Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, (last week was a special bred cow sale) a much lighter offering with the best test on 550-650 lb steers selling 3.00-10.00 higher and 650-800 lbs steers trading mostly steady. Feeder heifers had the best test on 600-750 lbs selling mostly 3.00-5.00 higher with all other weights lightly tested. Slaughter cows on a much lighter offering sold steady to firm with slaughter steers and heifers trading firm to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a light offering as extreme heat across the area with temperatures reaching 100 degrees slowed receipts but market still remained very active with several large groups of good quality steers and heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.59/cwt on 296 head. That ranks 20 of 22 comparable sales and sits +13.91 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$257.59

296 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$2.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

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	623	259.88	1,620	61
Medium and Large 1	694	256.99	1,784	235

One grade step is worth $2.89/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale296 hd

257.59

—

MO average16 barns · 7,279 hd

255.59

+2.00

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

+13.91

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	1,640	126.52	2,075	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,739	126.93	2,207	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	117.37	1,688	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	113.12	1,405	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	100.98	1,011	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,252	189.50	2,373	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	186.50	2,458	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	189.00	2,555	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,287	186.31	2,398	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	767	237.50/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,822	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	256.03/cwt	249.00–261.50	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	753	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	260.07/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,456	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	244.37/cwt	244.00–244.75	1,757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	273.93/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,285	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	289.81/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	293.19/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	270.76/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,440	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	242.87/cwt	238.00–248.50	1,904	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	284.20/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	279.32/cwt	274.50–282.00	1,737	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	253.62/cwt	252.25–254.25	1,712	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	1,765	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	260.15/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	121.10/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,747	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,252	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,373	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	99.20/cwt	97.00–100.00	982	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	82.29/cwt	80.00–84.00	802	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	108.88/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,106	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,352	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,555	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,287	186.31/cwt	183.00–187.50	2,398	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,458	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,739	126.93/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,207	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	109.38/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,562	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	95.46/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,206	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	117.89/cwt	113.50–124.00	1,463	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	108.51/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,346	13
Bulls	—	—	1,832	134.60/cwt	133.00–136.00	2,466	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	124.57/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	239.26/cwt	238.25–243.00	1,462	67
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	249.27/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,418	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	229.13/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,606	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	273.75/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	256.07/cwt	249.00–258.50	1,565	27

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 Jul 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 316Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 365Year ago 223

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	767	231.00–240.00	237.50
13	—	560	252.00–265.00	260.07
13	—	469	267.00–276.00	273.93
7	—	651	249.00	249.00
5	—	538	255.50	255.50
4	—	443	265.00	265.00
27	—	611	249.00–258.50	256.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	249.00–261.50	256.03
3	—	345	268.00	268.00
67	—	611	238.25–243.00	239.26
11	—	569	248.00–250.00	249.27
4	—	544	250.00	250.00
23	—	701	229.00–230.00	229.13
6	—	651	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	246.00	246.00
8	—	502	273.00–275.00	273.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	244.00–244.75	244.37
3	—	813	234.00	234.00
12	—	532	268.00–279.00	270.76
10	—	489	284.00–285.00	284.20
7	—	854	228.00	228.00
4	—	411	293.00	293.00
3	—	698	242.00	242.00
12	—	617	251.00–265.00	260.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	289.00–291.00	289.81
10	—	516	292.00–296.00	293.19
77	—	784	238.00–248.50	242.87
32	—	622	274.50–282.00	279.32
87	—	675	252.25–254.25	253.62
17	—	701	251.75	251.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	741	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	270.00	270.00
3	—	497	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,443	115.00–132.00	121.10
7	—	1,428	105.00–113.00	109.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	97.00–100.00	99.20
3	—	975	80.00–84.00	82.29
8	—	1,016	105.00–116.00	108.88
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	120.00–133.00	126.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	91.00–100.00	95.46
20	—	1,241	113.50–124.00	117.89
13	—	1,240	105.00–112.00	108.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,318	186.50	186.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,832	133.00–136.00	134.60
5	—	1,543	120.00–131.00	124.57
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	189.00	189.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,287	183.00–187.50	186.31

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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