Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, very light offering of feeder cattle this week were not well tested selling in small packages and singles but sold with a firm to higher undertone on comparable weights and quality. Slaughter cows on a nice offering sold firm to 3.00 higher with several stick-out high yielding cows, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.58/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −11.37 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$235.58

106 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$29.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	237.52	1,301	99
Medium and Large 2	497	208.14	1,034	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $267 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 sale106 hd

235.58

—

MO average9 barns · 4,635 hd

232.47

+3.11

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−11.37

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	1,785	128.45	2,293	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,711	113.95	1,950	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	110.45	1,612	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	108.40	1,350	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	96.54	1,005	61
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	116.00	1,854	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,106	182.19	2,015	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	178.00	2,225	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,081	169.00	1,827	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	184.97	2,532	22
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	179.25	2,174	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	244.75/cwt	229.00–252.00	1,292	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	236.80/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,359	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	261.21/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,460	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	264.98/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	229.19/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	243.24/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,532	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	292.15/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	237.67/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	235.30/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	217.96/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	245.34/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,143	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	235.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	265.74/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,297	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	111.30/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,957	2
Bulls	—	—	1,794	134.76/cwt	129.00–143.00	2,418	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	114.98/cwt	109.00–137.00	1,440	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	93.28/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,154	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	115.01/cwt	109.50–122.00	1,706	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,213	179.25/cwt	179.00–179.50	2,174	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,598	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,854	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	93.79/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,369	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,106	182.19/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,015	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,081	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,827	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	105.06/cwt	98.50–108.50	1,305	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,225	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,369	184.97/cwt	183.00–188.50	2,532	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	105.59/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,497	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	94.62/cwt	89.50–99.00	979	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	106.59/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,125	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	83.97/cwt	79.50–88.00	864	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,712	116.61/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,996	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	108.64/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,858	3

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 Jun 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 1,204Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 310Year ago 270

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	216.00	216.00
32	—	528	229.00–252.00	244.75
17	—	574	224.00–245.00	236.80
5	—	770	198.50	198.50
3	—	350	256.00	256.00
8	—	642	227.00–238.00	235.30
6	—	674	210.00–226.00	217.96
17	—	466	235.00–253.00	245.34
8	—	429	230.00–240.00	235.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	221.00	221.00
3	—	463	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	259.00–265.00	261.21
11	—	795	212.00	212.00
9	—	417	258.00–271.00	264.98
9	—	711	227.00–231.00	229.19
11	—	630	238.00–249.00	243.24
6	—	358	285.00–299.00	292.15
4	—	518	269.00	269.00
6	—	670	228.00–247.00	237.67
8	—	488	256.00–274.00	265.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	1,758	110.00–113.00	111.30
7	—	1,794	129.00–143.00	134.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,252	109.00–137.00	114.98
5	—	1,237	90.00–95.50	93.28
60	—	1,242	98.50–108.50	105.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,483	109.50–122.00	115.01
3	—	1,460	90.00–96.50	93.79
16	—	1,418	102.00–108.50	105.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,035	89.50–99.00	94.62
24	—	1,055	100.00–114.00	106.59
16	—	1,029	79.50–88.00	83.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	111.00–128.00	116.61
3	—	1,710	108.00–110.00	108.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,213	179.00–179.50	179.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,369	183.00–188.50	184.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,106	182.00–184.00	182.19
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	178.00	178.00

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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