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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2024-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Feb 23

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,831 head

▲ 1,531 vs last sale 300▲ 524 vs year ago 1,307 · +40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 279▼ 56 vs year ago 287 · −19.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to the last special two weeks ago, 400-500 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone on light offering from two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 500-650 lbs sold sold fully steady to firm, spots 2.00-4.00 higher, 650-750 lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher and over 750 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold steady on a light test, with 650-700 lbs trading 10.00-15.00 higher and 700-750 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter cows on and active market trading 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering. Calves were mostly long time weaned with shots and sold on and active market especially steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $265.21/cwt on 795 head. That ranks 24 of 23 comparable sales and sits +23.52 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.

Average price

$265.21

795 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$80.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.97

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	270.07	1,905	603
Medium and Large 2	510	269.71	1,377	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	697	252.25	1,757	167
Large 1-2	1,063	190.00	2,020	11thin

One grade step is worth $80.07/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale795 hd

265.21

—

MO average16 barns · 18,124 hd

276.19

−10.97

This barn, trailing median23 sales

241.70

+23.52

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

23 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $218.18, median $241.70 across 23 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	1,872	144.51	2,705	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,802	116.89	2,106	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	115.79	1,708	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	108.11	1,340	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	97.12	997	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,272	186.50	2,372	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,241	182.00	2,259	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,600	186.00	2,976	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	180.91	2,545	11

Every lot

91 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,216	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	327.54/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,376	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	434	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,411	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,429	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	285.59/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,374	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	331.78/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,616	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	294.77/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,545	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	322.79/cwt	311.00–334.00	1,711	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	304.79/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,737	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,343	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	274.01/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,619	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	269.64/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,669	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	284.75/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,765	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	271.39/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,802	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	678	288.42/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,955	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	250.82/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,736	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	707	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,973	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	268.50/cwt	258.00–270.75	1,920	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	244.49/cwt	241.50–246.50	1,785	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	248.11/cwt	240.50–255.50	1,928	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	231.46/cwt	223.75–239.00	1,808	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	236.71/cwt	234.00–237.25	1,936	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,822	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,941	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	234.06/cwt	229.50–235.00	2,025	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	902	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,624	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,077	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,919	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	944	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,997	11
Steers	—	Large 1-2Fleshy	1,063	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,020	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	861	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	287.36/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,092	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,197	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,286	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	406	292.39/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,187	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,024	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	292.87/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,227	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	257.43/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,207	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	280.16/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,367	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	268.16/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,381	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	253.25/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,327	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	240.17/cwt	239.50–241.00	1,304	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,195	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	244.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,418	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,301	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,564	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	245.23/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,540	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	267.26/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,761	46
Heifers	—	Large 1	669	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,673	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	228.15/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,529	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	691	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	232.70/cwt	230.50–239.00	1,703	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	741	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	761	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,484	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,726	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,683	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,687	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,850	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	861	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	209.95/cwt	204.50–211.50	1,812	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,108	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,994	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	449	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,383	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	271.45/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,314	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,439	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	251.09/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,476	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,678	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,407	180.91/cwt	178.00–182.50	2,545	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,976	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,241	182.00/cwt	179.50–183.50	2,259	13
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,272	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,372	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,666	131.54/cwt	127.50–137.00	2,191	5
Bulls	—	—	2,001	152.62/cwt	146.50–160.00	3,054	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	84.70/cwt	80.50–90.00	835	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	698	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	108.92/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,138	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	98.81/cwt	97.00–100.50	1,046	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	115.12/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,414	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	103.81/cwt	98.00–109.50	1,298	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	93.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,170	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,426	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	110.15/cwt	105.50–114.00	1,607	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	120.86/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,803	21
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,772	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,799	123.12/cwt	119.00–127.50	2,215	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,816	112.65/cwt	108.00–117.00	2,046	7

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 Feb 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,831Last week 300Year ago 1,307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 279Year ago 287

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	628	239.00–250.00	245.23
8	—	819	206.00	206.00
3	—	703	220.00	220.00
6	—	792	210.00–215.00	212.50
10	—	670	224.00–230.00	228.15
8	—	380	284.00–291.00	287.36
41	—	469	250.00–268.00	257.43
13	—	524	246.00–257.00	253.25
33	—	581	240.00–250.00	244.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	213.00	213.00
3	—	413	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	406	291.00–293.00	292.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	222.00	222.00
4	—	741	208.50	208.50
22	—	543	239.50–241.00	240.17
5	—	605	235.00	235.00
4	—	331	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	285.00–304.00	292.87
18	—	863	204.50–211.50	209.95
22	—	826	224.00	224.00
17	—	488	275.00–290.00	280.16
5	—	390	307.00	307.00
54	—	732	230.50–239.00	232.70
46	—	659	265.00–271.00	267.26
37	—	515	261.00–275.00	268.16
13	—	604	259.00	259.00
11	—	767	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	861	190.00	190.00
8	—	761	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	250.00	250.00
10	—	669	250.00	250.00
9	—	1,108	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	818	234.00–237.25	236.71
39	—	487	325.00–339.00	331.78
13	—	420	320.00–333.00	327.54
52	—	570	300.00–318.00	304.79
65	—	664	269.00–283.00	271.39
34	—	620	279.00–293.00	284.75
131	—	777	240.50–255.50	248.11
23	—	865	229.50–235.00	234.06
43	—	530	311.00–334.00	322.79
28	—	715	258.00–270.75	268.50
60	—	909	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	285.00–286.00	285.59
4	—	584	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	853	227.50	227.50
17	—	692	248.00–255.00	250.82
7	—	916	209.50	209.50
21	—	781	223.75–239.00	231.46
18	—	591	272.00–281.00	274.01
17	—	619	269.00–270.00	269.64
4	—	372	327.00	327.00
6	—	828	220.00	220.00
11	—	524	291.00–300.00	294.77
3	—	458	312.00	312.00
31	—	730	241.50–246.50	244.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	944	211.50	211.50
3	—	592	290.00	290.00
4	—	546	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	902	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,063	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	707	279.00	279.00
33	—	678	287.00–291.00	288.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	271.00–272.00	271.45
6	—	535	269.00	269.00
17	—	588	240.00–260.00	251.09
4	—	671	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,799	119.00–127.50	123.12
1	—	1,720	103.00	103.00
7	—	1,816	108.00–117.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,228	109.00–120.00	115.12
10	—	1,250	98.00–109.50	103.81
6	—	1,257	90.00–95.00	93.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,492	115.00–125.50	120.86
11	—	1,459	105.50–114.00	110.15
3	—	1,412	100.00–102.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	97.00–100.50	98.81
6	—	986	80.50–90.00	84.70
8	—	1,045	104.00–115.00	108.92
1	—	990	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,407	178.00–182.50	180.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,272	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,241	179.50–183.50	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	127.50–137.00	131.54
8	—	2,001	146.50–160.00	152.62

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.