Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Heifer sale with a nice quality offering of young bred cows 4-6 yrs in the 3rd stage selling with good demand along with three groups of bred heifers also selling with good demand in the 3rd stage. Feeder cattle were lightly tested on a light offering with many of the calves coming off cows sold earlier in the day. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on the high dressing cows with the average dressing cows trading steady to 2.00 lower. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon with on Feed at 102 percent; Placements at 111 percent and Marketings at 99 percent

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.10/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −74.42 against this barn's trailing median of $216.52.

Average price

$142.10

39 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.50

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	550	142.57	784	36
Medium and Large 2	465	136.50	635	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $149 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

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $233.38, low $188.48, median $216.52 across 20 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 sale39 hd

142.10

—

MO average18 barns · 1,038 hd

125.60

+16.50

This barn, trailing median20 sales

216.52

−74.42

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	1,673	91.79	1,536	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,833	74.66	1,369	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	67.29	1,025	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	64.45	827	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	60.58	645	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	107.97	1,511	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,274	103.93	1,324	15

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	702	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,274	103.93/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,324	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	107.97/cwt	106.50–109.00	1,511	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,833	74.66/cwt	70.50–77.00	1,369	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,494	1,089.40/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	16,276	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,241.78/cwt	1,210.00–1,360.00	16,454	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,438	1,308.53/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	18,817	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,331	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,645	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	64.52/cwt	61.50–70.00	687	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	57.56/cwt	54.00–60.00	625	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	51.27/cwt	50.00–52.50	511	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	64.93/cwt	61.00–68.00	966	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	71.77/cwt	69.50–74.50	1,134	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	64.66/cwt	61.00–68.00	816	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	71.04/cwt	68.50–76.00	956	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	56.13/cwt	53.00–59.00	727	7
Bulls	—	—	1,691	91.77/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,552	10
Bulls	—	—	1,893	102.72/cwt	99.00–105.50	1,944	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	80.96/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,105	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	2,001.14/cwt	1,875.00–2,200.00	22,433	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,225	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,413	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,199.78/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	15,189	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,594.84/cwt	1,480.00–1,675.00	21,100	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,350.59/cwt	1,330.00–1,370.00	18,206	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,997	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,851.95/cwt	1,725.00–2,000.00	25,001	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,175	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,573	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,296.43/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	15,933	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,662.50/cwt	1,550.00–1,725.00	20,366	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	21,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	153.72/cwt	151.00–155.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.33/cwt	134.00–139.50	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	133.07/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	140.80/cwt	136.00–143.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	135.17/cwt	135.00–135.50	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.40/cwt	146.00–153.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.53/cwt	135.00–145.50	798	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	141.35/cwt	140.50–142.00	727	7

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 1,755Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 178Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 334Last week 0Year 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	—	690	125.00	125.00
3	—	460	160.50	160.50
3	—	408	172.00	172.00
20	—	576	135.00–145.50	138.53
7	—	514	140.50–142.00	141.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	782	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	151.00–155.00	153.72
8	—	676	134.00–139.50	137.33
5	—	813	131.00–134.50	133.07
3	—	632	143.50	143.50
3	—	430	174.00	174.00
3	—	355	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	136.00–143.00	140.80
9	—	582	135.00–135.50	135.17
5	—	470	146.00–153.00	147.40
4	—	731	135.50	135.50
3	—	448	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,274	100.00–105.50	103.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,399	106.50–109.00	107.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,833	70.50–77.00	74.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,065	61.50–70.00	64.52
9	—	1,086	54.00–60.00	57.56
3	—	997	50.00–52.50	51.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,487	61.00–68.00	64.93
10	—	1,580	69.50–74.50	71.77
2	—	1,460	58.00–60.00	59.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,262	61.00–68.00	64.66
8	—	1,346	68.50–76.00	71.04
7	—	1,296	53.00–59.00	56.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,691	87.50–97.50	91.77
2	—	1,893	99.00–105.50	102.72
2	—	1,365	79.00–83.00	80.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,494	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,089.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,438	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,308.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,325	1,210.00–1,360.00	1,241.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,266	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,199.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,323	1,480.00–1,675.00	1,594.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,348	1,330.00–1,370.00	1,350.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,478	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,331	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	—	1,350	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,851.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,121	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,001.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,229	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,296.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,225	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,122	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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Slaughter Cattle

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