Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two week ago, steer calves under 550 lbs on a light test sold with a steady to firm undertone, 550-600 lb steers sold steady to 5..00 lower, with 6 weight steers selling steady to 3.00 lower and yearling steers over 750 lbs sold with a steady undertone. Feeder heifers under 550 lb were not tested, 550-600 lb heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on comparable sales, with heifers over 650 lb selling with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Cattle on Feed Report was issued Friday afternoon with Cattle on Feed at 99 percent; Placements at 102 percent and Marketings at 101 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.37/cwt on 543 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −93.98 against this barn's trailing median of $241.35.

Average price

$147.37

543 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$317

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

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	150.70	1,006	259
Medium and Large 1-2	593	148.18	879	170
Medium and Large 2	542	141.45	766	17thin
Large 1-2	958	138.10	1,323	97

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about −$317 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

24 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $218.54, median $241.35 across 24 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 sale543 hd

147.37

—

MO average17 barns · 8,898 hd

147.57

−0.20

This barn, trailing median24 sales

241.35

−93.98

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	1,728	76.89	1,329	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	57.09	850	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	52.82	673	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	45.78	504	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	107.93	1,387	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	106.50	1,549	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	102.08	1,289	6thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	51.58/cwt	48.00–54.00	577	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	43.52/cwt	38.00–46.50	493	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	35.70/cwt	33.50–37.50	369	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	58.01/cwt	57.50–58.50	624	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	63.58/cwt	60.50–67.00	991	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	55.40/cwt	52.50–59.00	794	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	49.88/cwt	48.50–51.00	734	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	54.31/cwt	51.00–57.00	695	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	47.39/cwt	44.00–50.00	598	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	60.81/cwt	58.00–65.50	783	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,454	106.50/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,549	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	107.93/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,387	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	102.08/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,289	6
Bulls	—	—	1,784	74.97/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,337	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	79.78/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	142.47/cwt	140.50–143.50	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	147.95/cwt	145.00–152.50	923	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.04/cwt	144.50–150.50	843	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.50	952	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.06/cwt	151.00–158.50	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	598	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	149.66/cwt	145.25–150.50	1,021	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	141.80/cwt	140.50–142.25	1,219	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	159.65/cwt	155.50–161.75	913	32
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	550	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.84/cwt	130.50–140.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	422	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	141.19/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,010	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	139.87/cwt	137.50–141.50	800	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	954	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	794	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.54/cwt	132.00–145.50	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.00	505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.79/cwt	128.00–131.75	874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.85/cwt	132.50–136.00	782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.27/cwt	135.00–141.50	708	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	958	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,323	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.81/cwt	167.50–168.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.16/cwt	176.00–180.00	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	163.25/cwt	160.00–172.00	883	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	140.52/cwt	139.50–142.00	1,078	24

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,118	48.00–54.00	51.58
11	—	1,133	38.00–46.50	43.52
8	—	1,033	33.50–37.50	35.70
2	—	1,075	57.50–58.50	58.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	60.50–67.00	63.58
6	—	1,433	52.50–59.00	55.40
4	—	1,471	48.50–51.00	49.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,280	51.00–57.00	54.31
12	—	1,261	44.00–50.00	47.39
5	—	1,288	58.00–65.50	60.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,454	104.00–107.50	106.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	100.00–103.00	102.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,285	105.00–108.50	107.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,784	74.00–77.00	74.97
4	—	1,645	78.00–81.50	79.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	623	140.50–143.50	142.47
5	—	425	140.50	140.50
3	—	493	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	624	145.00–152.50	147.95
39	—	573	144.50–150.50	147.04
37	—	668	140.00–145.50	142.52
16	—	510	151.00–158.50	154.06
8	—	366	169.00	169.00
7	—	726	135.50	135.50
6	—	471	160.00–164.00	162.07
4	—	435	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	140.00	140.00
3	—	598	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	600	143.00	143.00
5	—	688	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	682	145.25–150.50	149.66
44	—	860	140.50–142.25	141.80
32	—	572	155.50–161.75	159.65
5	—	481	167.50–168.00	167.81
12	—	418	176.00–180.00	177.16
17	—	600	155.00	155.00
18	—	541	160.00–172.00	163.25
24	—	767	139.50–142.00	140.52
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	958	138.10	138.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	100.50	100.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	133.50	133.50
8	—	574	130.50–140.00	134.84
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	150.50	150.50
6	—	817	125.50	125.50
7	—	491	151.50	151.50
7	—	544	141.00	141.00
10	—	785	136.50	136.50
24	—	715	139.50–144.50	141.19
32	—	572	137.50–141.50	139.87
71	—	657	145.25	145.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	146.00	146.00
18	—	587	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	144.00	144.00
5	—	647	132.50	132.50
6	—	744	127.00	127.00
10	—	419	132.00–145.50	138.54
11	—	358	140.00–142.00	141.08
12	—	668	128.00–131.75	130.79
15	—	580	132.50–136.00	134.85
20	—	516	135.00–141.50	137.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	122.50	122.50

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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