Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light test of feeders this week were very lightly tested with the best test on 5 weight heifers selling steady with last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a lighter offering with last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.32/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −114.64 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$132.32

96 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$9.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	400	141.00	564	4thin
Medium and Large 1	637	131.98	841	23
Medium and Large 1-2	569	131.94	751	69

One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale96 hd

132.32

—

MO average19 barns · 13,176 hd

134.60

−2.28

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−114.64

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	1,763	98.33	1,733	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,713	74.47	1,276	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	62.46	965	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	60.48	751	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	54.41	575	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	109.29	1,322	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	106.83	1,365	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	108.92	1,443	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	102.00	1,346	3thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	773	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	119.32/cwt	118.50–121.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.74/cwt	131.00–142.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	137.43/cwt	131.50–142.50	738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.50	729	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	59.06/cwt	55.00–62.50	729	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	64.83/cwt	63.00–69.00	803	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	131.13/cwt	127.00–137.00	900	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	798	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.05/cwt	153.50–158.00	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	510	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,325	108.92/cwt	108.50–109.25	1,443	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	874	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,210	109.29/cwt	108.00–110.50	1,322	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	106.83/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,365	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	103.77/cwt	97.00–114.50	1,874	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	93.97/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,624	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	46.16/cwt	42.00–49.00	495	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	55.39/cwt	50.00–58.00	580	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,713	74.47/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,276	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	58.95/cwt	55.00–62.50	900	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	65.67/cwt	63.50–70.50	1,026	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	60.58/cwt	59.50–62.50	651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	49.51/cwt	45.00–52.00	629	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 Jun 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 493Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 285Year ago 202

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	113.50	113.50
8	—	720	118.50–121.00	119.32
13	—	475	131.00–142.00	137.74
22	—	537	131.50–142.50	137.43
10	—	567	126.00–131.50	128.49
3	—	632	124.50	124.50
3	—	688	118.50	118.50
4	—	319	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	140.50	140.50
14	—	691	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	686	127.00–137.00	131.13
3	—	572	139.50	139.50
13	—	520	153.50–158.00	155.05
3	—	635	135.00	135.00
6	—	811	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	157.00	157.00
4	—	439	150.00	150.00
4	—	462	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,234	55.00–62.50	59.06
13	—	1,239	63.00–69.00	64.83
4	—	1,270	45.00–52.00	49.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	42.00–49.00	46.16
19	—	1,048	50.00–58.00	55.39
5	—	1,074	59.50–62.50	60.58
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	71.00–77.50	74.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,526	55.00–62.50	58.95
12	—	1,563	63.50–70.50	65.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	102.00	102.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,325	108.50–109.25	108.92
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,210	108.00–110.50	109.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,278	106.00–107.50	106.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,806	97.00–114.50	103.77
5	—	1,728	92.00–96.00	93.97

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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