Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers weighing under 600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher with instances 25.00 higher, steer and heifers weighing 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher and over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm, with slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good to very good on a heavy offering of feeders. Trade was very active on steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs with impressive sales and several stick-out sales of 5 weight steers and heifers overall a good quality offering of calves as buyers were eager to put together strings of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.97/cwt on 734 head. That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +3.62 against this barn's trailing median of $241.35.

Average price

$244.97

734 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$55.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	257.39	1,432	471
Medium and Large 1-2	594	226.24	1,344	216
Large 1-2	525	209.00	1,097	5thin
Medium and Large 2	590	208.52	1,231	28
Large 1	780	202.14	1,577	14thin

One grade step is worth $55.24/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale734 hd

244.97

—

MO average14 barns · 9,935 hd

239.57

+5.40

This barn, trailing median24 sales

241.35

+3.62

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	—	High	1,814	122.69	2,226	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,700	103.70	1,763	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	97.24	1,434	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	94.73	1,207	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	85.17	873	42
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	180.61	2,431	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	171.27	2,194	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,216	169.19	2,057	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	184.00	2,720	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	178.85	2,654	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	171.50	2,149	16

Every lot, as filed

92 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	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	216.47/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,353	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	230.77/cwt	227.00–236.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	183.60/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,314	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	477	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	203.84/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,331	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	206.45/cwt	204.50–209.50	1,389	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	180.25/cwt	178.50–181.00	1,453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	266.88/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,390	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	200.48/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	261.61/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,125	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,518	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	245.31/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,308	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	225.45/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	228.73/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,338	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	216.00/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	219.68/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,500	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	195.45/cwt	193.50–198.00	1,407	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	210.70/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,397	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,646	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	250.43/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,162	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	201.74/cwt	197.50–202.75	1,747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	213.07/cwt	203.00–224.00	1,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	199.75/cwt	199.75–199.75	1,536	13
Steers	Large 1	—	606	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	213.85/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,621	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	282.35/cwt	272.00–291.00	1,203	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	260.60/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,452	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	298.05/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,109	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	304.17/cwt	301.00–309.00	989	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	233.90/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,469	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	276.48/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,302	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	222.85/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,101	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	74.63/cwt	69.00–78.00	735	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	95.37/cwt	92.00–101.50	1,024	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	86.62/cwt	82.00–90.00	886	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	95.98/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,390	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	180.61/cwt	178.50–181.00	2,431	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	100.23/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,290	23
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,720	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,281	171.27/cwt	170.00–173.50	2,194	12
Heifers	Select	—	1,216	169.19/cwt	169.00–169.50	2,057	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,736	98.25/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,706	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	58.24/cwt	55.00–60.00	545	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,675	107.52/cwt	104.50–112.50	1,801	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	178.85/cwt	176.50–181.50	2,654	27
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.50	2,149	16
Bulls	—	—	1,713	128.44/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,200	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	94.13/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,195	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	85.05/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,070	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	86.34/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,276	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	103.40/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,544	21
Bulls	—	—	1,884	118.71/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,236	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	213.25/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,109	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	257.17/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	202.92/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	351	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	239.84/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,369	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	207.33/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,306	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	195.52/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,316	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	255.58/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,071	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	248.57/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,176	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	214.34/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	347	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	189.21/cwt	184.50–194.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	196.79/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,124	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	242.91/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,270	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	264.32/cwt	264.00–265.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	183.11/cwt	181.00–185.50	1,434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	222.07/cwt	208.00–231.00	1,044	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	238.77/cwt	227.50–242.50	867	34
Heifers	Medium 2	—	482	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	268.01/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,370	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	219.18/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,026	8

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 Apr 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,924Last week 503Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 600Year ago 375

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	653	195.00–214.00	203.84
6	—	572	200.00–201.00	200.48
7	—	472	220.00–235.00	225.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	186.00	186.00
23	—	430	257.00–268.00	261.61
14	—	533	230.00–251.00	245.31
3	—	380	262.00	262.00
51	—	585	220.00–237.00	228.73
9	—	720	193.50–198.00	195.45
42	—	663	203.00–218.00	210.70
9	—	914	184.00	184.00
25	—	464	235.00–262.00	250.43
10	—	615	203.00–224.00	213.07
13	—	769	199.75	199.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	521	261.00–278.00	266.88
8	—	707	213.00–219.00	216.00
28	—	683	214.00–224.00	219.68
9	—	807	204.00	204.00
26	—	866	197.50–202.75	201.74
15	—	758	200.00–217.50	213.85
68	—	426	272.00–291.00	282.35
51	—	557	249.00–269.00	260.60
15	—	372	296.00–301.00	298.05
15	—	325	301.00–309.00	304.17
72	—	628	227.00–246.00	233.90
43	—	471	268.00–280.00	276.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	527	288.00	288.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	209.00	209.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	177.00	177.00
8	—	606	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	351	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	625	207.50–224.00	216.47
31	—	673	204.50–209.50	206.45
10	—	806	178.50–181.00	180.25
7	—	361	251.00	251.00
56	—	571	233.00–252.00	239.84
54	—	419	247.00–259.00	255.58
55	—	473	241.00–253.00	248.57
49	—	523	232.00–256.00	242.91
6	—	325	264.00–265.00	264.32
12	—	783	181.00–185.50	183.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	227.00–236.00	230.77
9	—	731	182.50–185.00	183.60
34	—	520	208.00–224.00	213.25
10	—	630	205.00–211.00	207.33
11	—	874	172.25	172.25
16	—	673	195.00–196.00	195.52
7	—	587	211.00–219.00	214.34
5	—	345	247.00	247.00
28	—	470	208.00–231.00	222.07
34	—	363	227.50–242.50	238.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	600	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	255.00–259.00	257.17
39	—	511	265.00–274.00	268.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	195.00–208.00	202.92
6	—	643	184.50–194.00	189.21
17	—	571	190.00–210.00	196.79
4	—	694	180.00	180.00
9	—	316	201.00	201.00
8	—	468	208.00–229.00	219.18
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	347	177.00	177.00
6	—	482	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	205.00	205.00
4	—	464	258.00	258.00
4	—	435	245.00	245.00
10	—	518	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	191.00	191.00
4	—	426	224.00	224.00
10	—	494	222.50–223.00	222.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	985	69.00–78.00	74.63
11	—	1,074	92.00–101.50	95.37
22	—	1,023	82.00–90.00	86.62
3	—	935	55.00–60.00	58.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,448	93.00–98.00	95.98
10	—	1,478	81.00–90.00	86.34
21	—	1,493	99.00–107.00	103.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,287	89.00–104.00	100.23
33	—	1,270	88.00–97.50	94.13
11	—	1,258	80.50–87.00	85.05
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,736	95.00–102.00	98.25
10	—	1,675	104.50–112.50	107.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,346	178.50–181.00	180.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,281	170.00–173.50	171.27
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	169.00–169.50	169.19
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	184.00	184.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,484	176.50–181.50	178.85
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,253	170.00–173.50	171.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,713	123.00–138.00	128.44
13	—	1,884	112.00–122.00	118.71

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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