Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, a light test of 400-500 lb steer calves sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lb steers trading 5.00-8.00 higher, 600-750 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling steady 3.00 higher, 600-650 lb sold with a higher undertone and 650-750 lb sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Best demand was on the 500-650 lb steers and 400-650 lb heifers with several consignments and groups of good quality calves with good weighing conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.68/cwt on 543 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −56.00 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$187.68

543 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$37.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.52

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	194.22	1,185	364
Medium and Large 1-2	638	175.86	1,122	162
Medium 1-2	485	172.00	834	4thin
Large 1	882	157.00	1,385	5thin
Medium and Large 2	670	156.75	1,050	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.47/cwt here — about $134 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 sale543 hd

187.68

—

MO average14 barns · 6,124 hd

193.21

−5.52

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−56.00

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	1,844	102.41	1,888	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,722	86.19	1,484	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	82.46	1,231	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	78.30	976	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	68.15	698	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,717	122.00	2,095	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	154.42	1,838	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,325	143.08	1,896	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,325	165.00	2,186	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	159.00	2,291	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,375	145.00	1,994	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	693	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	196.48/cwt	190.00–199.00	861	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,254	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	168.60/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,195	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	171.61/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	161.22/cwt	158.00–165.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,365	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	175.91/cwt	175.75–177.00	1,186	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	209.82/cwt	209.00–211.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	192.49/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,201	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	176.90/cwt	175.50–178.75	1,258	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	177.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	824	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,125	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	485	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	172.66/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,093	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	165.07/cwt	164.50–167.00	1,269	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	194.01/cwt	190.00–198.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	213.04/cwt	203.00–219.50	1,125	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	171.08/cwt	166.50–172.25	1,155	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	187.10/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	189.45/cwt	187.00–192.00	976	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	206.80/cwt	205.00–213.00	978	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	221.55/cwt	219.00–224.00	904	15
Steers	Large 1	—	882	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	170.33/cwt	165.00–178.50	1,002	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.92/cwt	151.00–156.00	880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	885	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	76.60/cwt	73.50–79.50	817	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	47.67/cwt	42.00–54.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	69.56/cwt	66.00–72.00	687	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	86.37/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,285	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	66.21/cwt	63.00–70.00	865	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	83.38/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,030	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,186	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,441	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,291	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,325	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,896	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,190	154.42/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,838	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,700	95.75/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	60.80/cwt	58.00–63.00	617	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,717	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,095	5
Steers	Select	—	1,375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,994	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	76.67/cwt	73.00–80.00	951	16
Bulls	—	—	1,600	82.09/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,939	111.95/cwt	107.00–117.00	2,171	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,737	79.81/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,386	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	78.55/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,177	15
Bulls	—	—	1,785	93.70/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	161.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	184.09/cwt	180.00–187.00	965	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	172.49/cwt	166.00–176.00	899	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	188.51/cwt	183.50–192.50	912	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	176.93/cwt	176.00–177.50	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	183.43/cwt	182.00–184.50	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	165.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,046	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	822	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,136	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	165.46/cwt	161.00–171.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	180.17/cwt	173.00–183.25	1,108	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,132	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	201.68/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,139	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	187.33/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,062	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	188.42/cwt	183.00–191.00	693	9

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 Jan 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,507Last week 285Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 325Year ago 278

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	157.50	157.50
24	—	465	170.00–180.00	177.23
23	—	588	165.00–178.50	170.33
19	—	521	166.00–176.00	172.49
7	—	414	182.00–184.50	183.43
27	—	632	160.00–168.00	165.52
18	—	721	157.00–158.00	157.50
9	—	368	183.00–191.00	188.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	438	190.00–199.00	196.48
16	—	775	161.75	161.75
10	—	724	171.00–172.00	171.61
28	—	524	180.00–187.00	184.09
58	—	484	183.50–192.50	188.51
60	—	615	173.00–183.25	180.17
33	—	672	167.00–170.00	168.51
60	—	567	180.00–191.00	187.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	663	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	158.00–165.00	161.22
10	—	641	155.00	155.00
8	—	487	155.00–165.00	161.17
8	—	384	176.00–177.50	176.93
7	—	584	159.00	159.00
12	—	434	161.00–171.00	165.46
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	822	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	709	167.00–170.00	168.60
5	—	384	209.00–211.00	209.82
4	—	870	147.50	147.50
19	—	633	169.00–175.50	172.66
4	—	340	207.00	207.00
13	—	769	164.50–167.00	165.07
6	—	481	190.00–198.00	194.01
60	—	675	166.50–172.25	171.08
5	—	808	157.50	157.50
4	—	409	200.00	200.00
10	—	576	181.00–190.00	187.10
15	—	515	187.00–192.00	189.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	809	168.75	168.75
31	—	674	175.75–177.00	175.91
102	—	624	188.00–197.00	192.49
82	—	711	175.50–178.75	176.90
84	—	528	203.00–219.50	213.04
19	—	473	205.00–213.00	206.80
15	—	408	219.00–224.00	221.55
22	—	565	196.00–206.00	201.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	158.50	158.50
4	—	630	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	172.00	172.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	804	143.00	143.00
8	—	521	170.00	170.00
3	—	733	146.00	146.00
7	—	572	151.00–156.00	153.92
3	—	468	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,066	73.50–79.50	76.60
4	—	969	42.00–54.00	47.67
7	—	988	66.00–72.00	69.56
4	—	1,015	58.00–63.00	60.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,488	83.00–92.00	86.37
15	—	1,498	74.00–82.00	78.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,306	63.00–70.00	66.21
17	—	1,235	81.00–89.50	83.38
16	—	1,241	73.00–80.00	76.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	95.50–96.00	95.75
3	—	1,737	78.50–82.00	79.81
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	165.00	165.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,441	159.00	159.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,325	140.00–150.00	143.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,190	153.50–155.00	154.42
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,717	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	80.00–84.00	82.09
7	—	1,939	107.00–117.00	111.95
3	—	1,785	93.00–94.00	93.70

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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