Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, 450-500 lb steer calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher, 500-600 lb traded steady to firm, with 600-700 lobs selling steady to 5.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold steady to firm with weights over 600 lbs not well tested. A large offering of slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply with the best demand on the 450-650 lb steer calves and a pot load of 992 lb steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.66/cwt on 637 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −60.02 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$183.66

637 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$428

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

$29.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	190.32	1,213	367
Medium and Large 1-2	588	182.69	1,074	144
Large 1	992	170.75	1,694	54
Medium and Large 2	579	161.37	934	23
Large 1-2	1,018	161.25	1,642	49

One grade step is worth $29.07/cwt here — about −$428 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 sale637 hd

183.66

—

MO average18 barns · 21,557 hd

185.35

−1.69

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−60.02

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	1,803	91.77	1,654	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,707	84.58	1,444	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	72.63	1,082	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	68.30	861	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	58.90	622	57
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	156.22	2,115	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,107	149.00	1,649	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,371	157.00	2,152	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,276	153.17	1,954	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,446	149.79	2,166	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,274	142.81	1,819	12

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	669	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,336	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	164.36/cwt	163.50–166.00	947	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	169.56/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,034	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	181.06/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,325	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	164.19/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,102	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	203.78/cwt	197.75–211.00	1,080	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	209.50/cwt	206.00–216.00	995	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	191.43/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,177	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	173.92/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,268	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	464	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	195.54/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,134	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,018	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,642	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	177.40/cwt	170.50–180.00	1,375	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	164.74/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,334	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	177.62/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,098	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	185.16/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,063	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	183.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,239	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	191.81/cwt	187.50–194.50	1,020	14
Steers	Large 1	—	992	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,694	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	194.68/cwt	190.00–196.00	923	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	200.20/cwt	194.00–206.00	865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	172.50/cwt	171.00–174.00	871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	906	5
Bulls	—	—	1,819	97.98/cwt	93.50–101.00	1,782	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	64.79/cwt	62.00–68.00	680	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.50	751	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	44.77/cwt	36.00–50.00	473	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	81.39/cwt	78.50–86.00	1,200	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,698	81.66/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,387	6
Steers	Select	—	1,274	142.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,819	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,107	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	56.85/cwt	52.00–62.00	605	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,354	156.22/cwt	156.00–156.50	2,115	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	73.15/cwt	69.50–77.00	1,087	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,714	89.94/cwt	85.50–95.50	1,542	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,371	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,152	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,446	149.79/cwt	148.00–150.50	2,166	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,276	153.17/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,954	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	66.01/cwt	60.50–68.50	994	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	70.14/cwt	66.50–73.50	877	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	75.29/cwt	74.00–80.50	958	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	62.13/cwt	57.00–65.50	787	26
Bulls	—	—	1,785	84.94/cwt	75.00–93.00	1,516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.79/cwt	150.00–164.00	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	144.67/cwt	141.00–153.50	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.49/cwt	146.00–155.00	788	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	145.27/cwt	145.00–145.50	981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	154.42/cwt	148.00–160.50	1,042	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	165.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	868	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	153.72/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,108	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	177.47/cwt	175.00–184.00	822	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	175.62/cwt	171.00–180.00	911	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	153.25/cwt	145.50–156.00	1,201	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	157.63/cwt	154.50–164.00	993	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	173.55/cwt	170.00–176.00	979	18

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 Dec 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,718Last week 14Year ago 1,988

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 0Year ago 358

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	131.00	131.00
13	—	480	150.00–164.00	155.79
10	—	593	141.00–153.50	144.67
20	—	520	146.00–155.00	151.49
4	—	840	135.50	135.50
8	—	616	143.00	143.00
5	—	701	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	714	160.50	160.50
8	—	390	190.00–191.00	190.49
11	—	848	157.50	157.50
76	—	610	166.00–179.00	169.56
29	—	671	161.00–167.00	164.19
4	—	869	154.75	154.75
25	—	463	175.00–184.00	177.47
47	—	519	171.00–180.00	175.62
18	—	564	170.00–176.00	173.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	576	163.50–166.00	164.36
40	—	675	148.00–160.50	154.42
46	—	524	160.00–170.00	165.61
3	—	410	187.00	187.00
20	—	721	146.00–156.00	153.72
15	—	784	145.50–156.00	153.25
64	—	630	154.50–164.00	157.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	675	145.00–145.50	145.27
3	—	515	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	732	180.00–185.00	181.06
47	—	530	197.75–211.00	203.78
31	—	475	206.00–216.00	209.50
87	—	615	185.00–198.00	191.43
43	—	580	193.00–200.00	195.54
54	—	775	170.50–180.00	177.40
49	—	675	180.00–190.00	183.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	146.00	146.00
5	—	486	170.00	170.00
4	—	500	165.00	165.00
7	—	662	168.50	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	729	173.00–175.00	173.92
15	—	810	161.00–168.00	164.74
31	—	618	170.00–181.00	177.62
27	—	574	183.00–187.00	185.16
14	—	532	187.50–194.50	191.81
9	—	474	190.00–196.00	194.68
13	—	432	194.00–206.00	200.20
6	—	374	200.00–210.00	204.95
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,018	161.25	161.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	190.00	190.00
5	—	575	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	992	170.75	170.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	505	171.00–174.00	172.50
4	—	710	141.00	141.00
4	—	633	151.00	151.00
5	—	694	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,819	93.50–101.00	97.98
10	—	1,785	75.00–93.00	84.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,049	62.00–68.00	64.79
5	—	1,057	69.00–73.50	71.07
10	—	1,057	36.00–50.00	44.77
21	—	1,064	52.00–62.00	56.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,474	78.50–86.00	81.39
27	—	1,486	69.50–77.00	73.15
18	—	1,506	60.50–68.50	66.01
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,698	77.00–84.00	81.66
6	—	1,714	85.50–95.50	89.94
1	—	1,720	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,250	66.50–73.50	70.14
14	—	1,273	74.00–80.50	75.29
26	—	1,266	57.00–65.50	62.13
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,274	140.00–145.00	142.81
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,371	157.00	157.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,446	148.00–150.50	149.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,276	152.00–154.00	153.17
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,354	156.00–156.50	156.22

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