Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeders this week that sold with a steady to firm undertone with many small packages and singles in the offering. A nice of offering of slaughter cows sold mostly steady. EMC will hold a Special feeder cattle sale next week August 14th..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.03/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −94.65 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$149.03

94 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

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	639	149.67	957	63
Medium and Large 1	684	148.80	1,018	27
Medium and Large 2	598	140.50	840	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $117 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 sale94 hd

149.03

—

MO average15 barns · 11,592 hd

148.72

+0.31

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−94.65

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	1,822	100.58	1,832	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	70.05	1,067	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	66.20	835	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	58.84	620	38
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,216	102.46	1,246	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	102.86	1,383	25
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	97.40	1,181	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	613	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.93/cwt	131.50–132.25	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	145.26/cwt	140.50–148.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.02/cwt	127.50–130.50	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.77/cwt	125.50–135.50	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.88/cwt	137.50–144.50	735	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	146.58/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.17/cwt	140.00–140.50	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	141.99/cwt	140.50–143.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	147.11/cwt	145.50–153.50	1,018	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	155.25/cwt	154.00–160.00	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.39/cwt	150.00–161.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	152.32/cwt	152.00–153.50	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	840	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	92.76/cwt	86.50–97.50	1,657	9
Bulls	—	—	1,858	106.25/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,974	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	54.07/cwt	51.50–57.00	702	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	63.84/cwt	58.50–67.00	797	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	72.09/cwt	68.50–77.50	906	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	58.15/cwt	57.50–59.00	885	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	63.26/cwt	60.50–67.50	1,044	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	75.51/cwt	71.50–80.50	1,110	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	50.92/cwt	46.00–53.50	526	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	68.85/cwt	65.00–74.00	747	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	57.89/cwt	55.00–61.00	607	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,216	102.46/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,246	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,345	102.86/cwt	101.00–103.75	1,383	25
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,213	97.40/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,181	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 Aug 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 278Year ago 885

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 187Year ago 246

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	139.00	139.00
7	—	719	131.50–132.25	131.93
9	—	432	140.50–148.00	145.26
9	—	665	127.50–130.50	129.02
12	—	578	125.50–135.50	129.77
19	—	522	137.50–144.50	140.88
5	—	863	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	143.00–145.00	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	140.50–143.00	141.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	157.00	157.00
7	—	704	144.00–148.50	146.58
15	—	692	145.50–153.50	147.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	174.00	174.00
3	—	722	140.00	140.00
6	—	675	140.50	140.50
9	—	587	154.00–160.00	155.25
14	—	518	150.00–161.00	156.39
14	—	618	152.00–153.50	152.32
14	—	823	137.00–138.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	150.00	150.00
3	—	815	123.50	123.50
4	—	374	172.00	172.00
6	—	541	145.00–148.00	145.98
9	—	569	140.00–140.50	140.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	86.00	86.00
9	—	1,786	86.50–97.50	92.76
15	—	1,858	101.00–112.00	106.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	51.50–57.00	54.07
14	—	1,249	58.50–67.00	63.84
20	—	1,257	68.50–77.50	72.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	57.50–59.00	58.15
6	—	1,650	60.50–67.50	63.26
14	—	1,470	71.50–80.50	75.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,033	46.00–53.50	50.92
9	—	1,085	65.00–74.00	68.85
20	—	1,049	55.00–61.00	57.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,216	102.00–103.00	102.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,345	101.00–103.75	102.86
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	95.00–99.50	97.40

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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