Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering and test of feeder calves were mostly unweaned but good quality calves sold with a firm undertone weighing 400-650 lbs. Slaughter cows traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.00/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −99.68 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$144.00

122 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$4.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	145.52	852	77
Medium and Large 1-2	610	141.40	862	45

One grade step is worth $4.12/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 sale122 hd

144.00

—

MO average19 barns · 7,561 hd

143.87

+0.13

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−99.68

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	1,789	79.51	1,422	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	58.41	913	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	56.00	715	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	49.74	550	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,294	65.00	841	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,453	101.77	1,479	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,690	94.00	1,589	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	582	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.21/cwt	130.50–139.50	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	569	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	631	120.58/cwt	119.50–122.50	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	158.74/cwt	158.00–159.50	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.04/cwt	130.50–137.50	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.58/cwt	145.00–148.50	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	401	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	659	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	844	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	82.87/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,353	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	57.94/cwt	55.00–60.00	920	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,294	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	841	7
Bulls	—	—	1,893	73.51/cwt	68.50–78.00	1,392	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	44.51/cwt	40.00–48.00	500	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	52.93/cwt	48.50–54.50	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	133.57/cwt	130.50–135.50	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	859	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	51.62/cwt	48.50–53.50	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.25/cwt	136.00–145.50	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	686	111.42/cwt	111.00–112.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	146.92/cwt	142.25–150.50	837	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	139.07/cwt	135.50–142.75	871	20
Bulls	—	—	1,815	97.75/cwt	97.50–98.00	1,774	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	64.23/cwt	61.00–66.50	1,019	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	957	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,453	101.77/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,479	22
Steers	Select	—	1,690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	56.61/cwt	54.00–58.50	739	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	54.09/cwt	51.50–57.50	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	154.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.14/cwt	155.00–165.50	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	163.42/cwt	161.50–165.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.35/cwt	135.00–135.50	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.32/cwt	139.00–139.50	673	8

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 Nov 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 309Year ago 1,391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 492Last week 248Year ago 275

Compared to last week, a light offering and test of feeder calves were mostly unweaned but good quality calves sold with a firm undertone weighing 400-650 lbs. Slaughter cows traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	135.50	135.50
8	—	464	158.00–159.50	158.74
6	—	539	153.00	153.00
4	—	401	172.50	172.50
23	—	570	142.25–150.50	146.92
20	—	626	135.50–142.75	139.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	769	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	130.50–135.50	133.57
7	—	626	137.25	137.25
3	—	780	122.75	122.75
6	—	524	150.00–156.00	154.66
3	—	420	171.00	171.00
7	—	471	161.50–165.00	163.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	690	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	120.50	120.50
3	—	605	137.50	137.50
4	—	816	107.00	107.00
11	—	519	136.00–145.50	140.25
7	—	426	155.00–165.50	161.14
3	—	460	155.00	155.00
10	—	585	135.00–135.50	135.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	111.00–112.00	111.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	130.50–139.50	135.21
17	—	571	130.50–137.50	133.04
6	—	412	147.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	773	118.50	118.50
8	—	483	139.00–139.50	139.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	117.50	117.50
8	—	631	119.50–122.50	120.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	138.50	138.50
4	—	491	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	165.00	165.00
9	—	468	145.00–148.50	146.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	132.00	132.00
3	—	435	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,633	79.00–89.00	82.87
10	—	1,893	68.50–78.00	73.51
2	—	1,815	97.50–98.00	97.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	55.00–60.00	57.94
8	—	1,521	48.50–54.50	52.93
8	—	1,586	61.00–66.50	64.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	40.00–48.00	44.51
6	—	1,089	51.50–57.50	54.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	48.50–53.50	51.62
1	—	1,235	63.00	63.00
10	—	1,305	54.00–58.50	56.61
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,294	65.00	65.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,453	100.00–103.00	101.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	94.00	94.00

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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