Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, the best test on steers weighed 550-700 lbs and sold 4.00-6.00 higher, with 700-750 lbs trading 2.00-4.00 higher, feeder heifers had the best test on 500-650 lbs and sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. A nice offering of good quality steers calves weighing 650-750 lbs sold with the best demand. Slaughter cows traded firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.78/cwt on 404 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −93.90 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$149.78

404 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$6.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

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	589	151.12	890	143
Medium and Large 1	683	149.61	1,021	232
Medium and Large 2	586	144.57	847	29

One grade step is worth $6.55/cwt here — about $43 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 sale404 hd

149.78

—

MO average17 barns · 9,991 hd

147.48

+2.30

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−93.90

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	1,714	96.46	1,653	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,795	76.26	1,369	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	68.46	1,026	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	67.28	848	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	61.11	637	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,067	97.71	1,043	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,616	90.50	1,462	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,321	100.97	1,334	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	94.60	1,419	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,500	94.60/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,419	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,321	100.97/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.81/cwt	166.00–168.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	133.62/cwt	133.00–134.25	1,093	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	147.04/cwt	144.00–149.00	982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	148.61/cwt	144.50–149.50	929	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	162.75/cwt	159.00–165.50	942	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	789	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,045	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	62.02/cwt	60.00–65.00	943	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	71.36/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,068	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	50.11/cwt	47.00–52.00	476	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	58.06/cwt	54.00–61.00	600	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	52.44/cwt	51.00–54.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	62.01/cwt	58.50–66.00	773	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	67.32/cwt	63.50–73.50	729	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	71.19/cwt	67.00–75.50	906	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	76.26/cwt	74.50–79.50	1,369	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	714	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	102.11/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,882	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	92.43/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	121.93/cwt	118.00–124.25	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.94/cwt	130.25–135.50	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.15/cwt	126.75–135.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	467	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	684	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.14/cwt	118.50–120.75	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.19/cwt	137.50–144.50	680	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	142.88/cwt	140.25–144.00	1,084	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	167.75/cwt	164.00–170.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	813	3
Heifers	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,616	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,462	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,067	97.71/cwt	95.00–98.75	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	136.56/cwt	135.25–139.25	862	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	153.48/cwt	152.50–155.50	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.10/cwt	140.00–140.50	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	116.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	813	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	141.42/cwt	140.50–142.50	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	139.49/cwt	135.50–143.50	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	151.61/cwt	149.25–154.00	1,022	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	157.21/cwt	155.00–159.50	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.86/cwt	150.00–159.50	954	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	145.37/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,050	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	133.97/cwt	131.50–136.00	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.25/cwt	125.00–128.50	860	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	893	6

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 Jul 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 246Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 275Year ago 223

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	94.00–96.00	94.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	100.00–103.00	100.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	60.00–65.00	62.02
13	—	1,496	68.00–77.00	71.36
1	—	1,435	56.50	56.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	47.00–52.00	50.11
10	—	1,033	54.00–61.00	58.06
12	—	1,083	63.50–73.50	67.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	51.00–54.00	52.44
7	—	1,247	58.50–66.00	62.01
17	—	1,272	67.00–75.50	71.19
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	74.50–79.50	76.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,843	99.00–106.00	102.11
7	—	1,621	87.50–97.50	92.43
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	90.50	90.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,067	95.00–98.75	97.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	166.00–168.00	166.81
10	—	668	144.00–149.00	147.04
44	—	625	144.50–149.50	148.61
8	—	370	164.00–170.00	167.75
25	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.60
7	—	882	123.00	123.00
15	—	433	167.50	167.50
12	—	519	155.00–159.50	157.21
11	—	780	131.50–136.00	133.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	156.00	156.00
8	—	586	135.50–143.50	139.49
5	—	433	160.00	160.00
4	—	496	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	818	133.00–134.25	133.62
24	—	579	159.00–165.50	162.75
21	—	759	140.25–144.00	142.88
3	—	470	173.00	173.00
92	—	674	149.25–154.00	151.61
28	—	620	150.00–159.50	153.86
37	—	722	144.00–146.00	145.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	789	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	120.50	120.50
3	—	362	162.00	162.00
3	—	600	134.00	134.00
4	—	445	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	118.00–124.25	121.93
3	—	403	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	130.25–135.50	131.94
5	—	531	126.75–135.00	130.15
14	—	790	118.50–120.75	119.14
5	—	729	122.00	122.00
17	—	485	137.50–144.50	140.19
6	—	320	152.50	152.50
9	—	385	152.50–155.50	153.48
6	—	825	114.00–120.00	116.93
40	—	616	127.00–135.00	131.93
6	—	429	145.00	145.00
22	—	676	125.00–128.50	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	467	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	698	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	631	135.25–139.25	136.56
16	—	569	140.00–140.50	140.10
13	—	542	140.50–142.50	141.42
6	—	695	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	115.00	115.00

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