Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A very light feeder run this week with most sales small packages and singles with no comparable sales to make a market test. Slaughter cows on a nice offering sold firm to 4.00 higher on and active market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.89/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −119.07 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$127.89

84 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$356

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

$8.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.00

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	385	135.00	520	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	128.38	757	52
Medium and Large 1	693	126.27	876	29

One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about −$356 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 sale84 hd

127.89

—

MO average18 barns · 8,522 hd

133.89

−6.00

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−119.07

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	1,939	91.94	1,782	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	62.65	949	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	57.95	743	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	54.58	609	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,435	90.00	1,292	3thin
Steers	Prime	High	1,490	119.00	1,773	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	114.75	1,696	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	111.70	1,541	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	106.78	1,365	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2Fleshy	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.27/cwt	120.00–123.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.28/cwt	132.00–132.50	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.33/cwt	125.00–125.50	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	149.55/cwt	145.00–151.50	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	121.73/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,058	18
Bulls	—	—	1,852	85.09/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,576	3
Bulls	—	—	2,025	98.79/cwt	96.00–103.00	2,000	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,292	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	106.78/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,365	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,380	111.70/cwt	110.75–112.75	1,541	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	124.74/cwt	123.00–126.25	1,024	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	134.23/cwt	133.00–135.50	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.11/cwt	134.00–137.50	702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	53.28/cwt	48.50–56.00	579	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	60.18/cwt	56.00–65.00	679	11
Steers	Prime	—	1,490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	48.26/cwt	47.00–49.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	945	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	55.70/cwt	51.00–58.50	711	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	62.84/cwt	60.00–66.50	812	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	66.55/cwt	62.00–74.00	1,034	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	57.92/cwt	55.00–61.50	835	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	42.40/cwt	40.00–46.00	492	4

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 Feb 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 988Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 218Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	110.00	110.00
3	—	648	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	120.00–123.00	121.27
7	—	578	132.00–132.50	132.28
9	—	617	125.00–125.50	125.33
4	—	418	142.50	142.50
3	—	780	116.75	116.75
16	—	516	134.00–137.50	136.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	122.00	122.00
6	—	561	133.00–135.50	134.23
3	—	325	166.00	166.00
4	—	880	115.50	115.50
6	—	820	115.25	115.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	141.00	141.00
3	—	577	135.50	135.50
3	—	747	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	155.00	155.00
3	—	675	134.00	134.00
6	—	398	157.00	157.00
10	—	539	145.00–151.50	149.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	869	121.00–122.50	121.73
3	—	915	124.00	124.00
8	—	729	134.50	134.50
11	—	821	123.00–126.25	124.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	80.00–90.00	85.09
3	—	2,025	96.00–103.00	98.79
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	90.00	90.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	106.00–108.50	106.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	110.75–112.75	111.70
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	114.75	114.75
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	48.50–56.00	53.28
11	—	1,128	56.00–65.00	60.18
4	—	1,160	40.00–46.00	42.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	47.00–49.00	48.26
24	—	1,276	51.00–58.50	55.70
19	—	1,292	60.00–66.50	62.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,553	62.00–74.00	66.55
7	—	1,441	55.00–61.50	57.92
1	—	1,525	45.00	45.00

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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