Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steers weighing 500-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with 750-800 lbs trading firm to 4.00 higher, over 800 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 500-750 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher on the 650-700 lb heifers. Slaughter cows sold weak to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Quality was good on the feeders weighing 550-750 lbs selling with the best demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.65/cwt on 488 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −109.30 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$137.65

488 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	141.67	868	298
Medium and Large 1-2	601	133.26	801	148
Medium and Large 2	580	125.19	726	22
Large 1	700	124.00	868	20

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale488 hd

137.65

—

MO average17 barns · 13,815 hd

136.47

+1.19

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−109.30

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	1,760	82.25	1,447	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	58.56	917	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	54.97	697	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	45.30	473	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	113.67	1,470	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	111.32	1,453	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,212	108.90	1,320	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,363	114.79	1,565	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	112.38	1,547	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,255	107.67	1,351	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Choice	—	1,363	114.79/cwt	113.75–117.00	1,565	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.75	1,470	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	60.64/cwt	60.00–62.00	766	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,212	108.90/cwt	108.00–109.75	1,320	6
Steers	Select	—	1,255	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,351	3
Bulls	—	—	1,842	84.67/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,560	13
Bulls	—	—	1,581	77.00/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	142.44/cwt	138.50–144.00	1,077	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	157.12/cwt	155.00–160.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	122.60/cwt	121.75–124.00	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	140.31/cwt	139.50–145.50	888	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	132.03/cwt	131.50–132.75	968	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	812	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	150.92/cwt	145.50–155.50	1,022	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.02/cwt	150.00–160.50	978	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	589	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	719	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	378	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	135.98/cwt	133.00–139.50	923	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	146.09/cwt	142.00–152.50	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.58/cwt	143.00–155.00	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	161.49/cwt	157.50–165.50	940	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	126.67/cwt	124.50–127.10	1,096	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	140.88/cwt	139.00–142.50	759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.25/cwt	124.00–135.50	814	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	804	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	138.78/cwt	137.50–142.50	870	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.40/cwt	125.00–127.50	842	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	166.51/cwt	163.00–169.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	138.22/cwt	135.50–141.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.85/cwt	138.00–148.00	679	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	437	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	174.46/cwt	169.00–183.00	940	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	868	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	701	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	153.27/cwt	149.00–155.00	857	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.62/cwt	130.50–138.00	767	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	165.88/cwt	165.00–167.00	876	15
Steers	Large 1	—	801	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,017	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	20
Steers	Large 1	—	695	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,015	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	62.52/cwt	60.50–65.50	1,019	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	55.74/cwt	52.50–59.00	837	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	42.95/cwt	40.00–47.50	434	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	128.80/cwt	125.50–130.50	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	818	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	51.77/cwt	47.00–57.00	566	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	57.26/cwt	57.00–57.50	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	196.51/cwt	196.00–197.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	177.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	864	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	32.85/cwt	30.00–37.00	329	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	46.63/cwt	45.00–48.00	580	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	55.11/cwt	52.00–58.00	702	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	111.32/cwt	110.75–112.00	1,453	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,377	112.38/cwt	111.75–112.75	1,547	5

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,549Last week 646Year ago 1,190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 200Year ago 255

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,363	113.75–117.00	114.79
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	107.00–108.00	107.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	111.75–112.75	112.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,293	113.00–114.75	113.67
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	108.00–109.75	108.90
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	110.75–112.00	111.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	60.00–62.00	60.64
3	—	1,243	45.00–48.00	46.63
17	—	1,274	52.00–58.00	55.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,630	60.50–65.50	62.52
12	—	1,501	52.50–59.00	55.74
1	—	1,560	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,011	40.00–47.50	42.95
11	—	1,094	47.00–57.00	51.77
2	—	1,123	57.00–57.50	57.26
5	—	1,003	30.00–37.00	32.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,842	81.00–93.00	84.67
6	—	1,581	73.00–80.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	756	138.50–144.00	142.44
53	—	677	145.50–155.50	150.92
78	—	623	150.00–160.50	157.02
29	—	582	157.50–165.50	161.49
36	—	865	124.50–127.10	126.67
15	—	539	169.00–183.00	174.46
3	—	742	141.50	141.50
8	—	378	196.00–197.00	196.51
12	—	486	175.00–180.00	177.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	138.00	138.00
7	—	719	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	176.00	176.00
3	—	757	126.50	126.50
12	—	633	142.00–152.50	146.09
5	—	467	163.00–169.00	166.51
8	—	686	135.50–141.00	138.22
32	—	559	149.00–155.00	153.27
15	—	528	165.00–167.00	165.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	801	127.00	127.00
11	—	695	140.25	140.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	883	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	687	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	155.00–160.00	157.12
10	—	470	161.00	161.00
72	—	633	139.50–145.50	140.31
29	—	733	131.50–132.75	132.03
71	—	570	141.00–146.00	142.43
3	—	348	165.00	165.00
64	—	679	133.00–139.50	135.98
17	—	530	143.00–155.00	148.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	787	121.75–124.00	122.60
3	—	430	149.00	149.00
11	—	539	139.00–142.50	140.88
43	—	625	124.00–135.50	130.25
5	—	733	126.75	126.75
16	—	666	125.00–127.50	126.40
23	—	469	138.00–148.00	144.85
34	—	574	130.50–138.00	133.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	178.00	178.00
12	—	509	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	701	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	700	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	121.50	121.50
4	—	486	125.00	125.00
3	—	643	122.00	122.00
9	—	537	125.50–130.50	128.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	155.00	155.00
8	—	592	137.00	137.00
15	—	627	137.50–142.50	138.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	437	177.75	177.75

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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