Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had very light receipts of feeder cattle selling mostly in small packages and singles for any comparisons. A nice offering of slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm with slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.56/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −39.40 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$207.56

115 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	210.28	1,234	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	491	209.04	1,026	89
Medium and Large 2	482	196.80	949	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $285 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

15 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $223.56, median $246.96 across 15 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 sale115 hd

207.56

—

MO average18 barns · 12,571 hd

215.67

−8.10

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−39.40

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	1,710	120.46	2,060	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,755	105.84	1,857	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	95.69	1,432	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	94.35	1,192	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	84.14	874	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	176.07	2,335	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,209	171.64	2,075	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,205	166.11	2,002	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	177.01	2,549	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	170.90	2,280	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	568	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,159	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	215.30/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	212.15/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,220	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	198.35/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,244	8
Bulls	Large 2	—	400	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	224.69/cwt	221.00–226.00	932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	192.08/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	193.80/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	212.08/cwt	205.00–218.00	984	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	215.25/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,139	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	225.03/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	230.65/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	216.80/cwt	210.00–234.00	913	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,208	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,730	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,749	108.86/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,904	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	92.24/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,642	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	76.28/cwt	73.00–80.50	763	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	93.78/cwt	90.50–100.50	968	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	84.93/cwt	82.50–89.00	916	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,334	170.90/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,280	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,209	171.64/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,075	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	102.08/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,513	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,326	176.07/cwt	175.50–177.00	2,335	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	94.42/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,416	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,205	166.11/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,002	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	177.01/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,549	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	87.13/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	84.09/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,037	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	101.31/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,288	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	93.04/cwt	89.50–97.50	1,178	30
Bulls	—	—	1,646	116.93/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,925	7
Bulls	—	—	1,789	127.49/cwt	123.00–132.00	2,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	217.79/cwt	214.00–222.00	810	16

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 May 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 1,924Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 450Year ago 342

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	204.00	204.00
3	—	407	223.00	223.00
3	—	380	237.00	237.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	249.00	249.00
9	—	617	209.00–220.00	215.30
4	—	561	211.00	211.00
4	—	770	189.00	189.00
3	—	658	203.00	203.00
7	—	520	218.00–228.00	225.03
5	—	458	220.00–238.00	230.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	210.00–215.00	212.15
4	—	607	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	191.00–193.00	192.08
10	—	583	190.00–199.00	193.80
3	—	670	192.00	192.00
23	—	464	205.00–218.00	212.08
14	—	529	211.00–219.00	215.25
12	—	421	210.00–234.00	216.80
16	—	372	214.00–222.00	217.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	146.00	146.00
9	—	336	210.00	210.00
3	—	432	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	192.00–204.00	198.35
11	—	415	221.00–226.00	224.69
6	—	521	215.00	215.00
4	—	588	205.50	205.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	103.00	103.00
7	—	1,646	110.00–121.00	116.93
6	—	1,789	123.00–132.00	127.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,749	101.00–115.00	108.86
2	—	1,780	90.00–94.50	92.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,000	73.00–80.50	76.28
8	—	1,032	90.50–100.50	93.78
12	—	1,078	82.50–89.00	84.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,482	99.00–108.00	102.08
15	—	1,500	90.50–98.00	94.42
3	—	1,512	84.50–89.00	87.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,233	80.00–86.50	84.09
16	—	1,271	98.00–105.00	101.31
30	—	1,266	89.50–97.50	93.04
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,334	170.00–172.00	170.90
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,440	174.00–180.00	177.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,209	170.00–172.50	171.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,326	175.50–177.00	176.07
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	165.00–167.00	166.11

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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