Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing 500-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with heifers weighing 500-650 lbs selling steady and all other weights lightly tested. Slaughter cows traded fully steady. Demand was moderate to good, best on weaned and vaccinated 5 weight steers with supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.31/cwt on 219 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −91.37 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$152.31

219 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$24.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	157.03	1,004	127
Medium and Large 1-2	630	148.06	933	79
Medium and Large 2	644	132.08	851	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.95/cwt here — about $153 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 sale219 hd

152.31

—

MO average17 barns · 8,794 hd

147.01

+5.31

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−91.37

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	1,622	83.79	1,359	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,649	71.02	1,171	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	60.27	904	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	56.51	718	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	50.98	539	47
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,604	86.00	1,379	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	101.20	1,362	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,216	92.00	1,119	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.90/cwt	142.50–145.75	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.87/cwt	145.50–157.00	766	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.75/cwt	139.50–146.00	869	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	141.44/cwt	140.50–142.00	727	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.67/cwt	134.00–141.00	787	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.31/cwt	135.50–139.00	866	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	157.86/cwt	153.50–159.25	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.40/cwt	142.25–144.75	1,186	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	152.06/cwt	150.75–153.25	1,005	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.08/cwt	158.50–169.00	941	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	722	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	143.19/cwt	140.00–145.50	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	166.24/cwt	163.50–170.50	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.50	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.77/cwt	144.50–147.25	1,064	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	943	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,604	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,379	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,216	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,119	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	101.20/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,362	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	95.87/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	86.00/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,465	5
Bulls	—	—	1,489	74.33/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	64.12/cwt	61.00–69.00	816	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	56.84/cwt	54.00–60.50	732	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	51.14/cwt	48.00–53.00	642	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	52.75/cwt	52.50–53.00	756	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	57.46/cwt	54.50–59.50	856	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	63.43/cwt	61.00–65.00	964	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	35.72/cwt	35.00–36.50	369	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	61.07/cwt	60.00–63.00	656	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	45.40/cwt	41.00–49.00	467	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	55.50/cwt	52.00–59.50	597	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,649	71.02/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,171	4

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 Oct 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,016Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 210Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	805	126.00	126.00
5	—	790	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	142.00	142.00
4	—	812	131.50	131.50
11	—	583	142.50–145.75	144.90
15	—	511	145.50–157.00	149.87
30	—	613	139.50–146.00	141.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	137.50	137.50
3	—	727	138.50	138.50
9	—	751	129.50	129.50
14	—	514	140.50–142.00	141.44
24	—	572	134.00–141.00	137.67
40	—	631	135.50–139.00	137.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	120.00	120.00
8	—	372	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	611	153.50–159.25	157.86
17	—	827	142.25–144.75	143.40
43	—	661	150.75–153.25	152.06
54	—	570	158.50–169.00	165.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	135.50	135.50
5	—	722	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	150.50	150.50
6	—	493	155.00–158.00	156.51
7	—	681	140.00–145.50	143.19
8	—	408	163.50–170.50	166.24
8	—	524	150.00–155.50	152.63
8	—	630	147.00	147.00
28	—	730	144.50–147.25	145.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	149.50	149.50
3	—	607	130.00	130.00
7	—	751	125.50	125.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,604	86.00	86.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,216	92.00	92.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	100.00–102.00	101.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	93.00–100.00	95.87
5	—	1,703	84.00–91.00	86.00
5	—	1,489	72.00–77.00	74.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	61.00–69.00	64.12
8	—	1,288	54.00–60.50	56.84
9	—	1,255	48.00–53.00	51.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	52.50–53.00	52.75
7	—	1,489	54.50–59.50	57.46
11	—	1,520	61.00–65.00	63.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,032	35.00–36.50	35.72
5	—	1,074	60.00–63.00	61.07
14	—	1,028	41.00–49.00	45.40
23	—	1,076	52.00–59.50	55.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	70.00–72.00	71.02

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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