Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with several consignments of 4-7 year old pairs with 150-300 lb calves sold with moderate demand as overall quality was average. A large offering of slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. feeder cattle were very lightly tested with sales mostly small packages and singles. Cattle on Feed report was issued Friday afternoon with On Feed coming in at 99 percent, Placements at 96.2 percent and Marketings at 104 percent all with in the average guess.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.87/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −89.09 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$157.87

66 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$27.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	180.00	920	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	158.33	827	43
Medium and Large 2	487	152.16	741	19thin

One grade step is worth $27.84/cwt here — about $179 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 sale66 hd

157.87

—

MO average15 barns · 6,687 hd

159.08

−1.21

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−89.09

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	1,779	100.93	1,795	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,634	86.83	1,418	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	76.16	1,105	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	71.11	891	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	63.67	670	56
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,266	147.00	1,861	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,136	138.51	1,573	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	148.00	2,139	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,371	145.33	1,992	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,340	138.35	1,854	10

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)	1,239	$1,202	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,134	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,051	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	979	$1,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,518	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,456	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,176	$1,230	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,086	7

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,079	1,085.71/head	1,080.00–1,090.00	1,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	149.73/cwt	149.00–150.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	170.65/cwt	170.50–171.00	956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	505	156.97/cwt	154.00–160.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	436	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	469	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	170.54/cwt	170.00–172.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	161.88/cwt	158.00–166.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.14/cwt	133.00–135.00	892	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	48.78/cwt	43.00–52.00	496	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	61.09/cwt	57.50–65.00	643	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	75.76/cwt	74.00–77.00	821	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	67.53/cwt	65.50–72.50	710	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	69.15/cwt	68.00–70.00	988	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	74.08/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,072	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,371	145.33/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,992	10
Steers	Select	—	1,340	138.35/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,854	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,266	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,861	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,136	138.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,573	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,618	92.95/cwt	89.50–95.50	1,504	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,649	80.71/cwt	78.50–83.50	1,331	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,139	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	84.39/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,241	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	81.04/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,051	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	65.48/cwt	61.00–69.00	812	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	73.40/cwt	67.50–78.00	920	31
Bulls	—	—	1,577	93.59/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,476	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	105.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,001	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	979	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	1,063.41/head	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,063	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,194.51/head	1,090.00–1,280.00	1,195	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,201.77/head	1,130.00–1,270.00	1,202	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,258	1,050.64/head	910.00–1,100.00	1,051	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,230.00/head	1,130.00–1,400.00	1,230	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,518.46/head	1,440.00–1,660.00	1,518	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,415.52/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,416	29

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 Oct 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 1,436Year ago 1,185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 200Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 275Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,079	1,080.00–1,090.00	1,085.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,176	1,130.00–1,400.00	1,230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,274	1,440.00–1,660.00	1,518.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,245	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,415.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	979	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,194	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,063.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,258	910.00–1,100.00	1,050.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,094	1,090.00–1,280.00	1,194.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,239	1,130.00–1,270.00	1,201.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	508	149.00–150.00	149.73
3	—	423	153.00	153.00
5	—	478	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	153.00	153.00
4	—	391	169.00	169.00
4	—	438	176.00	176.00
5	—	742	150.00	150.00
3	—	628	164.00	164.00
3	—	770	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	147.00	147.00
6	—	505	154.00–160.00	156.97
4	—	436	155.00	155.00
8	—	468	155.00–159.00	157.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	170.50–171.00	170.65
11	—	496	170.00–172.00	170.54
4	—	838	153.50	153.50
3	—	982	134.00	134.00
3	—	668	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	160.00	160.00
10	—	469	158.00–166.00	161.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	130.00–139.00	133.83
8	—	665	133.00–135.00	134.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	43.00–52.00	48.78
27	—	1,053	57.50–65.00	61.09
4	—	1,084	74.00–77.00	75.76
21	—	1,051	65.50–72.50	67.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	68.00–70.00	69.15
16	—	1,447	71.00–78.50	74.08
10	—	1,471	82.50–89.50	84.39
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	89.50–95.50	92.95
4	—	1,649	78.50–83.50	80.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,297	79.50–84.00	81.04
25	—	1,240	61.00–69.00	65.48
31	—	1,254	67.50–78.00	73.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,371	144.00–145.50	145.33
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,340	137.00–140.00	138.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,266	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	138.00–140.00	138.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	91.00–96.00	93.59
5	—	1,900	100.00–110.00	105.33

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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