Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2019-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, the good quality weaned steer calves weighing 550-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, spots 7.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, with weights over 700 lbs on a light test selling mostly steady. heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold mostly steady on a light test, with 500-600 lbs lightly tested, over 600 lbs traded steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold firm to 2.00 higher. Best demand was on the 550-700 lb steer calves with heifer calves weighing 500-600 lbs overall quality was plainer and carrying flesh. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.84/cwt on 427 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −93.84 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$149.84

427 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$28.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	153.88	995	224
Medium and Large 1-2	594	149.23	886	154
Medium and Large 2	588	138.30	813	27
Large 1-2	505	133.00	672	5thin
Medium 2	597	125.24	748	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $248 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 sale427 hd

149.84

—

MO average20 barns · 13,584 hd

149.70

+0.13

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−93.84

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	1,975	79.58	1,571	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,637	69.15	1,132	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	56.84	860	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	51.85	668	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	45.54	490	48
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,155	110.50	1,276	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,335	110.39	1,474	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	103.62	1,239	7thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	55.40/cwt	52.50–58.00	822	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	49.52/cwt	48.00–50.50	712	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	53.07/cwt	50.00–56.50	681	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	46.60/cwt	42.00–49.00	605	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	58.28/cwt	57.00–61.50	745	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,335	110.39/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,474	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	148.44/cwt	146.00–151.50	646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	961	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	140.03/cwt	139.75–140.25	1,040	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	583	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	531	134.42/cwt	130.50–135.50	714	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	148.00/cwt	141.00–152.50	542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.07/cwt	131.00–138.00	850	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	663	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.50	732	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	778	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	501	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.58/cwt	125.50–132.50	657	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	678	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	144.34/cwt	142.00–145.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.84/cwt	130.50–136.50	696	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	608	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	503	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	140.58/cwt	135.00–143.50	739	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	626	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	947	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	991	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,191	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,049	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	151.29/cwt	149.50–152.25	1,095	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	153.62/cwt	150.50–155.50	1,017	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	166.45/cwt	159.00–169.50	939	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.23/cwt	153.00–161.00	964	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	491	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	697	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	823	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	144.24/cwt	141.50–146.50	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	163.60/cwt	160.50–165.00	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	148.73/cwt	145.00–150.50	854	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	148.24/cwt	146.50–150.00	938	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	156.86/cwt	151.00–160.50	825	36
Heifers	Medium 2	—	534	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	657	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	136.78/cwt	135.00–137.25	786	19
Bulls	—	—	2,010	81.09/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,630	3
Bulls	—	—	2,008	87.66/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,760	3
Bulls	—	—	1,923	72.38/cwt	67.50–76.50	1,392	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,196	103.62/cwt	103.25–106.00	1,239	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,155	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,276	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	62.12/cwt	59.00–65.00	981	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	58.61/cwt	55.50–63.00	645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	32.98/cwt	28.00–36.00	336	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	41.76/cwt	38.50–45.00	457	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	50.10/cwt	46.50–54.00	538	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,637	69.15/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,132	3

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 Nov 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,391Last week 426Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 165Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,484	52.50–58.00	55.40
7	—	1,438	48.00–50.50	49.52
13	—	1,580	59.00–65.00	62.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,284	50.00–56.50	53.07
12	—	1,298	42.00–49.00	46.60
6	—	1,279	57.00–61.50	58.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	55.50–63.00	58.61
6	—	1,018	28.00–36.00	32.98
17	—	1,094	38.50–45.00	41.76
22	—	1,073	46.50–54.00	50.10
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	67.00–73.00	69.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,335	110.00–111.00	110.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	103.25–106.00	103.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,010	78.00–83.50	81.09
3	—	2,008	87.50–88.00	87.66
4	—	1,923	67.50–76.50	72.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	110.50	110.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	146.00	146.00
5	—	642	140.50	140.50
5	—	759	135.00	135.00
11	—	505	145.25	145.25
20	—	435	146.00–151.50	148.44
23	—	655	146.75	146.75
37	—	743	139.75–140.25	140.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	135.00	135.00
17	—	583	125.00–130.00	128.28
18	—	531	130.50–135.50	134.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	135.00	135.00
5	—	685	134.50	134.50
11	—	366	141.00–152.50	148.00
12	—	345	153.50	153.50
20	—	629	131.00–138.00	135.07
28	—	467	140.00–146.00	141.96
29	—	529	135.00–140.50	138.32
34	—	571	134.00–138.00	136.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	135.50	135.50
19	—	515	125.50–132.50	127.58
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	114.00	114.00
8	—	534	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	657	135.50	135.50
19	—	575	135.00–137.25	136.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	151.00	151.00
6	—	679	137.50	137.50
9	—	526	135.00–143.50	140.58
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	135.00	135.00
13	—	626	120.00–125.00	122.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	642	147.50	147.50
21	—	697	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	169.00	169.00
9	—	837	142.25	142.25
12	—	752	139.50	139.50
20	—	724	149.50–152.25	151.29
27	—	662	150.50–155.50	153.62
40	—	564	159.00–169.50	166.45
71	—	617	153.00–161.00	156.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	132.50	132.50
10	—	697	138.50	138.50
11	—	823	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	137.50	137.50
3	—	822	140.25	140.25
4	—	425	171.00	171.00
9	—	667	141.50–146.50	144.24
16	—	451	160.50–165.00	163.60
23	—	574	145.00–150.50	148.73
32	—	633	146.50–150.00	148.24
36	—	526	151.00–160.50	156.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	124.50	124.50
3	—	722	108.50	108.50
4	—	342	176.50	176.50
5	—	556	125.50	125.50
9	—	454	142.00–145.00	144.34
18	—	520	130.50–136.50	133.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	140.00	140.00

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