Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special three weeks ago, a light test of steer calves under 550 lb sold steady to firm, with 550-750 lb selling 7.00-10.00 higher and a pot load of 877 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing under 550 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited comparisons with 550-800 lb heifers trading 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady with last week's sale and slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.40/cwt on 456 head. That ranks 18 of 22 comparable sales and sits +12.72 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$256.40

456 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$13.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	259.80	1,807	337
Medium and Large 2	518	252.67	1,310	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	668	246.29	1,644	110

One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $163 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 sale456 hd

256.40

—

MO average16 barns · 17,200 hd

257.53

−1.13

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

+12.72

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	1,842	127.23	2,344	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,590	127.52	2,027	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	113.46	1,673	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	107.84	1,349	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	96.60	1,018	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	178.82	2,459	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	178.76	2,445	53
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	175.21	2,239	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	236.27/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,595	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	247.44/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,821	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	267.58/cwt	259.00–271.75	1,688	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	874	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	255.48/cwt	252.00–264.50	1,364	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	242.69/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,643	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	249.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,563	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	2,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	261.03/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,780	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	279.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,479	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	259.33/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	269.70/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,578	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	234.46/cwt	232.00–235.50	1,660	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	252.37/cwt	247.50–254.50	1,547	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	281.96/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,040	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,268	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	96.63/cwt	91.50–99.00	995	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	178.82/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,459	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	117.93/cwt	111.50–124.00	1,729	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	93.64/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,131	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	105.78/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,326	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	115.28/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,459	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,368	178.76/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,445	53
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	175.21/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,239	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	113.68/cwt	109.00–118.50	1,938	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	82.41/cwt	80.00–88.50	850	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	104.31/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,140	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,564	130.60/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,043	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	96.89/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,492	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	107.12/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,579	10
Bulls	—	—	1,775	135.40/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,403	10
Bulls	—	—	1,898	124.89/cwt	119.50–128.50	2,370	18
Bulls	—	—	1,733	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	259.67/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	274.69/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	230.57/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,794	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	252.13/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,442	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	2,155	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	242.16/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,598	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	238.43/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,390	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	233.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	1,899	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	236.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,491	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	279.23/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,340	10

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 453Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 415Year ago 340

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	270.00	270.00
62	—	534	252.00–264.50	255.48
22	—	708	232.00–235.50	234.46
55	—	613	247.50–254.50	252.37
7	—	478	256.00–265.00	259.67
28	—	778	230.00–231.00	230.57
3	—	805	228.00	228.00
26	—	572	246.00–257.00	252.13
22	—	660	241.00–245.00	242.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	675	235.00–237.00	236.27
5	—	297	265.00	265.00
6	—	369	265.00–280.00	274.69
5	—	450	243.00	243.00
20	—	583	231.00–245.00	238.43
22	—	912	208.25	208.25
32	—	631	230.00–240.00	236.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	709	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	230.00–240.00	233.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	277.50–281.00	279.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	736	243.00–255.00	247.44
50	—	631	259.00–271.75	267.58
12	—	821	238.00	238.00
82	—	682	254.00–262.00	261.03
24	—	529	275.00–285.00	279.63
3	—	752	253.00	253.00
41	—	585	267.50–276.00	269.70
60	—	877	245.75	245.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	874	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	225.00	225.00
6	—	441	266.50	266.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	677	240.00–246.00	242.69
4	—	335	280.00	280.00
3	—	545	256.00	256.00
35	—	626	240.00–255.00	249.67
10	—	857	234.00–235.00	234.50
5	—	804	234.50	234.50
11	—	576	251.00–263.00	259.33
4	—	422	291.00	291.00
4	—	750	241.00	241.00
3	—	728	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	279.00–286.00	281.96
4	—	482	248.00	248.00
4	—	579	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,030	91.50–99.00	96.63
6	—	1,031	80.00–88.50	82.41
11	—	1,093	100.00–108.00	104.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,466	111.50–124.00	117.93
4	—	1,540	94.00–99.00	96.89
10	—	1,474	102.00–110.00	107.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,208	89.00–98.00	93.64
22	—	1,254	101.00–108.50	105.78
29	—	1,266	110.00–123.00	115.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	109.00–118.50	113.68
18	—	1,564	126.00–135.00	130.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,375	178.00–182.00	178.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,368	178.00–181.00	178.76
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,278	174.00–176.00	175.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,775	130.00–142.00	135.40
18	—	1,898	119.50–128.50	124.89
3	—	1,733	113.00–115.00	114.04

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