734	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,240	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	177.64/cwt	172.00–180.00	759	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	174.84/cwt	170.00–178.00	844	29
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	657	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	803	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	172.73/cwt	171.00–175.00	850	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	155.49/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,046	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	148.74/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,023	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	162.71/cwt	157.00–164.50	950	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	185.41/cwt	185.00–186.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	191.05/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,123	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	141.47/cwt	139.00–143.50	815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	187.81/cwt	180.00–195.00	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	759	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	542	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	927	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	792	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	204.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	975	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	188.93/cwt	182.50–195.50	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	154.46/cwt	152.50–160.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,280	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	558	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	854	6
Steers	Large 1	—	953	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,303	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	171.82/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,074	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	143.18/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,047	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	165.98/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,217	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	147.55/cwt	147.35–148.00	1,282	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	174.35/cwt	165.50–179.50	1,182	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	184.44/cwt	181.00–189.00	974	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	142.24/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,154	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	159.22/cwt	156.00–161.50	1,161	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	199.36/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,049	27
Steers	Large 1	—	713	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,084	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,172	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	205.58/cwt	201.00–208.00	843	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	168.03/cwt	162.50–170.00	944	16
Steers	Large 1	—	656	157.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,036	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	182.21/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,139	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	891	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	909	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	902	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	79.11/cwt	74.50–82.50	998	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	68.75/cwt	62.00–74.00	705	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,040	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	125.20/cwt	115.00–130.00	2,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,401	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	88.71/cwt	85.50–97.00	1,320	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	143.44/cwt	141.50–144.50	1,958	7
Steers	Select	—	1,398	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,859	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	56.52/cwt	50.50–60.00	586	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	80.31/cwt	76.00–86.00	814	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,880	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	88.91/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,507	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,665	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,990	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	80.95/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,179	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	80.76/cwt	80.00–81.50	1,357	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	71.13/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,081	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	66.74/cwt	62.50–71.00	886	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	89.80/cwt	85.50–100.00	1,157	14
Bulls	—	—	1,830	106.57/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	163.65/cwt	159.00–168.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,039	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	914	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	709	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	207.95/cwt	206.00–213.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	837	67
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	137.91/cwt	135.50–139.00	974	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	783	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	156.37/cwt	150.50–157.75	1,096	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	151.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	818	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	136.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	658	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,076	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	142.05/cwt	138.00–145.50	967	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	165.16/cwt	160.00–169.00	851	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	134.61/cwt	130.00–141.50	833	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	131.60/cwt	130.00–133.50	876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	139.17/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,090	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	850	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.06/cwt	158.50–165.50	1,000	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	144.46/cwt	139.00–150.00	890	36

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 Mar 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,413Last week 598Year ago 2,007

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 320Year ago 365

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	734	169.00	169.00
10	—	783	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	427	172.00–180.00	177.64
29	—	483	170.00–178.00	174.84
23	—	688	145.00–152.00	148.74
42	—	584	157.00–164.50	162.71
97	—	701	150.50–157.75	156.37
88	—	515	160.00–169.00	165.16
44	—	783	139.00–140.50	139.17
51	—	621	158.50–165.50	161.06
3	—	357	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	185.00–186.00	185.41
14	—	658	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	891	133.00	133.00
7	—	798	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	159.00–168.00	163.65
67	—	576	140.00–150.00	145.31
13	—	766	130.00–135.00	131.57
16	—	706	135.50–139.00	137.91
4	—	395	170.00	170.00
26	—	540	150.00–155.00	151.41
43	—	681	138.00–145.50	142.05
11	—	431	165.00	165.00
36	—	616	139.00–150.00	144.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	613	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	135.00	135.00
23	—	623	146.75	146.75
6	—	718	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	131.50	131.50
6	—	850	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	135.00–140.00	136.69
5	—	375	153.00	153.00
8	—	726	133.50	133.50
28	—	619	130.00–141.50	134.61
9	—	666	130.00–133.50	131.60
12	—	482	130.00–140.00	136.58
5	—	503	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	803	148.00	148.00
4	—	636	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	492	171.00–175.00	172.73
4	—	841	135.50	135.50
11	—	585	152.50–160.00	154.46
5	—	609	155.00	155.00
13	—	423	176.00–178.00	176.98
53	—	731	140.00–148.50	143.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	673	150.00–161.00	155.49
10	—	484	180.00–195.00	187.81
8	—	439	182.50–195.50	188.93
5	—	295	200.00	200.00
52	—	625	166.00–176.00	171.82
32	—	528	181.00–189.00	184.44
26	—	811	138.00–146.00	142.24
43	—	729	156.00–161.50	159.22
16	—	562	162.50–170.00	168.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	588	185.00–194.00	191.05
20	—	477	200.00–210.00	204.30
16	—	809	158.25	158.25
137	—	733	164.50–169.00	165.98
90	—	869	147.35–148.00	147.55
64	—	678	165.50–179.50	174.35
27	—	526	194.00–207.00	199.36
9	—	410	201.00–208.00	205.58
64	—	625	176.00–190.00	182.21
7	—	391	206.00–213.00	207.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	576	139.00–143.50	141.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	140.50	140.50
4	—	542	171.00	171.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	792	135.00	135.00
6	—	558	153.00	153.00
6	—	470	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	953	136.75	136.75
21	—	713	152.00	152.00
35	—	656	150.00–160.00	157.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	605	193.75	193.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	614	148.00	148.00
8	—	793	120.00	120.00
5	—	455	168.00	168.00
6	—	428	187.00	187.00
6	—	564	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,261	74.50–82.50	79.11
3	—	1,327	62.50–71.00	66.74
14	—	1,288	85.50–100.00	89.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	62.00–74.00	68.75
6	—	1,036	50.50–60.00	56.52
5	—	1,013	76.00–86.00	80.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	77.50	77.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,488	85.50–97.00	88.71
13	—	1,456	74.50–84.00	80.95
3	—	1,520	70.00–72.50	71.13
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,695	87.00–90.00	88.91
2	—	1,680	80.00–81.50	80.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	115.00–130.00	125.20
2	—	1,490	94.00	94.00
10	—	1,830	98.00–112.00	106.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	141.50–144.50	143.44
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	119.50	119.50

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.

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