Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs were not tested on light offering, with 550-650 lbs selling mostly steady, 650-950 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady, with 600-700 lbs trading 2.00-6.00 higher with the most advance on the 650-700 lb heifers, over 700 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply with the bulk of the receipts yearlings weighing 600-950 lbs. Several large groups and packages of good quality yearlings sold on and active market with one consignment of 23 hd of black replacement heifers weighing 811 lbs sold for 232.50. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher than last week with slaughter cows trading 5.00-8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher on a nice offering off slaughter cows. Cattle on Feed report was issued Friday afternoon coming in within estimates with On Feed at 102 percent, Placements at 96 percent and Marketings at 99 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.19/cwt on 732 head. That ranks 6 of 22 comparable sales and sits −6.49 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$237.19

732 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$820

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$50.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	244.18	1,213	29
Medium and Large 1	736	238.29	1,753	493
Medium and Large 1-2	661	238.13	1,573	189
Large 1	1,052	193.25	2,033	21

One grade step is worth $50.93/cwt here — about −$820 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 sale732 hd

237.19

—

MO average5 barns · 2,805 hd

243.26

−6.06

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−6.49

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	1,912	121.88	2,330	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	107.98	1,616	69
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,773	107.97	1,914	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	102.29	1,265	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	94.82	945	36
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,347	180.84	2,436	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,225	177.72	2,177	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,168	168.00	1,962	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,685	181.00	3,050	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,376	177.08	2,437	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,452	165.00	2,396	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	576	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	227.99/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	250.01/cwt	249.00–251.00	985	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	240.13/cwt	236.50–246.00	1,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	275.09/cwt	269.00–285.50	1,620	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	243.24/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,644	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	263.46/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	229.37/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,752	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	226.59/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	224.77/cwt	218.50–228.00	1,663	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	237.23/cwt	231.50–242.25	1,710	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	201.37/cwt	198.50–203.75	1,879	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	261.72/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,641	54
Steers	Large 1	—	1,052	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	2,033	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	455	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,293	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,688	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	229.52/cwt	228.50–232.50	1,554	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	243.64/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,545	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	197.67/cwt	191.00–198.75	1,884	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	198.21/cwt	195.00–201.50	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	215.09/cwt	208.00–220.50	1,796	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,238	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	227.72/cwt	227.25–228.00	1,835	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	242.98/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,288	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	208.29/cwt	206.50–210.00	1,510	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	251.45/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,116	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,192	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	96.66/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,174	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	102.22/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,550	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	87.46/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,105	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	94.92/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,361	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	110.73/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,659	51
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	115.76/cwt	112.00–119.50	1,962	2
Steers	Select	—	1,452	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,396	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,685	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,168	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,347	180.84/cwt	180.50–181.50	2,436	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,225	177.72/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,177	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	107.55/cwt	102.50–112.00	1,336	33
Steers	Choice	—	1,376	177.08/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,437	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	105.75/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,898	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	100.95/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,039	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	91.02/cwt	86.00–95.00	893	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	83.69/cwt	81.00–85.00	768	3
Bulls	—	—	2,080	130.51/cwt	126.50–135.00	2,715	3
Bulls	—	—	1,786	115.41/cwt	112.00–119.50	2,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	228.41/cwt	224.50–231.00	1,439	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	218.09/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,583	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	211.88/cwt	208.50–221.00	1,426	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	231.65/cwt	226.00–234.50	1,307	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	261.70/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,259	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	811	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,886	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	208.71/cwt	204.00–211.25	1,582	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	227.44/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,553	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	196.72/cwt	193.00–199.50	1,639	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	257.25/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,432	6

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 Jan 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,548Last week 590Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 190Year ago 325

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	231.00	231.00
5	—	511	247.00	247.00
13	—	396	254.00–260.00	257.25
6	—	638	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	236.50–246.00	240.13
9	—	523	263.00–264.00	263.46
26	—	740	218.50–228.00	224.77
19	—	477	271.00	271.00
17	—	778	217.00	217.00
6	—	398	280.00	280.00
26	—	677	228.50–232.50	229.52
34	—	634	233.00–250.00	243.64
6	—	870	195.00–201.50	198.21
26	—	835	208.00–220.50	215.09
10	—	436	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	589	269.00–285.50	275.09
60	—	676	239.00–246.00	243.24
121	—	764	225.00–237.00	229.37
56	—	721	231.50–242.25	237.23
26	—	933	198.50–203.75	201.37
54	—	627	250.00–269.00	261.72
29	—	953	191.00–198.75	197.67
78	—	806	227.25–228.00	227.72
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,052	193.25	193.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	226.00–230.00	227.99
6	—	428	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	394	249.00–251.00	250.01
10	—	610	226.00–227.00	226.59
19	—	725	206.50–210.00	208.29
11	—	444	242.00–255.00	251.45
31	—	673	208.50–221.00	211.88
41	—	758	204.00–211.25	208.71
16	—	833	193.00–199.50	196.72
4	—	584	224.00	224.00
4	—	456	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	259.00	259.00
36	—	530	240.00–251.00	242.98
29	—	630	224.50–231.00	228.41
75	—	726	215.00–222.00	218.09
36	—	564	226.00–234.50	231.65
13	—	481	261.00–264.00	261.70
108	—	683	224.00–231.00	227.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	811	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	186.00	186.00
4	—	689	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,215	93.00–100.00	96.66
6	—	1,263	84.00–90.00	87.46
33	—	1,242	102.50–112.00	107.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,516	98.50–105.00	102.22
5	—	1,434	94.00–96.00	94.92
51	—	1,498	106.00–117.00	110.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	112.00–119.50	115.76
7	—	1,795	102.00–110.00	105.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,029	95.00–110.00	100.95
17	—	981	86.00–95.00	91.02
3	—	918	81.00–85.00	83.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	165.00	165.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	181.00	181.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,376	175.00–179.50	177.08
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,347	180.50–181.50	180.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,225	175.00–179.50	177.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,080	126.50–135.00	130.51
4	—	1,786	112.00–119.50	115.41

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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