Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested with last week's special with most of the calves unweaned and very few having vaccination shots, yearlings were scarce with steers and heifers weighing over 650 lbs were calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with bulk of the cows average to low dressing cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 194 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −119.03 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$127.93

194 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	132.02	829	45
Medium and Large 1-2	580	127.60	740	139
Medium and Large 2	451	114.00	514	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $315 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

15 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $223.56, median $246.96 across 15 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 sale194 hd

127.93

—

MO average19 barns · 11,104 hd

133.34

−5.42

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−119.03

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	1,690	78.61	1,328	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,562	56.25	879	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	54.25	702	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	46.42	515	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	85.32	1,129	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,169	100.47	1,174	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,116	92.15	1,028	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	104.25	1,452	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,388	100.94	1,401	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,324	93.75	1,241	25

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	749	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	143.43/cwt	142.50–146.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.37/cwt	125.50–130.50	730	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.96/cwt	155.00–158.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	148.38/cwt	146.00–150.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.49/cwt	135.50–145.00	813	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.30/cwt	135.00–135.50	825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.50	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	169.43/cwt	168.00–171.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	734	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	125.66/cwt	124.50–127.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	696	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	154.43/cwt	151.00–159.00	596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	953	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.14/cwt	141.00–153.50	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	136.65/cwt	136.50–137.00	903	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	157.37/cwt	156.00–159.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	632	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	112.59/cwt	110.00–117.50	752	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	846	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	827	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	49.11/cwt	46.00–52.50	740	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	43.01/cwt	38.50–46.00	464	15
Bulls	—	—	1,762	93.36/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,645	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	63.51/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,043	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	59.97/cwt	59.50–61.50	765	7
Bulls	—	—	1,536	69.59/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,116	92.15/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,028	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	85.32/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,129	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	49.31/cwt	47.00–53.00	566	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,393	104.25/cwt	104.25–104.25	1,452	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,388	100.94/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,401	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	48.70/cwt	45.50–51.50	631	13
Bulls	—	—	1,778	79.85/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,420	8
Steers	Select	—	1,324	93.75/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,241	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	55.79/cwt	53.00–58.50	863	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	55.71/cwt	52.00–58.50	724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	517	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	761	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	676	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,169	100.47/cwt	98.50–102.50	1,174	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	146.53/cwt	141.50–150.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	118.16/cwt	110.00–120.50	681	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	141.73/cwt	140.00–143.50	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	125.09/cwt	124.50–125.50	702	10

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 1,412Year ago 1,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 270Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	749	105.00	105.00
6	—	432	155.00–156.00	155.50
7	—	558	133.00–136.50	134.51
6	—	323	168.00–171.00	169.43
3	—	750	105.50	105.50
3	—	502	148.00	148.00
10	—	462	141.50–150.00	146.53
5	—	814	109.50	109.50
8	—	642	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	130.50	130.50
7	—	646	115.00	115.00
10	—	561	124.50–125.50	125.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	487	142.50–146.00	143.43
24	—	573	125.50–130.50	127.37
5	—	405	146.00–150.00	148.38
9	—	929	111.50	111.50
16	—	528	136.00–140.00	139.06
12	—	386	151.00–159.00	154.43
3	—	635	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	124.50–127.00	125.66
19	—	668	110.00–117.50	112.59
8	—	761	107.25	107.25
6	—	482	125.00–130.00	127.54
16	—	576	110.00–120.50	118.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	125.50	125.50
5	—	557	133.00	133.00
4	—	615	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	610	132.00	132.00
16	—	710	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	115.50	115.50
3	—	355	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	155.00–158.00	155.96
17	—	579	135.50–145.00	140.49
10	—	610	135.00–135.50	135.30
3	—	372	177.00	177.00
7	—	530	141.00–153.50	146.14
11	—	447	156.00–159.00	157.37
5	—	676	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	696	120.00	120.00
6	—	512	140.00–143.50	141.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	706	135.00	135.00
13	—	661	136.50–137.00	136.65
10	—	642	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	120.00–125.00	122.94
6	—	846	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	46.00–52.50	49.11
9	—	1,642	60.00–67.00	63.51
18	—	1,547	53.00–58.50	55.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,078	38.50–46.00	43.01
13	—	1,148	47.00–53.00	49.31
1	—	1,075	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	59.50–61.50	59.97
13	—	1,295	45.50–51.50	48.70
22	—	1,300	52.00–58.50	55.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	91.00–95.00	93.36
6	—	1,536	64.00–75.00	69.59
8	—	1,778	76.00–84.00	79.85
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,116	90.00–93.50	92.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,169	98.50–102.50	100.47
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,323	85.00–87.00	85.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,393	104.25	104.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,388	100.00–103.00	100.94
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,324	90.00–97.00	93.75

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