Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steers calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 550-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower and two pot loads of 1040-1050 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows traded steady on a nice offering. Cattle on Feed Report released Friday was on the bearish side with placements; On Feed at 104 percent; Placements at 109 percent and Marketings at 97 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.77/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −97.91 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$145.77

264 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$51.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	161.63	906	94
Medium and Large 1-2	532	156.61	833	62
Large 1-2	1,044	126.49	1,321	103
Medium and Large 2	811	110.50	896	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.13/cwt here — about $10 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 sale264 hd

145.77

—

MO average17 barns · 10,932 hd

145.84

−0.06

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−97.91

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	1,739	87.20	1,516	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,715	74.32	1,275	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	66.82	1,024	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	61.27	778	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	55.09	584	40
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,270	107.00	1,359	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,016	102.00	1,036	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	110.37	1,440	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,278	104.00	1,329	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	102.14	1,246	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	510	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	996	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.99/cwt	154.00–163.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	121.50/cwt	120.50–122.50	861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	138.96/cwt	135.50–141.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	646	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	102.14/cwt	101.50–102.75	1,246	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	110.37/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,440	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,278	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,016	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,359	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	74.32/cwt	70.50–77.50	1,275	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	57.15/cwt	54.00–60.00	601	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	47.47/cwt	44.00–51.00	507	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	64.36/cwt	62.00–67.00	691	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	63.00/cwt	58.50–66.00	958	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	71.37/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,086	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	1,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	60.99/cwt	57.00–64.50	776	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	68.31/cwt	66.00–72.00	872	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	54.11/cwt	52.00–56.00	680	9
Bulls	—	—	1,646	86.37/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,422	7
Bulls	—	—	1,788	98.27/cwt	97.50–99.00	1,757	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	79.05/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	157.27/cwt	155.00–159.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	146.07/cwt	139.50–150.25	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	161.61/cwt	161.00–163.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	181.26/cwt	180.00–183.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	155.29/cwt	153.00–159.50	879	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	176.07/cwt	171.00–181.25	843	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,092	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,044	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.90	1,321	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.96/cwt	124.00–131.00	661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	502	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	858	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	786	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	141.64/cwt	139.50–143.50	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.24/cwt	146.00–148.50	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	129.98/cwt	129.00–132.50	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.96/cwt	139.00–141.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	574	128.10/cwt	125.00–130.50	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.50	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	139.56/cwt	138.75–139.85	960	41

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 Sep 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 400Year ago 1,081

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 220Year ago 190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	148.50	148.50
13	—	739	134.75	134.75
11	—	457	154.00–163.00	156.99
7	—	558	146.00	146.00
4	—	415	169.00	169.00
3	—	385	175.00	175.00
41	—	688	138.75–139.85	139.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	124.00–131.00	125.96
3	—	628	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	502	135.50	135.50
6	—	720	117.00	117.00
5	—	584	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	622	136.00–139.00	138.01
23	—	573	132.00–142.00	137.09
15	—	487	139.50–143.50	141.64
8	—	432	146.00–148.50	147.24
7	—	726	129.00–132.50	129.98
6	—	525	139.00–141.00	139.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	125.00–130.50	128.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	495	140.00–144.50	142.03
3	—	533	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	709	120.50–122.50	121.50
9	—	533	135.50–141.00	138.96
5	—	559	135.00–140.00	137.00
3	—	600	137.50	137.50
3	—	382	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	110.50	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	141.00	141.00
7	—	503	155.00–159.00	157.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	610	139.50–150.25	146.07
12	—	396	184.00	184.00
10	—	478	161.00–163.00	161.61
7	—	553	150.00	150.00
4	—	762	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	180.00–183.00	181.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	566	153.00–159.50	155.29
29	—	479	171.00–181.25	176.07
15	—	705	147.00	147.00
5	—	766	142.50	142.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,044	125.00–127.90	126.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,220	101.50–102.75	102.14
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,305	110.00–112.00	110.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	107.00	107.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,715	70.50–77.50	74.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,051	54.00–60.00	57.15
13	—	1,069	44.00–51.00	47.47
6	—	1,073	62.00–67.00	64.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,521	58.50–66.00	63.00
14	—	1,522	69.00–75.00	71.37
1	—	1,855	56.50	56.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,272	57.00–64.50	60.99
10	—	1,276	66.00–72.00	68.31
9	—	1,257	52.00–56.00	54.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,646	85.00–90.50	86.37
2	—	1,788	97.50–99.00	98.27
2	—	2,015	75.00–82.00	79.05

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