Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2022-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs trading 4.00-8.00 higher and 600-750 lbs selling steady to firm . Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs traded steady to firm and over 600 lbs were lightly tested on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate, best demand was on 400-600 lb steers with a good quality offering sold on and active market as more calves are long timed weaned with vaccinations.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.47/cwt on 679 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −52.21 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$191.47

679 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$22.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	197.51	1,206	466
Medium and Large 1-2	623	179.29	1,117	161
Large 1	672	175.05	1,177	36
Medium 1-2	538	175.00	942	5thin
Medium and Large 2	565	174.82	987	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.69/cwt here — about $218 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 sale679 hd

191.47

—

MO average16 barns · 18,138 hd

187.12

+4.35

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−52.21

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	1,784	97.48	1,739	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,776	83.60	1,484	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,490	71.45	1,065	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	69.36	872	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	58.26	609	41
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	156.00	2,112	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	159.00	2,099	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	153.50	2,213	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	148.55	2,002	18

Every lot, as filed

83 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	Large 1	—	610	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,116	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,321	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	172.54/cwt	169.00–178.00	982	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	654	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	201.53/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,149	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	175.27/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,279	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	603	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	223.39/cwt	215.00–229.00	965	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,130	4
Steers	Large 1	—	721	171.05/cwt	169.50–172.00	1,233	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	223.10/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,035	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	179.42/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,389	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	174.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,245	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	200.43/cwt	200.00–201.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	169.66/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,142	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	556	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	190.72/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,202	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	228.32/cwt	224.00–240.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,393	4
Steers	Large 1	—	656	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	183.93/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,082	36
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	631	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	209.87/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,108	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	187.98/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,241	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	179.81/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,120	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	554	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	183.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	767	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.17/cwt	131.00–140.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	859	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	44.65/cwt	39.00–50.00	459	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	96.69/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	64.86/cwt	62.00–68.50	689	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	71.50/cwt	70.00–73.00	756	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,749	79.39/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,389	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	59.01/cwt	57.00–61.00	859	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,320	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,354	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,112	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	56.81/cwt	52.00–61.00	584	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	66.09/cwt	62.00–69.00	983	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	81.92/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,244	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,811	89.22/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,616	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,348	148.55/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,002	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,213	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	72.47/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,073	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	69.41/cwt	67.00–73.00	868	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	62.13/cwt	57.50–64.00	797	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	76.35/cwt	74.00–83.00	966	10
Bulls	—	—	1,766	87.80/cwt	83.50–92.00	1,551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	104.59/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	145.28/cwt	144.00–146.50	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	168.57/cwt	165.50–170.00	858	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,215	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	171.72/cwt	169.00–173.50	823	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	163.61/cwt	158.00–167.00	936	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.69/cwt	165.00–172.50	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	160.45/cwt	158.00–163.00	992	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	184.67/cwt	180.00–186.00	800	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	176.98/cwt	172.50–180.00	929	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	174.64/cwt	172.50–176.00	850	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	225.31/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,142	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	165.94/cwt	164.50–168.00	1,019	23

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,536Last week 1,718Year ago 1,592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 475Year ago 350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	183.00	183.00
16	—	721	169.50–172.00	171.05
10	—	656	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	722	183.00	183.00
65	—	570	192.00–206.00	201.53
42	—	432	215.00–229.00	223.39
22	—	464	220.00–224.00	223.10
58	—	774	179.00–184.00	179.42
77	—	630	187.00–200.00	190.72
7	—	381	224.00–240.00	228.32
47	—	528	202.50–215.00	209.87
30	—	660	180.00–192.00	187.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	654	175.50	175.50
22	—	730	172.00–176.00	175.27
5	—	603	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	447	185.00	185.00
7	—	632	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	236.00	236.00
7	—	565	216.00	216.00
17	—	507	222.00–228.00	225.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	715	170.00–178.00	174.08
7	—	492	200.00–201.00	200.43
23	—	673	166.00–176.00	169.66
3	—	757	164.50	164.50
6	—	507	192.50	192.50
4	—	839	166.00	166.00
36	—	588	177.00–190.00	183.93
42	—	623	172.00–185.00	179.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	556	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	190.50	190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	554	176.00	176.00
4	—	635	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	691	166.50	166.50
45	—	569	169.00–178.00	172.54
20	—	723	168.00	168.00
24	—	433	180.00–186.00	184.67
38	—	525	172.50–180.00	176.98
3	—	395	185.00	185.00
29	—	487	172.50–176.00	174.64
23	—	614	164.50–168.00	165.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	144.00–146.50	145.28
4	—	542	156.00	156.00
4	—	480	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	509	165.50–170.00	168.57
7	—	654	159.50	159.50
41	—	479	169.00–173.50	171.72
44	—	572	158.00–167.00	163.61
15	—	429	165.00–172.50	169.69
43	—	618	158.00–163.00	160.45
12	—	347	183.00	183.00
3	—	713	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	143.00	143.00
6	—	690	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	417	175.00–190.00	183.96
4	—	602	154.00	154.00
5	—	506	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	131.00–140.00	136.17
6	—	467	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,029	39.00–50.00	44.65
17	—	1,063	62.00–68.50	64.86
3	—	1,057	70.00–73.00	71.50
11	—	1,028	52.00–61.00	56.81
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,749	73.00–84.00	79.39
6	—	1,811	86.00–92.50	89.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	57.00–61.00	59.01
19	—	1,487	62.00–69.00	66.09
14	—	1,518	78.00–86.50	81.92
17	—	1,481	70.00–76.00	72.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,250	67.00–73.00	69.41
10	—	1,283	57.50–64.00	62.13
10	—	1,265	74.00–83.00	76.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,825	94.00–100.00	96.69
4	—	1,766	83.50–92.00	87.80
6	—	1,763	101.00–108.00	104.59
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	159.00	159.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,348	147.00–150.00	148.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	156.00	156.00

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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