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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2023-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Aug 18

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

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Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 934 vs last sale 1,230▲ 6 vs year ago 290 · +2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 310▲ 125 vs year ago 285 · +43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 0▼ 80 vs year ago 230 · −34.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeders this week sold steady on similar weights and quality, selling mostly in small packages and groups. Several bred cows and pairs sold with good demand with several packages of bred heifers, young pairs mostly 3-7 years. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter cows trading mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon with on Feed down 2 percent at 98 percent, Placements down 8 percent at 92 percent and Marketings down 5 percent at 95 percent.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.71/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.23 against this barn's trailing median of $248.48.

Average price

$248.71

111 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$18.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	250.66	1,324	99
Medium and Large 2	552	232.56	1,284	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about $40 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

248.71

—

MO average15 barns · 5,698 hd

248.40

+0.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

248.48

+0.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

13 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $218.12, median $248.48 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,724	132.42	2,283	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,681	129.78	2,181	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	117.57	1,746	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	109.66	1,352	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	100.15	1,021	52
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	186.00	2,323	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	179.90	2,236	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,243	171.42	2,131	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,357	184.79	2,508	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	182.22	2,371	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,650	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,106	$1,456	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$1,410	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,358	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$2,769	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,725	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,072	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$1,975	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,620	3thin

Every lot

61 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	418	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,187	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,225	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,377	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,606	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,856	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	265.50/cwt	261.00–272.00	990	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	255.64/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,120	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	248.75/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,184	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,161	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,205	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,240	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	256.45/cwt	245.00–259.50	1,477	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	604	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,401	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,375	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,516	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,798	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,049	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	266.00/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,271	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,391	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	249.46/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,315	8
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,301	182.22/cwt	181.00–182.50	2,371	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,357	184.79/cwt	183.50–186.00	2,508	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,243	179.90/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,236	33
Heifers	—	Select	1,243	171.42/cwt	170.00–173.50	2,131	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,249	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,323	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	111.04/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	131.54/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,205	7
Bulls	—	—	1,903	146.48/cwt	139.50–154.00	2,788	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	98.97/cwt	94.00–102.00	972	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	813	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	86.93/cwt	85.00–92.00	902	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	107.08/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,117	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	109.29/cwt	105.50–112.50	1,334	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	101.30/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,237	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	115.74/cwt	113.50–120.00	1,462	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	103.44/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	113.47/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,684	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	124.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,860	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,674	132.35/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,216	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,713	116.94/cwt	113.00–121.00	2,003	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,446.50/head	2,440.00–2,450.00	2,447	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	2,104.17/head	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,104	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,036	1,275.79/head	1,260.00–1,290.00	1,276	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	1,456.28/head	1,450.00–1,460.00	1,456	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,162	1,389.32/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,389	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	1,737.37/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,737	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	3

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 1,230Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 310Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 0Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	233.00	233.00
3	—	492	236.00	236.00
3	—	622	221.00	221.00
3	—	562	240.25	240.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	234.00	234.00
20	—	476	244.00–250.00	248.75
8	—	624	243.00	243.00
29	—	576	245.00–259.50	256.45
16	—	438	250.00–262.00	255.64
3	—	792	227.00	227.00
9	—	373	261.00–272.00	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	232.00	232.00
5	—	500	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	596	269.50	269.50
5	—	456	302.00	302.00
3	—	800	232.00	232.00
5	—	611	267.00	267.00
3	—	708	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	289.00	289.00
3	—	613	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	242.00–254.00	249.46
4	—	376	279.00	279.00
6	—	478	263.00–269.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	502	277.00	277.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,065	2,440.00–2,450.00	2,446.50
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	970	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,620.00	1,620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,104.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,100	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,275	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,036	1,260.00–1,290.00	1,275.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,162	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,389.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,106	1,450.00–1,460.00	1,456.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,241	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,737.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	85.00–92.00	86.93
24	—	1,043	103.00–113.00	107.08
2	—	1,010	80.00–81.00	80.51
18	—	982	94.00–102.00	98.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	101.00–106.00	103.44
16	—	1,494	120.00–131.00	124.47
20	—	1,484	109.00–119.00	113.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,221	97.00–104.50	101.30
40	—	1,221	105.50–112.50	109.29
23	—	1,263	113.50–120.00	115.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,674	125.00–140.00	132.35
2	—	1,713	113.00–121.00	116.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,249	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,243	170.00–173.50	171.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,243	178.00–181.00	179.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,357	183.50–186.00	184.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,301	181.00–182.50	182.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	124.00–138.00	131.54
5	—	1,903	139.50–154.00	146.48
3	—	1,538	109.00–114.00	111.04

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.