Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2019-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeder cattle this week were not well tested selling in small groups and singles , but a few comparable sales traded steady to weak on same kind and quality as last week. Slaughter cow sold fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.59/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −95.09 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$148.59

98 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.80

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	596	148.59	886	98

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale98 hd

148.59

—

MO average13 barns · 4,945 hd

151.40

−2.80

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−95.09

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	—	Low	1,795	92.29	1,656	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,614	70.58	1,139	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	60.92	918	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	58.45	748	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	53.20	553	36
Heifers	Choice	High	1,164	117.53	1,368	40
Steers	Choice	High	1,290	118.58	1,530	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,107	112.66	1,247	9thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	—	411	136.27/cwt	135.50–137.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	140.75/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,015	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	157.22/cwt	155.50–158.50	838	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.76/cwt	136.50–139.50	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.64/cwt	141.50–146.50	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	135.00/cwt	133.00–135.75	856	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.13/cwt	128.50–137.00	879	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	146.78/cwt	144.00–147.50	942	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	138.63/cwt	135.25–145.00	909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	147.03/cwt	140.00–150.50	840	20
Bulls	—	—	1,670	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	87.92/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,452	4
Bulls	—	—	1,911	97.34/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,860	6
Steers	Select	—	1,107	112.66/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,247	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,164	117.53/cwt	116.50–118.50	1,368	40
Steers	Choice	—	1,290	118.58/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,530	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	50.32/cwt	48.00–51.50	630	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	63.57/cwt	61.00–67.50	844	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	56.64/cwt	53.00–59.50	709	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	57.31/cwt	55.50–59.50	864	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	62.95/cwt	60.00–68.50	949	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	44.26/cwt	41.00–46.00	462	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	58.73/cwt	57.00–62.00	634	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	52.97/cwt	47.00–56.50	542	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,614	70.58/cwt	69.00–72.50	1,139	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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 1,146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 300Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	135.50–137.00	136.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	156.00	156.00
3	—	490	148.00	148.00
5	—	776	124.50	124.50
8	—	568	136.50–139.50	138.76
11	—	523	141.50–146.50	143.64
13	—	634	133.00–135.75	135.00
14	—	665	128.50–137.00	132.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	170.00	170.00
10	—	473	160.00–165.00	161.22
12	—	721	138.00–142.00	140.75
17	—	533	155.50–158.50	157.22
18	—	642	144.00–147.50	146.78
18	—	656	135.25–145.00	138.63
20	—	571	140.00–150.50	147.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	165.00	165.00
6	—	529	146.50	146.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	79.50	79.50
4	—	1,651	85.00–89.00	87.92
6	—	1,911	94.00–104.00	97.34
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,107	112.00–114.50	112.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,290	117.50–120.00	118.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,164	116.50–118.50	117.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,251	48.00–51.50	50.32
18	—	1,328	61.00–67.50	63.57
24	—	1,251	53.00–59.50	56.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,508	55.50–59.50	57.31
16	—	1,507	60.00–68.50	62.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	41.00–46.00	44.26
9	—	1,079	57.00–62.00	58.73
22	—	1,023	47.00–56.50	52.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	69.00–72.50	70.58

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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