Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow/Pairs sale with several packages of top quality bred heifers and young bred cows 3-5 yrs in the 3rd stage also several young packages of good quality young pairs with 300-350 lb calves bred back in the 1st stage all sold with good demand. Feeder cattle on a very light offering sold with a steady to firm undertone on comparable sales and quality. A nice offering of slaughter steers and heifers mostly High Choice and Prime sold with very good demand with Slaughter cows trading steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.84/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −74.12 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$172.84

62 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	179.04	1,140	25
Medium and Large 1-2	577	169.41	977	34
Medium and Large 2	558	160.00	893	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $247 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

15 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $223.56, median $246.96 across 15 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 sale62 hd

172.84

—

MO average13 barns · 5,440 hd

173.49

−0.65

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−74.12

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	1,682	113.35	1,907	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	92.23	1,401	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,645	91.84	1,511	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	86.93	1,083	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	82.18	889	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,206	152.92	1,844	17
Steers	Prime	Average	1,452	158.83	2,306	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,296	153.49	1,989	43
Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	147.85	2,097	6thin

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)	1,241	$1,698	49
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,331	$1,562	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,350	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$1,201	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,110	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,105	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,151	$2,034	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,150	24

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	69.05/cwt	67.50–71.50	755	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,206	152.92/cwt	151.50–155.50	1,844	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	86.57/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,076	15
Bulls	—	—	1,553	119.57/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,857	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,673	103.87/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,738	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,640	89.65/cwt	88.50–93.00	1,470	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,296	153.49/cwt	151.50–155.50	1,989	43
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	147.85/cwt	146.00–150.50	2,097	6
Steers	Prime	—	1,452	158.83/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,306	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	92.01/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,142	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	77.32/cwt	74.00–81.00	973	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	88.96/cwt	87.00–91.00	973	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	79.99/cwt	75.00–84.50	845	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	95.04/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,400	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	88.62/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,399	7
Bulls	—	—	1,779	108.69/cwt	104.50–115.00	1,934	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,186	1,105.24/head	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,105	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	2,033.53/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,034	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	1,561.77/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,562	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,124.38/head	960.00–1,200.00	1,124	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,439	1,370.86/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,371	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,631.71/head	1,490.00–1,700.00	1,632	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,836.13/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,836	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,035	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,432	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	179.85/cwt	179.00–181.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	169.72/cwt	165.00–173.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	164.49/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	212.07/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,016	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,983.33/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,350	14

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 Aug 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 1,682Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 233Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 0Year ago 316

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	67.50–71.50	69.05
10	—	1,094	87.00–91.00	88.96
7	—	1,056	75.00–84.50	79.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	84.50–89.00	86.57
20	—	1,241	89.00–100.00	92.01
10	—	1,258	74.00–81.00	77.32
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	98.00–109.00	103.87
11	—	1,640	88.50–93.00	89.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,473	90.00–102.50	95.04
7	—	1,579	87.50–89.00	88.62
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,206	151.50–155.50	152.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	116.00–126.00	119.57
8	—	1,779	104.50–115.00	108.69
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,296	151.50–155.50	153.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	146.00–150.50	147.85
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,452	157.00–159.00	158.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,186	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,105.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,331	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,561.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,439	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,370.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,261	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,836.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,060	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,229	960.00–1,200.00	1,124.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,232	1,490.00–1,700.00	1,631.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,133	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,983.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,350	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,151	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,033.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	223.00	223.00
3	—	415	220.00	220.00
3	—	550	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	754	166.00	166.00
6	—	602	180.00	180.00
3	—	342	200.00	200.00
10	—	675	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	179.00–181.00	179.85
3	—	570	161.50	161.50
10	—	531	165.00–173.00	169.72
11	—	666	158.00–170.00	164.49
3	—	610	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	196.00	196.00
10	—	770	186.00	186.00
8	—	538	203.00	203.00
4	—	398	221.00	221.00
16	—	479	206.00–218.00	212.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	189.00	189.00
3	—	530	198.50	198.50
9	—	459	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	177.00	177.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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