Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light test of feeder cattle were not well tested, with a few comparable sales trading steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.15/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −106.81 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$140.15

77 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	148.42	772	22
Medium and Large 2	392	140.50	550	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	609	136.40	830	49

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about −$58 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

15 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $223.56, median $246.96 across 15 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 sale77 hd

140.15

—

MO average18 barns · 6,752 hd

138.23

+1.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−106.81

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	—	Average	1,780	94.86	1,688	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,479	77.99	1,153	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	67.18	992	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	65.29	812	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	54.99	555	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,634	75.25	1,230	8thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,270	114.29	1,451	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,232	109.57	1,350	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2	—	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.56/cwt	143.00–149.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.60/cwt	145.00–146.50	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	140.60/cwt	140.00–141.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	128.02/cwt	123.00–133.50	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.07/cwt	138.50–140.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.36/cwt	127.00–134.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.39/cwt	135.50–140.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.03/cwt	145.00–146.50	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	175.46/cwt	173.00–176.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.23/cwt	135.50–145.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	157.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	167.44/cwt	166.00–172.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.22/cwt	141.50–148.00	831	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	169.02/cwt	167.50–170.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	164.56/cwt	163.00–166.50	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.33/cwt	151.00–157.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	141.77/cwt	140.50–143.00	967	6
Bulls	—	—	1,574	90.76/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,429	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	98.95/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,964	4
Steers	Select	—	1,232	109.57/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,350	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,634	75.25/cwt	75.25–75.25	1,230	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,270	114.29/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,451	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	52.42/cwt	51.00–54.00	653	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	58.58/cwt	56.00–63.00	725	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	70.35/cwt	64.50–78.00	877	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	67.18/cwt	63.50–72.50	992	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	63.38/cwt	60.00–66.00	683	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	48.74/cwt	45.00–50.00	464	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	55.37/cwt	52.00–58.50	563	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,479	77.99/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,153	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 Aug 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 723Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 223Year ago 0

Compared to last week, a very light test of feeder cattle were not well tested, with a few comparable sales trading steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	125.00	125.00
5	—	427	143.00–149.00	146.56
5	—	476	145.00–146.50	145.60
5	—	594	140.00–141.00	140.60
5	—	852	122.00	122.00
7	—	713	123.00–133.50	128.02
8	—	516	138.50–140.00	139.07
8	—	690	127.00–134.00	130.36
3	—	342	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	148.00	148.00
3	—	448	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	155.00–160.00	157.51
6	—	616	143.00–144.00	143.33
10	—	524	145.00–146.50	146.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	135.50–140.00	138.39
3	—	355	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	173.00–176.00	175.46
6	—	620	135.50–145.00	140.23
7	—	527	152.50–160.00	157.25
8	—	478	166.00–172.00	167.44
12	—	576	141.50–148.00	144.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	167.50–170.00	169.02
8	—	560	163.00–166.50	164.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	151.00–157.00	153.33
6	—	682	140.50–143.00	141.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	87.00–93.50	90.76
4	—	1,985	96.00–106.00	98.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	108.00–111.00	109.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,270	113.00–117.00	114.29
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,634	75.25	75.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	51.00–54.00	52.42
9	—	1,238	56.00–63.00	58.58
17	—	1,247	64.50–78.00	70.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,476	63.50–72.50	67.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	60.00–66.00	63.38
10	—	953	45.00–50.00	48.74
10	—	1,017	52.00–58.50	55.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	75.00–79.50	77.99

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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