Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs were not tested, 550-600 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher, 700-750 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, with yearlings over 750 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-650 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-650 lb heifers, 700-750 lb sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy offering. The best demand was on steers and heifer weighing 550-750 lbs. Several part loads and pot loads of top quality black heifers weighing 625-775 lbs with a good quality offering of steers weighing 600-750 lbs all sold on and active market. Slaughter cows sold firm to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.59/cwt on 710 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −109.37 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$137.59

710 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	140.59	958	433
Medium and Large 1-2	616	133.42	822	232
Medium and Large 2	487	130.23	634	45

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $324 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 sale710 hd

137.59

—

MO average17 barns · 8,806 hd

137.88

−0.29

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−109.37

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	1,782	89.95	1,603	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,580	73.02	1,154	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	64.36	990	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	63.57	810	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	52.42	525	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,434	94.00	1,348	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,284	113.92	1,463	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,167	112.31	1,311	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	105.45	1,265	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,347	114.05	1,536	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,151	111.49	1,283	13

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	758	129.89/cwt	125.00–132.50	985	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	133.51/cwt	132.50–134.25	1,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	147.56/cwt	145.50–151.00	785	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	176.88/cwt	174.50–180.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.80/cwt	136.50–142.50	725	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.70/cwt	165.00–167.50	792	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	62.24/cwt	58.50–65.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	756	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,151	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.04/cwt	140.50–151.75	938	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	165.74/cwt	162.75–168.00	966	38
Steers	Choice	—	1,347	114.05/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,536	60
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,580	73.02/cwt	72.50–73.50	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	120.74/cwt	116.50–122.50	891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	948	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	54.32/cwt	51.50–57.00	571	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	66.01/cwt	63.00–70.50	1,015	19
Heifers	Select	—	1,200	105.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,265	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	44.97/cwt	40.00–48.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	859	124.64/cwt	124.25–125.00	1,071	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	36.76/cwt	32.50–38.50	317	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	59.87/cwt	56.50–62.50	923	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,167	112.31/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,311	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	59.08/cwt	55.50–62.00	747	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	67.75/cwt	62.00–73.50	871	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	677	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,093	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	151.92/cwt	147.00–155.50	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	123.56/cwt	122.00–125.50	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.61/cwt	124.00–131.25	858	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	129.36/cwt	125.00–134.50	627	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	134.16/cwt	130.00–139.00	993	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.47/cwt	135.50–142.50	809	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	175.21/cwt	173.00–177.00	753	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	164.99/cwt	161.50–166.50	865	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	504	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	913	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.71/cwt	141.00–144.50	680	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,140	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.41/cwt	125.00–137.00	830	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	162.96/cwt	155.25–165.75	1,022	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	126.49/cwt	124.00–130.50	906	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	918	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	964	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.85/cwt	148.00–151.50	863	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	126.03/cwt	124.50–126.50	1,032	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.70/cwt	145.50–151.00	748	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	139.06/cwt	136.00–140.75	944	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.94/cwt	168.00–170.50	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	156.83/cwt	152.50–163.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	140.68/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,073	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	131.60/cwt	131.60–131.60	1,023	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.97/cwt	148.75–155.00	1,023	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	156.05/cwt	150.25–158.25	1,122	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	138.55/cwt	137.50–140.50	988	155
Heifers	Choice	—	1,284	113.92/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,463	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,434	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,348	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,151	111.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,283	13
Bulls	—	—	1,798	75.36/cwt	66.00–82.00	1,355	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	98.83/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,806	11
Bulls	—	—	1,718	87.20/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,498	9

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,007Last week 248Year ago 1,171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 226Year ago 276

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	758	125.00–132.50	129.89
13	—	475	165.00–167.50	166.70
11	—	622	147.00–155.50	151.92
17	—	740	130.00–139.00	134.16
21	—	430	173.00–177.00	175.21
22	—	524	161.50–166.50	164.99
17	—	665	135.00–140.00	137.36
10	—	370	184.00	184.00
7	—	944	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	827	132.50–134.25	133.51
38	—	583	162.75–168.00	165.74
11	—	875	130.25	130.25
95	—	627	155.25–165.75	162.96
11	—	524	168.00–170.50	168.94
4	—	335	197.00	197.00
20	—	763	140.00–141.50	140.68
53	—	673	148.75–155.00	151.97
62	—	719	150.25–158.25	156.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	532	145.50–151.00	147.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	756	152.25	152.25
9	—	677	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	859	124.25–125.00	124.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	557	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	153.50	153.50
7	—	394	174.50–180.00	176.88
10	—	738	116.50–122.50	120.74
3	—	810	117.00	117.00
10	—	646	136.00	136.00
7	—	462	165.00	165.00
4	—	654	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	522	136.50–142.50	138.80
9	—	788	122.00–125.50	123.56
55	—	667	124.00–131.25	128.61
40	—	580	135.50–142.50	139.47
15	—	480	141.00–144.50	141.71
42	—	627	125.00–137.00	132.41
6	—	429	151.50	151.50
27	—	716	124.00–130.50	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	125.00–127.00	126.00
15	—	418	130.00–140.00	134.67
18	—	485	125.00–134.50	129.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	625	140.50–151.75	150.04
4	—	358	172.00	172.00
31	—	572	148.00–151.50	150.85
22	—	819	124.50–126.50	126.03
14	—	510	145.50–151.00	146.70
67	—	679	136.00–140.75	139.06
9	—	419	152.50–163.00	156.83
5	—	485	156.50	156.50
68	—	777	131.60	131.60
155	—	713	137.50–140.50	138.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,098	58.50–65.00	62.24
6	—	1,051	51.50–57.00	54.32
5	—	884	40.00–48.00	44.97
4	—	863	32.50–38.50	36.76
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	72.50–73.50	73.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,537	63.00–70.50	66.01
7	—	1,542	56.50–62.50	59.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	51.50	51.50
15	—	1,264	55.50–62.00	59.08
19	—	1,286	62.00–73.50	67.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,347	113.00–116.00	114.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,151	110.00–112.00	111.49
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	102.00–107.00	105.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,167	112.00–112.50	112.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,284	113.00–115.00	113.92
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,798	66.00–82.00	75.36
11	—	1,827	95.00–106.00	98.83
9	—	1,718	83.00–93.00	87.20

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