Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs and heifers under 500 lbs were lightly tested, 550-750 lb steers and 500-750 lb heifers sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher with 750-800 lb steers selling mostly steady compared to similar weights and quality. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply of feeders, with the bulk of the sales on feeders weighing 600-800 lbs selling in small groups and lots with several strings 20-35 head groups. Slaughter steers and heifers along with the slaughter cows both traded steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.72/cwt on 729 head. That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +2.37 against this barn's trailing median of $241.35.

Average price

$243.72

729 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$20.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

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	620	248.07	1,539	163
Medium and Large 1	704	243.00	1,712	546
Medium and Large 2	535	228.05	1,221	20

One grade step is worth $20.02/cwt here — about $318 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

24 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $218.54, median $241.35 across 24 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 sale729 hd

243.72

—

MO average18 barns · 14,730 hd

255.13

−11.41

This barn, trailing median24 sales

241.35

+2.37

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	1,681	127.63	2,146	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,812	115.38	2,091	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	106.31	1,630	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	101.92	1,263	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	98.30	988	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,479	180.00	2,662	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	175.21	2,498	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,389	173.50	2,410	8thin

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	—	779	225.98/cwt	223.50–227.50	1,760	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	209.38/cwt	206.00–210.50	1,606	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	230.83/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,685	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	937	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	277.26/cwt	271.00–287.50	1,608	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	242.55/cwt	235.50–245.50	1,734	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	259.48/cwt	257.75–269.00	1,614	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	219.94/cwt	218.00–225.50	1,801	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	227.95/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,644	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	280.19/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,339	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	261.90/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	243.26/cwt	237.00–250.50	1,661	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	264.95/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,417	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	218.72/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,901	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	232.05/cwt	228.00–235.50	1,571	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	249.32/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,563	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,645	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,079	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	110.87/cwt	106.00–120.50	1,704	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	97.91/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,219	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	108.64/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,332	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,812	115.38/cwt	110.50–120.50	2,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	94.31/cwt	91.00–99.00	920	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	102.82/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,596	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,389	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,410	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	175.21/cwt	174.00–176.50	2,498	30
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,479	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,662	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	82.83/cwt	78.00–86.50	785	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	105.70/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,104	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	87.98/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,119	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	93.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,664	119.78/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,993	4
Bulls	—	—	1,691	132.12/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	236.31/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,226	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	791	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	239.60/cwt	228.00–248.00	1,373	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	227.84/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,515	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	259.72/cwt	259.00–261.00	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	211.59/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	268.55/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	223.33/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,597	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	230.25/cwt	225.00–235.25	1,421	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	249.56/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,300	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	227.11/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,331	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	217.89/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,375	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	215.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,464	44

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,643Last week 1,548Year ago 1,507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 315Year ago 228

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	779	223.50–227.50	225.98
23	—	580	271.00–287.50	277.26
69	—	715	235.50–245.50	242.55
61	—	622	257.75–269.00	259.48
39	—	819	218.00–225.50	219.94
4	—	445	309.00	309.00
158	—	683	237.00–250.50	243.26
28	—	869	217.50–220.00	218.72
8	—	361	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	239.00	239.00
6	—	714	199.00	199.00
6	—	492	234.50	234.50
4	—	300	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	639	248.50	248.50
24	—	730	230.00–232.50	230.83
5	—	937	196.50	196.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	721	218.00–234.00	227.95
17	—	478	269.00–288.00	280.19
10	—	568	259.00–269.00	261.90
7	—	824	211.00	211.00
17	—	535	260.00–268.00	264.95
34	—	677	228.00–235.50	232.05
45	—	627	241.00–255.00	249.32
5	—	384	292.00	292.00
4	—	752	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	550	299.00	299.00
6	—	601	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	767	206.00–210.50	209.38
53	—	573	228.00–248.00	239.60
6	—	391	270.00	270.00
42	—	665	220.00–233.00	227.84
9	—	807	217.00	217.00
3	—	462	268.00	268.00
10	—	428	264.00–271.00	268.55
44	—	715	220.00–224.00	223.33
70	—	617	225.00–235.25	230.25
69	—	521	241.00–258.00	249.56
3	—	850	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	254.50	254.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	234.00–238.00	236.31
10	—	483	240.00	240.00
11	—	382	259.00–261.00	259.72
13	—	727	210.00–214.00	211.59
3	—	322	274.00	274.00
34	—	586	220.00–232.50	227.11
55	—	631	211.00–224.00	217.89
44	—	678	210.00–220.00	215.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	791	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	228.00	228.00
4	—	302	257.00	257.00
5	—	700	179.00	179.00
4	—	662	196.00	196.00
4	—	600	199.00	199.00
6	—	407	265.00	265.00
7	—	572	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
17	—	1,537	106.00–120.50	110.87
7	—	1,552	98.00–104.00	102.82
4	—	1,483	90.00–96.00	93.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,245	92.00–102.00	97.91
14	—	1,226	105.00–116.00	108.64
3	—	1,272	85.00–90.00	87.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	110.50–120.50	115.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	976	91.00–99.00	94.31
5	—	948	78.00–86.50	82.83
18	—	1,044	100.00–115.00	105.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,389	173.50	173.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,426	174.00–176.50	175.21
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,664	116.00–125.00	119.78
7	—	1,691	129.00–137.00	132.12

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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