Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2019-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers weighing 500-750 lbs all sold with a firm to higher undertone on a light test with few good comparisons. Slaughter cows traded 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with supply light to moderate. A good offering of slaughter steers and heifers sold in the offering with very good quality hard fed steers and heifers selling with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.87/cwt on 247 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −91.81 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$151.87

247 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$48.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.66

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	158.07	1,000	108
Medium and Large 1-2	639	151.10	966	115
Medium and Large 2	635	138.33	879	15thin
Medium and Large 3	697	110.00	767	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.07/cwt here — about $233 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 sale247 hd

151.87

—

MO average16 barns · 7,896 hd

149.21

+2.66

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−91.81

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	1,681	97.79	1,644	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	65.45	852	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	64.30	933	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	54.62	585	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,194	115.76	1,382	43
Heifers	Choice	High	1,195	113.90	1,361	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,279	117.07	1,497	10
Steers	Choice	High	1,209	114.21	1,381	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	108.99	1,266	8thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	687	151.10/cwt	148.50–152.00	1,038	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.94/cwt	156.50–161.50	987	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	169.77/cwt	167.00–174.50	886	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	146.72/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,106	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	166.69/cwt	166.50–167.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	149.79/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	378	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	584	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.15/cwt	135.00–143.50	730	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	130.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	939	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.58/cwt	138.00–141.75	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	146.18/cwt	144.00–149.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.27/cwt	140.50–145.50	825	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	142.58/cwt	142.50–143.00	938	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	139.49/cwt	138.75–140.50	989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	143.94/cwt	143.50–145.00	779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	156.85/cwt	156.00–158.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	429	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	666	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.85/cwt	141.00–144.75	846	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.50	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.98/cwt	147.50–155.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	172.24/cwt	170.00–173.00	596	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	63.53/cwt	60.00–68.00	724	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	45.30/cwt	42.50–48.00	485	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	55.31/cwt	53.00–58.00	530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	67.10/cwt	64.00–68.00	945	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	60.11/cwt	59.00–62.00	910	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	67.89/cwt	65.00–72.00	876	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	60.83/cwt	56.50–63.00	804	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,194	115.76/cwt	115.25–116.00	1,382	43
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,279	117.07/cwt	116.50–117.25	1,497	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,209	114.21/cwt	112.50–115.75	1,381	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,195	113.90/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,361	18
Steers	Select	—	1,162	108.99/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,266	8
Bulls	—	—	1,799	103.24/cwt	97.00–114.50	1,857	7
Bulls	—	—	1,544	91.44/cwt	88.50–93.50	1,412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	697	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.50/cwt	155.00–162.50	904	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	144.91/cwt	140.50–146.25	1,043	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	150.16/cwt	147.00–154.00	920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.72/cwt	159.00–172.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	138.03/cwt	137.75–138.50	1,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	137.95/cwt	137.00–138.50	1,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	968	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	169.20/cwt	164.00–172.00	695	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 Jul 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 147Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	687	148.50–152.00	151.10
26	—	621	156.50–161.50	158.94
18	—	522	167.00–174.50	169.77
16	—	754	140.00–149.00	146.72
13	—	557	166.50–167.00	166.69
5	—	718	148.00–151.00	149.79
3	—	443	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	697	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	130.00	130.00
4	—	734	135.00	135.00
3	—	582	145.00	145.00
3	—	500	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	567	155.00–162.50	159.50
15	—	720	140.50–146.25	144.91
13	—	613	147.00–154.00	150.16
12	—	483	159.00–172.00	164.72
11	—	808	137.75–138.50	138.03
8	—	864	129.50	129.50
8	—	785	137.00–138.50	137.95
8	—	663	146.00	146.00
7	—	411	164.00–172.00	169.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	378	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	521	135.00–143.50	140.15
17	—	719	130.00–133.00	130.55
15	—	580	138.00–141.75	140.58
8	—	416	144.00–149.00	146.18
5	—	818	123.50	123.50
4	—	468	148.50	148.50
3	—	618	138.50	138.50
3	—	360	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	576	140.50–145.50	143.27
24	—	658	142.50–143.00	142.58
12	—	709	138.75–140.50	139.49
10	—	541	143.50–145.00	143.94
7	—	764	129.50	129.50
7	—	436	156.00–158.00	156.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	155.25	155.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	141.00–144.75	143.85
5	—	648	134.00–135.50	134.60
5	—	531	147.50–155.00	151.98
4	—	346	170.00–173.00	172.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	60.00–68.00	63.53
5	—	1,071	42.50–48.00	45.30
3	—	958	53.00–58.00	55.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	64.00–68.00	67.10
4	—	1,514	59.00–62.00	60.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,291	65.00–72.00	67.89
9	—	1,322	56.50–63.00	60.83
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,194	115.25–116.00	115.76
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,195	113.00–115.00	113.90
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,279	116.50–117.25	117.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,209	112.50–115.75	114.21
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,162	108.00–111.00	108.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,799	97.00–114.50	103.24
6	—	1,544	88.50–93.50	91.44

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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