Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeder cattle this week, with several lots unweaned were lightly tested selling in small packages and singles. Slaughter cows sold steady with last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.18/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −86.78 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$160.18

111 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$561

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

$33.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	164.47	1,134	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	160.43	873	93
Medium and Large 2	437	131.00	572	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.47/cwt here — about $561 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 sale111 hd

160.18

—

MO average16 barns · 8,024 hd

164.24

−4.07

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−86.78

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	1,799	99.18	1,784	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,707	83.38	1,424	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	73.20	1,072	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	69.11	881	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	60.90	650	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	151.20	2,029	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	145.55	1,678	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	135.00	1,499	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,366	149.14	2,037	7thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	148.85/cwt	145.00–150.50	938	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	185.11/cwt	180.00–189.00	889	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	469	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	46.03/cwt	45.00–48.00	488	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	58.95/cwt	55.00–62.50	621	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	74.46/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,093	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	63.10/cwt	60.50–65.00	795	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	76.47/cwt	75.00–81.00	989	9
Bulls	—	—	1,847	92.47/cwt	92.00–93.50	1,708	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,153	145.55/cwt	144.50–147.00	1,678	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	151.20/cwt	150.50–152.50	2,029	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	79.98/cwt	77.50–86.00	1,181	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,720	88.23/cwt	88.00–88.50	1,518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	72.79/cwt	70.00–75.50	826	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,366	149.14/cwt	147.50–151.50	2,037	7
Bulls	—	—	1,975	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,133	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,701	80.96/cwt	78.50–82.50	1,377	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	65.41/cwt	62.00–68.50	703	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	64.40/cwt	62.00–69.00	933	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	69.31/cwt	66.50–74.50	884	30
Bulls	—	—	1,746	101.06/cwt	97.00–105.50	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	202.55/cwt	201.00–206.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,174	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	153.77/cwt	151.50–155.50	975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	170.62/cwt	164.00–174.00	795	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	719	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	698	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	151.37/cwt	147.50–153.50	931	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	178.01/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,086	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	489	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	169.70/cwt	166.50–170.50	961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	409	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	157.27/cwt	155.50–159.50	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	186.03/cwt	183.00–187.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	163.80/cwt	160.00–165.00	868	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	871	3

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 Nov 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 1,183Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 350Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	145.00–150.50	148.85
12	—	480	180.00–189.00	185.11
5	—	583	160.00	160.00
4	—	265	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	201.00–206.00	202.55
7	—	554	186.00	186.00
14	—	610	174.00–181.00	178.01
5	—	394	205.00	205.00
8	—	345	223.00	223.00
3	—	538	180.00	180.00
8	—	462	183.00–187.00	186.03
4	—	671	171.50	171.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	171.50	171.50
7	—	698	158.50	158.50
18	—	566	166.50–170.50	169.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	143.00	143.00
5	—	512	173.00	173.00
3	—	472	184.50	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	150.00	150.00
4	—	409	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	164.00	164.00
7	—	659	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	151.50–155.50	153.77
17	—	466	164.00–174.00	170.62
4	—	356	167.00	167.00
33	—	530	160.00–165.00	163.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	719	146.75	146.75
17	—	615	147.50–153.50	151.37
9	—	510	155.50–159.50	157.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	45.00–48.00	46.03
14	—	1,054	55.00–62.50	58.95
2	—	1,135	70.00–75.50	72.79
14	—	1,074	62.00–68.50	65.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,468	71.00–77.00	74.46
18	—	1,476	77.50–86.00	79.98
16	—	1,448	62.00–69.00	64.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,260	60.50–65.00	63.10
9	—	1,293	75.00–81.00	76.47
30	—	1,275	66.50–74.50	69.31
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	88.00–88.50	88.23
4	—	1,701	78.50–82.50	80.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	92.00–93.50	92.47
1	—	1,975	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,746	97.00–105.50	101.06
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	144.50–147.00	145.55
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	150.50–152.50	151.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,366	147.50–151.50	149.14

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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