Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A very light offering of feeder cattle this week were not tested with the last tested market two weeks ago, feeders sold mostly in small packages and singles. A nice offering of slaughter cows sold steady to firm with spots 2.00 higher. A Special Feeder Cattle Auction will be held nest week expecting over 2000 head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.17/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −112.79 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$134.17

57 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.51

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	134.17	723	57

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale57 hd

134.17

—

MO average9 barns · 8,731 hd

141.68

−7.51

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−112.79

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	1,771	78.13	1,384	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,765	74.13	1,308	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	59.80	953	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	53.02	688	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,103	41.69	460	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,166	123.35	1,438	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,080	112.38	1,214	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,285	122.84	1,578	22

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	115.75/cwt	115.50–116.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.59/cwt	130.50–136.50	787	9
Bulls	—	—	1,640	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	156.02/cwt	150.50–162.00	805	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,285	122.84/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,578	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	524	145.95/cwt	143.00–149.00	765	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	351	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	491	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,080	112.38/cwt	111.50–114.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	144.63/cwt	141.00–147.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.88/cwt	129.50–130.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.63/cwt	130.50–140.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,166	123.35/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,438	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	56.80/cwt	54.00–59.50	902	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	65.00/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,050	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	32.93/cwt	31.50–34.00	352	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	39.85/cwt	36.00–42.50	467	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	46.50/cwt	44.00–51.00	499	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,765	74.13/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	80.32/cwt	75.50–84.50	1,440	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	60.17/cwt	58.50–65.00	755	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	47.41/cwt	43.00–49.50	618	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	54.27/cwt	52.00–57.50	711	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	47.72/cwt	46.00–49.50	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	136.77/cwt	130.50–140.50	770	8

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 Jan 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 392Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 338Year 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
3	—	513	125.00	125.00
3	—	847	105.50	105.50
4	—	694	115.00	115.00
6	—	722	115.50–116.00	115.75
9	—	585	130.50–136.50	134.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	150.50–162.00	156.02
3	—	612	143.50	143.50
3	—	448	164.00	164.00
5	—	657	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	125.00	125.00
6	—	524	143.00–149.00	145.95
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	130.50–140.50	136.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	141.00–147.00	144.63
12	—	576	129.50–130.00	129.88
3	—	670	137.00	137.00
18	—	470	130.50–140.00	133.63
3	—	728	133.25	133.25
4	—	510	142.50	142.50
5	—	627	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,793	75.50–84.50	80.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,285	121.00–124.00	122.84
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	111.50–114.00	112.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,166	122.00–124.50	123.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,588	54.00–59.50	56.80
11	—	1,615	60.00–69.00	65.00
2	—	1,503	46.00–49.50	47.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	31.50–34.00	32.93
7	—	1,171	36.00–42.50	39.85
9	—	1,073	44.00–51.00	46.50
1	—	1,080	55.00	55.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	70.00–78.00	74.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	58.50–65.00	60.17
11	—	1,303	43.00–49.50	47.41
15	—	1,311	52.00–57.50	54.27

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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