Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering of feeder cattle traded with a steady to firm undertone on comparable weights and quality. Slaughter cattle and cows sold steady to firm with last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.17/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −79.54 against this barn's trailing median of $247.72.

Average price

$168.17

184 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	170.33	803	36
Medium and Large 1	717	168.65	1,209	88
Medium and Large 1-2	553	166.18	919	60

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about −$115 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

14 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $223.56, median $247.72 across 14 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 sale184 hd

168.17

—

MO average17 barns · 7,701 hd

167.80

+0.38

This barn, trailing median14 sales

247.72

−79.54

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	—	Average	1,686	111.86	1,886	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	81.71	1,236	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	78.14	998	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	67.39	720	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,191	148.38	1,767	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,432	151.03	2,163	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,298	146.96	1,908	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	141.00	1,803	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	743	178.51/cwt	175.50–180.00	1,326	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,529	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	205.91/cwt	200.00–208.50	1,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	163.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,415	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	183.91/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	185.16/cwt	185.00–185.50	1,239	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,365	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	165.98/cwt	164.00–168.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	554	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	552	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	938	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	710	172.40/cwt	171.00–173.50	1,224	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	184.40/cwt	181.00–188.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	190.68/cwt	189.50–197.00	1,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	172.43/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,147	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	171.40/cwt	168.50–174.00	975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	464	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	896	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,191	148.38/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,767	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	58.75/cwt	53.00–63.00	639	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.50	854	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	85.83/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,313	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	76.42/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,110	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	77.17/cwt	73.00–81.50	979	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,803	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,432	151.03/cwt	150.00–151.50	2,163	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,298	146.96/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,908	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	69.06/cwt	67.00–71.00	898	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	85.81/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,098	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	71.32/cwt	66.50–75.00	740	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	71.35/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,599	109.38/cwt	104.00–113.50	1,749	7
Bulls	—	—	1,839	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	2,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	177.67/cwt	174.00–180.00	755	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,327	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	170.86/cwt	169.00–171.50	1,083	12

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 Jul 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 694Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 250Year ago 125

Compared to last week, a light offering of feeder cattle traded with a steady to firm undertone on comparable weights and quality. Slaughter cattle and cows sold steady to firm with last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	743	175.50–180.00	178.51
14	—	917	166.75	166.75
13	—	529	200.00–208.50	205.91
12	—	863	161.00–165.00	163.98
8	—	432	213.50	213.50
9	—	669	185.00–185.50	185.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	190.00–200.00	194.96
7	—	636	182.50–185.00	183.91
5	—	973	149.00	149.00
6	—	807	169.00	169.00
12	—	531	181.00–188.00	184.40
20	—	567	189.50–197.00	190.68
10	—	665	170.00–176.00	172.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	181.00	181.00
4	—	935	138.00	138.00
4	—	400	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	853	160.00	160.00
6	—	509	178.00	178.00
5	—	718	166.50	166.50
5	—	498	180.00	180.00
13	—	832	159.50	159.50
12	—	634	169.00–171.50	170.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	164.00–168.00	165.98
5	—	554	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	552	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	710	171.00–173.50	172.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	168.50–174.00	171.40
20	—	425	174.00–180.00	177.67
5	—	983	138.00	138.00
5	—	671	149.50	149.50
3	—	600	155.00	155.00
3	—	548	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	174.00	174.00
3	—	503	150.00	150.00
10	—	428	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	785	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	159.00	159.00
4	—	639	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,191	145.50–149.00	148.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,088	53.00–63.00	58.75
4	—	1,095	77.00–79.50	77.99
9	—	1,037	66.50–75.00	71.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,530	83.50–92.50	85.83
7	—	1,452	74.00–78.00	76.42
2	—	1,608	70.00–72.50	71.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,269	73.00–81.50	77.17
6	—	1,301	67.00–71.00	69.06
10	—	1,280	82.50–90.00	85.81
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,279	141.00	141.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,432	150.00–151.50	151.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,298	143.00–149.00	146.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	104.00–113.50	109.38
4	—	1,839	115.00–117.50	116.21

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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