Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test sold with a weak to lower undertone, 600-750 lbs sold fully steady to firm. Feeder heifers weighing under 550 lbs were lightly tested with 550-750 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Feeders sold mostly in small lots, packages and singles with several groups of unweaned calves in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon coming in within expectations with On Feed at 97.8 percent, Replacements at 95 percent and Marketings at 94 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $280.75/cwt on 323 head. That ranks 26 of 25 comparable sales and sits +39.75 against this barn's trailing median of $241.00.

Average price

$280.75

323 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$612

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

$52.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.62

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	590	282.05	1,663	96
Medium and Large 2	478	282.00	1,348	4thin
Medium and Large 1	615	281.32	1,731	218
Medium 2	457	230.00	1,051	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.05/cwt here — about $612 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

25 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $218.54, median $241.00 across 25 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 sale323 hd

280.75

—

MO average15 barns · 8,818 hd

272.13

+8.62

This barn, trailing median25 sales

241.00

+39.75

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	1,762	130.29	2,296	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,707	126.47	2,159	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	110.89	1,607	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	107.73	1,351	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	96.12	1,008	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	180.00	2,538	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Fleshy	—	560	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	387	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	279.63/cwt	278.00–282.50	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	269.05/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,698	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	287.10/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,645	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	274.50/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,610	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	252.13/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,561	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	306.94/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	329.81/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,359	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	281.09/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,771	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	317.46/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,517	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	253.46/cwt	249.50–260.00	1,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	265.86/cwt	263.00–267.50	1,898	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	294.09/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,759	22
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	457	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	246.44/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	304.30/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,427	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	275.14/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,220	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	97.06/cwt	94.00–101.50	1,030	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	102.40/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,479	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	100.24/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,236	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	117.30/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,505	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,707	126.47/cwt	124.50–128.50	2,159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	89.03/cwt	85.00–92.00	892	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,538	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	104.39/cwt	103.00–105.50	1,119	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	122.54/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,768	7
Bulls	—	—	1,460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	128.76/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,322	15
Bulls	—	—	1,660	140.68/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,335	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	113.29/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,652	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	108.29/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,359	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	273.26/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,574	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	265.74/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,767	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	282.76/cwt	276.00–289.50	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	231.07/cwt	221.00–246.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	259.79/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,385	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	238.36/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	271.70/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	262.02/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,148	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	261.27/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,931	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,955	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	283.28/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,351	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,375	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	559	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	694	260.75/cwt	260.75–260.75	1,810	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	254.49/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	259.40/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,484	11

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 Sep 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 325Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 277Year ago 340

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	301.00	301.00
46	—	573	276.00–291.00	287.10
6	—	847	243.50	243.50
5	—	731	259.00	259.00
4	—	448	315.00	315.00
8	—	612	276.00	276.00
7	—	467	304.00–311.00	306.94
8	—	653	249.50–260.00	253.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	323.00	323.00
23	—	619	245.00–257.00	252.13
7	—	654	242.50	242.50
8	—	562	268.00	268.00
5	—	480	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	855	253.00	253.00
6	—	662	274.00–275.00	274.50
21	—	528	305.00	305.00
9	—	412	320.00–335.00	329.81
17	—	630	276.00–293.00	281.09
22	—	478	316.00–321.00	317.46
4	—	778	262.00	262.00
63	—	714	263.00–267.50	265.86
22	—	598	290.00–295.00	294.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	278.00–282.50	279.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	266.00	266.00
12	—	527	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	631	267.00–271.00	269.05
27	—	576	269.00–280.00	273.26
18	—	665	263.00–267.00	265.74
8	—	523	275.00	275.00
33	—	739	258.00–262.50	261.27
8	—	841	232.50	232.50
17	—	477	282.00–285.00	283.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	780	246.75	246.75
21	—	533	252.00–267.00	259.79
4	—	371	281.00	281.00
7	—	707	249.00	249.00
7	—	467	270.00–274.00	271.70
11	—	438	252.00–272.00	262.02
12	—	623	251.00–257.00	254.49
11	—	572	257.50–261.00	259.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	341	221.00–246.00	231.07
6	—	529	230.00–247.00	238.36
4	—	679	241.00	241.00
3	—	588	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	279.00	279.00
20	—	694	260.75	260.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	208.00	208.00
6	—	473	276.00–289.50	282.76
3	—	598	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	242.00–250.00	246.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	295.00–312.00	304.30
7	—	515	273.00–278.00	275.14
6	—	432	326.00	326.00
4	—	372	328.00	328.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,061	94.00–101.50	97.06
9	—	1,002	85.00–92.00	89.03
5	—	1,072	103.00–105.50	104.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,444	96.00–106.00	102.40
7	—	1,443	118.00–126.00	122.54
12	—	1,458	109.00–116.00	113.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,233	92.00–104.00	100.24
8	—	1,283	114.00–122.50	117.30
37	—	1,255	105.00–113.00	108.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	124.50–128.50	126.47
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,410	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	122.00	122.00
15	—	1,803	124.00–135.00	128.76
3	—	1,660	138.00–143.00	140.68

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