Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, 400-500 lb steer calves sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs selling fully steady to firm, spots 4.00 higher compared to a very active market two weeks ago, 600-700 lbs traded 8.00-10.00 higher, 700-750 lbs sold with a firm undertone and yearling steers over 750 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with 500-650 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone on few comparisons. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering with 8 pot loads of yearlings weighing 800-1000 lbs all selling with good demand with another active market with and attractive offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.60/cwt on 948 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −38.75 against this barn's trailing median of $241.35.

Average price

$202.60

948 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	207.09	1,517	713
Medium and Large 1-2	684	195.05	1,335	165
Medium and Large 2	667	176.50	1,176	12thin
Large 1	1,002	174.25	1,746	58

One grade step is worth $32.84/cwt here — about −$229 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

24 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $218.54, median $241.35 across 24 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 sale948 hd

202.60

—

MO average15 barns · 12,051 hd

216.25

−13.64

This barn, trailing median24 sales

241.35

−38.75

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	1,679	116.04	1,948	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,670	102.98	1,720	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	96.03	1,401	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	92.85	1,156	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	84.56	873	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,246	176.65	2,201	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	168.69	2,399	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	161.64	1,980	15

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	443	230.82/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,023	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	192.27/cwt	189.50–195.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	224.79/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,209	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	798	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,528	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	992	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	1,695	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	225.33/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,402	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	237.12/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,034	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	185.29/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,316	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	235.83/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,358	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	199.81/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,517	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	255.60/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	229.14/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,095	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,002	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,746	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,748	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	246.39/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,306	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	185.36/cwt	184.10–186.50	1,633	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	241.85/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,190	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	207.53/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,401	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,514	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	175.81/cwt	175.50–178.00	1,392	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	187.55/cwt	181.50–193.50	1,082	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	209.78/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,215	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	183.37/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,337	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	194.93/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,211	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	204.33/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,146	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,650	110.79/cwt	102.50–115.50	1,828	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,688	96.29/cwt	94.50–98.00	1,625	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	68.66/cwt	65.00–75.00	742	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	100.46/cwt	96.50–107.00	1,448	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	103.33/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	92.02/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,127	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	161.64/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,980	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	168.69/cwt	165.50–170.00	2,399	30
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,246	176.65/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,201	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	91.04/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,347	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	90.75/cwt	88.00–94.50	955	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	83.27/cwt	80.00–85.00	834	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	79.83/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,001	4
Bulls	—	—	1,506	113.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	122.29/cwt	116.00–130.00	2,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	202.23/cwt	196.00–204.00	773	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	189.80/cwt	189.50–190.00	1,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	202.99/cwt	195.00–207.00	993	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	217.22/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,149	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	223.50/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,088	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	209.21/cwt	207.50–210.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	198.85/cwt	190.50–203.75	1,237	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	174.14/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,238	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	176.05/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,183	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	186.85/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,222	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	167.88/cwt	167.75–168.00	1,565	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	195.36/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,452	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,318	6

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 Mar 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,190Last week 312Year ago 2,897

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 318Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	443	219.00–235.00	230.82
6	—	808	174.00	174.00
95	—	579	197.00–215.00	209.78
25	—	729	177.00–185.00	183.37
6	—	357	220.00	220.00
62	—	529	207.00–222.00	217.22
40	—	487	220.00–229.00	223.50
70	—	622	190.50–203.75	198.85
37	—	654	184.00–188.00	186.85
130	—	932	167.75–168.00	167.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	220.00	220.00
31	—	577	181.50–193.50	187.55
14	—	382	196.00–204.00	202.23
10	—	609	189.50–190.00	189.80
18	—	489	195.00–207.00	202.99
7	—	751	168.00	168.00
6	—	333	207.50–210.00	209.21
21	—	711	169.00–175.50	174.14
21	—	672	174.00–177.00	176.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	178.00	178.00
4	—	435	190.00	190.00
5	—	679	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	671	189.50–195.00	192.27
14	—	538	224.00–225.00	224.79
20	—	436	235.00–238.00	237.12
17	—	628	200.00	200.00
46	—	710	185.00–189.50	185.29
7	—	478	228.00–230.00	229.14
31	—	870	174.00	174.00
24	—	792	175.50–178.00	175.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	798	191.50	191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	366	271.00	271.00
67	—	935	181.25	181.25
64	—	622	219.00–229.00	225.33
7	—	326	274.00	274.00
31	—	576	224.00–240.00	235.83
24	—	759	189.00–202.00	199.81
10	—	420	252.00–259.00	255.60
55	—	993	176.00	176.00
54	—	530	237.00–251.00	246.39
128	—	881	184.10–186.50	185.36
63	—	492	235.00–248.00	241.85
58	—	675	199.00–215.00	207.53
56	—	743	192.50–198.00	195.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	705	180.00	180.00
6	—	628	173.00	173.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,002	174.25	174.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	193.50	193.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	191.00–200.00	194.93
6	—	561	203.00–207.00	204.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,650	102.50–115.50	110.79
7	—	1,688	94.50–98.00	96.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	65.00–75.00	68.66
10	—	1,052	88.00–94.50	90.75
11	—	1,002	80.00–85.00	83.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,441	96.50–107.00	100.46
8	—	1,480	88.00–93.50	91.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,282	97.00–108.00	103.33
13	—	1,225	88.00–96.00	92.02
4	—	1,254	77.00–83.00	79.83
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,225	161.00–163.00	161.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,422	165.50–170.00	168.69
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	174.00–180.00	176.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	112.00–115.00	113.75
2	—	1,645	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,830	116.00–130.00	122.29

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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