Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's heavy receipts, a very light test of steers calves under 650 lbs sold near steady with steers over 700 lbs trading with a lower undertone on a light test. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady with all other weights of heifers lightly tested. Feeders sold in small groups and singles selling with moderate to good demand on a light offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.91/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −96.77 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$146.91

166 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$6.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	149.14	970	110
Medium and Large 1-2	643	142.52	916	56

One grade step is worth $6.62/cwt here — about $53 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 sale166 hd

146.91

—

MO average17 barns · 19,009 hd

149.45

−2.54

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−96.77

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	1,854	90.66	1,681	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,885	68.30	1,287	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	59.31	929	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	57.87	745	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	50.93	551	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	113.06	1,357	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	113.84	1,573	25
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	111.66	1,479	15

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,885	68.30/cwt	66.50–70.00	1,287	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	61.39/cwt	59.00–62.50	684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	51.46/cwt	50.00–53.00	764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	27.03/cwt	26.00–28.00	284	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	54.14/cwt	51.50–57.00	581	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	43.78/cwt	40.00–47.50	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	971	9
Bulls	—	—	1,955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	104.36/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,924	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	63.85/cwt	62.50–65.50	1,021	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	57.82/cwt	54.00–60.50	746	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	51.36/cwt	50.00–52.50	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	117.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	166.39/cwt	166.00–167.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	154.71/cwt	150.00–156.75	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	129.12/cwt	126.00–130.00	915	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.29/cwt	138.00–138.50	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	159.71/cwt	157.00–160.75	816	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.43/cwt	134.50–141.00	735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	398	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	170.83/cwt	167.50–175.00	895	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.20/cwt	178.00–191.00	691	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	26,463	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	16,835	16
Bulls	—	—	1,848	87.56/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,618	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	111.66/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,479	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,200	113.06/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,357	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,382	113.84/cwt	113.00–115.50	1,573	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	62.31/cwt	61.50–64.50	796	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	57.87/cwt	55.50–60.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	739	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	421	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.84/cwt	151.00–160.00	726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	185.33/cwt	185.00–187.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	741	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	459	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.95/cwt	128.00–136.50	835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.64/cwt	157.00–166.50	932	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.16/cwt	135.25–138.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.94/cwt	135.25–138.25	993	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.88/cwt	127.50–130.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	462	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	122.88/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	127.19/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,029	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.67/cwt	122.50–127.50	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.81/cwt	134.50–138.00	782	14

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 Mar 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 2,238Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 320Year ago 351

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	66.50–70.00	68.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	59.00–62.50	61.39
2	—	1,050	26.00–28.00	27.03
13	—	1,074	51.50–57.00	54.14
5	—	1,088	40.00–47.50	43.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	50.00–53.00	51.46
6	—	1,599	62.50–65.50	63.85
8	—	1,562	55.50–60.00	57.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,290	54.00–60.50	57.82
4	—	1,294	50.00–52.50	51.36
6	—	1,278	61.50–64.50	62.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,844	102.00–108.00	104.36
11	—	1,848	83.00–94.00	87.56
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,325	110.00–112.50	111.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,382	113.00–115.50	113.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	112.00–114.50	113.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	747	130.00	130.00
5	—	798	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	166.00–167.00	166.39
7	—	626	138.00–138.50	138.29
3	—	883	118.00	118.00
3	—	485	160.00	160.00
8	—	375	178.00–191.00	184.20
6	—	713	129.00–132.00	130.52
9	—	676	127.50–130.00	128.88
12	—	829	122.50–123.00	122.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	175.00–176.00	175.67
15	—	616	150.00–156.75	154.71
13	—	524	167.50–175.00	170.83
6	—	433	185.00–187.00	185.33
9	—	769	128.00	128.00
12	—	573	157.00–166.50	162.64
22	—	725	135.25–138.25	136.94
10	—	809	126.00–128.00	127.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	764	115.00–120.00	117.71
20	—	511	157.00–160.75	159.71
3	—	448	173.00	173.00
6	—	611	139.00	139.00
8	—	589	144.00	144.00
4	—	475	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	132.00	132.00
7	—	566	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	709	126.00–130.00	129.12
4	—	440	158.00	158.00
20	—	469	151.00–160.00	154.84
3	—	568	145.00	145.00
9	—	660	135.25–138.00	136.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	142.50	142.50
10	—	531	134.50–141.00	138.43
3	—	815	119.50	119.50
15	—	628	128.00–136.50	132.95
6	—	356	150.00–153.00	151.52
8	—	678	122.50–127.50	125.67
14	—	576	134.50–138.00	135.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	168.00	168.00
7	—	459	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,450	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,194	1,410.00	1,410.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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