Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2019-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, 400-500 lb steers sold steady on a light test, 500-700 lbs traded steady to firm with spots 2.00-5.00 higher on the 600-650 lb steers a light test of steers over 700 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady on a light offering with 500-750 lb heifers selling steady to 5.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Heifer quality was more attractive on heifers weighing 600-750 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.19/cwt on 272 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −85.49 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$158.19

272 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	165.20	969	153
Medium and Large 1-2	619	149.18	923	119

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $47 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 sale272 hd

158.19

—

MO average16 barns · 9,913 hd

158.83

−0.65

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−85.49

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	—	Average	1,806	87.79	1,586	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,830	69.83	1,278	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	58.33	876	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	58.29	736	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	52.63	532	32
Heifers	Choice	High	1,073	118.40	1,270	5thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,228	119.29	1,465	49
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,161	114.14	1,325	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2Fleshy	—	575	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	176.87/cwt	172.00–182.50	906	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	162.49/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,019	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	165.93/cwt	161.00–169.25	956	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.21/cwt	172.00–177.50	839	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	149.88/cwt	149.50–150.25	1,031	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	148.55/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	134.51/cwt	133.50–137.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.30/cwt	134.00–139.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.37/cwt	135.50–143.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	1,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	952	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.27/cwt	131.75–137.75	974	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	147.18/cwt	144.50–148.75	862	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	148.72/cwt	147.00–149.50	747	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.83/cwt	149.00–151.00	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,830	69.83/cwt	67.50–72.50	1,278	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	51.77/cwt	46.50–55.00	522	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	61.04/cwt	57.50–65.00	635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	41.14/cwt	36.00–44.50	399	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	56.33/cwt	53.00–59.00	860	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	62.79/cwt	60.00–65.00	951	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	51.50/cwt	50.50–52.50	695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	56.75/cwt	54.00–59.50	717	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	64.15/cwt	62.00–67.00	824	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	51.40/cwt	47.50–53.50	629	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,228	119.29/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,465	49
Heifers	Choice	—	1,073	118.40/cwt	118.25–118.50	1,270	5
Bulls	—	—	1,901	86.15/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,638	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	98.96/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,737	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	76.16/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,283	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,161	114.14/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	161.72/cwt	157.00–168.00	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.04/cwt	155.00–159.00	813	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	153.81/cwt	152.00–155.00	975	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	145.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	957	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	154.84/cwt	153.00–157.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	173.12/cwt	170.00–175.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,110	5

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 May 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 1,146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 300Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	144.25	144.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	512	172.00–182.50	176.87
33	—	627	160.00–164.50	162.49
29	—	576	161.00–169.25	165.93
23	—	479	172.00–177.50	175.21
15	—	688	149.50–150.25	149.88
9	—	703	148.00–149.00	148.55
7	—	827	133.50–137.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	157.00–168.00	161.72
16	—	518	155.00–159.00	157.04
15	—	634	152.00–155.00	153.81
12	—	658	140.00–147.50	145.43
12	—	573	153.00–157.00	154.84
9	—	744	140.00	140.00
8	—	379	170.00–175.00	173.12
6	—	1,021	113.25	113.25
6	—	800	131.50	131.50
5	—	967	114.75	114.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	618	134.00–139.00	136.30
10	—	519	135.50–143.00	139.37
9	—	769	125.00	125.00
7	—	924	113.75	113.75
7	—	437	153.50	153.50
6	—	479	140.50	140.50
6	—	369	142.00–146.00	144.03
5	—	742	127.25	127.25
5	—	594	138.50	138.50
5	—	348	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	659	144.50	144.50
44	—	715	131.75–137.75	136.27
38	—	586	144.50–148.75	147.18
32	—	502	147.00–149.50	148.72
12	—	475	149.00–151.00	149.83
5	—	607	146.75	146.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,830	67.50–72.50	69.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,008	46.50–55.00	51.77
11	—	1,040	57.50–65.00	61.04
7	—	969	36.00–44.50	41.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,527	53.00–59.00	56.33
10	—	1,515	60.00–65.00	62.79
3	—	1,350	50.50–52.50	51.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,263	54.00–59.50	56.75
11	—	1,285	62.00–67.00	64.15
6	—	1,223	47.50–53.50	51.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,228	118.00–120.00	119.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,161	112.50–115.00	114.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	118.25–118.50	118.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,901	81.00–89.50	86.15
4	—	1,755	92.00–104.00	98.96
3	—	1,685	75.00–78.00	76.16

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