Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test as the last Special three week's ago was a Special Bred Cow sale, 500-600 lb steer calves sold with a steady to firm undertone, with 600-800 lbs steers uneven, with two pot loads of top quality 748 lb steers selling with a firm undertone, other 600-800 lbs steers trading with a weak to lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady to firm, over 600 lbs were lightly tested as 4 pot loads of yearling heifers weighing 695-980 lbs sold unevenly steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold steady on a nice offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.22/cwt on 870 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −103.46 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$140.22

870 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	142.07	983	648
Medium and Large 1-2	650	138.42	900	166
Medium and Large 2	687	124.38	854	41
Large 1-2	742	123.32	915	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $68 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 sale870 hd

140.22

—

MO average20 barns · 25,895 hd

143.66

−3.44

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−103.46

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	1,858	80.71	1,500	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	57.75	920	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	50.78	660	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	42.58	442	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	109.00	1,352	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	115.00	1,686	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	111.27	1,621	39
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	105.23	1,483	34

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	854	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	132.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	896	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	129.76/cwt	125.00–133.75	949	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.32/cwt	133.50–140.50	866	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.06/cwt	140.00–150.50	856	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	132.97/cwt	130.00–138.50	710	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	760	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.80/cwt	125.00–139.00	751	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	950	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.24/cwt	136.00–140.00	800	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	135.41/cwt	135.25–136.00	940	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.74/cwt	132.00–133.00	834	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	117.10/cwt	117.10–117.10	1,149	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	162.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	925	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	134.08/cwt	130.50–135.50	1,018	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	135.93/cwt	135.00–141.00	968	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,021	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.50/cwt	136.25–145.50	946	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.18/cwt	142.00–152.50	916	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	165.07/cwt	162.00–169.00	891	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	126.82/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,049	30
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,686	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,457	111.27/cwt	109.25–112.50	1,621	39
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,409	105.23/cwt	103.50–107.75	1,483	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	81.74/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	122.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	827	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.69/cwt	126.00–132.00	805	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	798	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	119.44/cwt	117.00–121.00	818	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.50	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	775	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	143.94/cwt	143.00–145.00	628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	809	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.02/cwt	140.50–147.50	758	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	863	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	768	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	826	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	748	144.35/cwt	144.35–144.35	1,080	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	963	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	906	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	38.73/cwt	35.00–40.00	419	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	27.49/cwt	24.00–30.00	247	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	53.68/cwt	50.00–56.00	696	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	59.49/cwt	58.50–60.50	767	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,137	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,165	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	742	123.32/cwt	113.00–128.50	915	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	45.23/cwt	42.50–48.50	590	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	55.38/cwt	51.50–59.00	877	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	63.25/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,015	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	47.48/cwt	45.50–50.00	752	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	46.06/cwt	44.00–50.00	480	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	601	2

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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,435Last week 426Year ago 1,971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 350Year ago 367

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	854	116.50	116.50
4	—	435	168.00	168.00
30	—	674	132.00–135.00	132.97
28	—	731	125.00–133.75	129.76
32	—	631	133.50–140.50	137.32
15	—	469	162.00–165.00	163.54
28	—	578	140.00–150.50	148.06
9	—	782	128.00	128.00
6	—	534	156.00–160.00	158.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	116.00	116.00
4	—	950	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	569	160.00–168.00	162.54
44	—	759	130.50–135.50	134.08
55	—	712	135.00–141.00	135.93
170	—	673	136.25–145.50	140.50
70	—	635	142.00–152.50	144.18
24	—	540	162.00–169.00	165.07
30	—	827	125.00–128.50	126.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	584	135.00	135.00
15	—	809	113.50	113.50
4	—	490	140.50	140.50
9	—	719	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	748	144.35	144.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	761	126.50	126.50
26	—	718	120.00–130.00	126.13
10	—	661	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	742	113.00–128.50	123.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	90.00	90.00
5	—	479	123.00	123.00
6	—	568	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	839	108.50	108.50
45	—	534	130.00–138.50	132.97
37	—	582	125.00–135.00	130.67
49	—	674	120.00–126.00	122.63
78	—	621	126.00–132.00	129.69
10	—	713	121.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	768	122.00	122.00
9	—	476	140.00–145.50	143.13
13	—	436	143.00–145.00	143.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	579	136.00–140.00	138.24
76	—	694	135.25–136.00	135.41
34	—	628	132.00–133.00	132.74
14	—	730	130.00	130.00
106	—	981	117.10	117.10
71	—	757	134.85	134.85
59	—	526	140.50–147.50	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	798	111.00	111.00
10	—	725	110.00–115.00	112.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	116.00	116.00
12	—	435	131.00	131.00
3	—	373	141.00	141.00
3	—	605	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	720	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,137	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	161.00	161.00
19	—	574	125.00–139.00	130.80
17	—	685	117.00–121.00	119.44
24	—	547	141.75	141.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	114.50	114.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	115.00	115.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,457	109.25–112.50	111.27
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,409	103.50–107.75	105.23
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	74.00	74.00
13	—	1,860	78.00–86.00	81.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	35.00–40.00	38.73
3	—	900	24.00–30.00	27.49
12	—	1,043	44.00–50.00	46.06
2	—	1,113	53.00–55.00	53.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,297	50.00–56.00	53.68
4	—	1,289	58.50–60.50	59.49
11	—	1,304	42.50–48.50	45.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,583	51.50–59.00	55.38
20	—	1,604	60.00–69.00	63.25
7	—	1,584	45.50–50.00	47.48

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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