Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much lighter test this week, but steers calves weighing 550-700 lbs and heifer calves weighing 450-700 lbs on a limited test traded mostly 10.00-15.00 higher on comparable sales, steer calves under 550 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone on the few offered. Demand was good on a light supply and even though many of the offerings sold in small bunches, packages and singles demand was good and buyers were active. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.82/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits −1.14 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$245.82

193 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$29.32/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 1	543	260.56	1,416	96
Medium and Large 1-2	596	231.24	1,377	97

One grade step is worth $29.32/cwt here — about $39 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

15 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $223.56, median $246.96 across 15 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 sale193 hd

245.82

—

MO average19 barns · 15,432 hd

239.77

+6.06

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−1.14

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	1,850	124.96	2,311	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,772	106.80	1,893	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	106.29	1,584	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	103.43	1,273	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	97.80	999	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	174.13	2,507	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	171.65	2,317	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,318	163.97	2,162	23

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	302	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	215.01/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	222.30/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,320	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	253.93/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,463	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	273.41/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	258.90/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,714	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	225.58/cwt	218.50–235.00	1,523	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	236.40/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	252.39/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,325	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	277.67/cwt	270.00–281.50	1,724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	311.72/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	232.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	235.38/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,779	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	293.94/cwt	289.50–299.00	1,693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	255.03/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	268.76/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	218.11/cwt	211.00–225.50	1,708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	311.35/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,607	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	264.02/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,394	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	242.01/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,258	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	108.73/cwt	105.00–113.50	1,637	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	89.21/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	108.02/cwt	102.50–114.50	1,334	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	103.40/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,856	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	83.72/cwt	80.00–87.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	105.41/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,086	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	171.65/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,317	14
Steers	Select	—	1,368	165.73/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,267	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,178	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,873	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	174.13/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,507	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	99.87/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,227	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	96.12/cwt	91.00–99.00	999	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	101.22/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,463	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	93.97/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,403	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,742	111.33/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,806	132.28/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,389	6
Bulls	—	—	1,887	118.68/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,239	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	242.13/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,404	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	202.83/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,466	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	733	190.04/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,257	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	247.01/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	260.88/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,351	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	291.23/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,089	7

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 Feb 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 1,643Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 231Year ago 188

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	302	284.00	284.00
3	—	410	260.00	260.00
3	—	352	282.50	282.50
14	—	594	218.00–226.00	222.30
6	—	717	219.00	219.00
23	—	675	218.50–235.00	225.58
13	—	617	233.00–238.00	236.40
11	—	525	241.00–264.00	252.39
2	—	485	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	753	210.00–219.00	215.01
5	—	448	271.00	271.00
29	—	576	248.00–262.00	253.93
11	—	474	267.00–277.00	273.41
14	—	616	242.00–250.00	247.01
13	—	518	256.00–269.00	260.88
7	—	374	290.00–293.00	291.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	231.00	231.00
5	—	591	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	198.00	198.00
7	—	733	184.00–198.00	190.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	662	253.00–263.00	258.90
9	—	621	270.00–281.50	277.67
7	—	473	310.00–313.00	311.72
6	—	413	310.00	310.00
17	—	756	231.00–243.00	235.38
15	—	576	289.50–299.00	293.94
15	—	516	295.00–322.00	311.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	729	225.00–235.00	232.09
6	—	608	251.00–259.00	255.03
4	—	578	251.00	251.00
8	—	479	268.00–270.00	268.76
6	—	783	211.00–225.50	218.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	262.00–265.00	264.02
17	—	650	234.00	234.00
10	—	615	238.00	238.00
6	—	323	324.00	324.00
3	—	457	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	234.00–250.00	242.01
3	—	675	203.00	203.00
3	—	415	246.00	246.00
11	—	580	239.00–250.00	242.13
10	—	723	195.00–208.00	202.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	284.00	284.00
11	—	432	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,506	105.00–113.50	108.73
12	—	1,445	97.00–104.00	101.22
2	—	1,493	93.00–95.00	93.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	85.00–92.00	89.21
31	—	1,235	102.50–114.50	108.02
20	—	1,229	95.00–102.00	99.87
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	99.00–106.50	103.40
3	—	1,742	109.00–115.00	111.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	80.00–87.00	83.72
10	—	1,030	102.00–110.00	105.41
1	—	850	65.00	65.00
9	—	1,039	91.00–99.00	96.12
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,350	170.00–172.50	171.65
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,368	165.00–169.00	165.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	159.00	159.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,440	173.00–176.00	174.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,806	126.00–138.00	132.28
7	—	1,887	112.00–125.00	118.68

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