Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, (last week was a Special Bred Cow auction) feeder steers weighing 450-500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower, with 500-550 lbs selling 5.00-7.00 lower, 550-800 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower with spots 12.00 lower on the 750-800 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold mostly steady to firm with two weeks ago, and a part load of 625 lb heifers with good weighing conditions sold with a firm undertone, 650-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Overall the heifer market was more active on the better quality 500-660 lb heifers selling with good demand. CME cattle futures had a rough week with April and May Feeder Cattle contracts closing 5.75-6.00 lower and fat cattle trade this week mostly steady to 3.00 lower ranging from 118.00-123.00 depending on different regions. Corn prices have escalated rapidly this week pressuring the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows on a good offering sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.65/cwt on 640 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −101.91 against this barn's trailing median of $242.55.

Average price

$140.65

640 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	146.44	890	354
Medium and Large 1-2	592	135.46	802	240
Medium and Large 2	621	123.09	764	46

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $126 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

16 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $223.56, median $242.55 across 16 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 sale640 hd

140.65

—

MO average17 barns · 8,426 hd

140.87

−0.22

This barn, trailing median16 sales

242.55

−101.91

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	1,790	96.43	1,726	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,680	68.74	1,155	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	65.53	966	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	64.55	820	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	55.54	559	50
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,192	121.94	1,454	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	123.96	1,800	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	118.61	1,592	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,228	110.00	1,351	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	164.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	845	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	132.50/cwt	127.50–135.00	962	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	149.07/cwt	144.00–154.50	878	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	124.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,010	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	814	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	134.99/cwt	130.00–138.50	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	607	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	863	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	139.91/cwt	133.50–145.25	883	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	866	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	594	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.46/cwt	156.00–160.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	830	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	147.49/cwt	145.50–150.00	972	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	129.96/cwt	129.00–131.50	1,001	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	173.67/cwt	168.75–178.50	901	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	169.96/cwt	167.00–171.00	892	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	137.08/cwt	134.00–139.50	986	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	144.01/cwt	138.00–147.75	1,030	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.77/cwt	147.50–153.50	935	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	160.91/cwt	157.50–169.00	928	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	141.42/cwt	140.50–141.75	929	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	177.05/cwt	173.00–181.00	852	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	68.02/cwt	64.00–75.00	871	53
Steers	Choice	—	1,452	123.96/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,800	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,192	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,454	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	118.61/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,592	11
Bulls	—	—	1,555	81.19/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	103.33/cwt	97.50–110.00	1,961	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	67.35/cwt	63.50–75.00	990	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	51.81/cwt	50.00–54.00	643	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	57.72/cwt	52.00–61.50	580	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	60.99/cwt	58.00–63.00	905	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	60.92/cwt	55.00–63.50	766	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	30.78/cwt	25.00–37.00	295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	723	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.38/cwt	155.00–156.00	808	26
Steers	Select	—	1,228	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	92.15/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,588	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	45.04/cwt	42.00–49.00	406	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	64.98/cwt	61.50–70.00	690	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	828	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,658	72.09/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,195	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,707	64.72/cwt	63.50–67.50	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	919	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	126.32/cwt	123.00–129.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.86/cwt	118.50–122.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	120.83/cwt	120.50–121.50	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.75/cwt	135.00–149.00	739	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	144.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	715	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	753	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.72/cwt	165.00–169.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.08/cwt	146.50–155.00	843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.68/cwt	146.00–151.00	562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.17/cwt	124.00–132.50	857	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.82/cwt	120.00–124.50	882	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	132.12/cwt	130.00–136.00	776	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	179.13/cwt	176.00–183.00	770	7

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 Apr 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,831Last week 773Year ago 1,474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 500Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	349	185.00	185.00
37	—	513	160.00–170.00	164.64
26	—	726	127.50–135.00	132.50
21	—	589	144.00–154.50	149.07
18	—	812	122.00–125.00	124.33
18	—	484	165.00–170.00	168.17
10	—	658	130.00–138.50	134.99
41	—	631	133.50–145.25	139.91
10	—	396	172.50	172.50
7	—	430	176.00–183.00	179.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	125.00	125.00
5	—	866	120.50	120.50
5	—	640	135.50	135.50
7	—	594	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	659	145.50–150.00	147.49
51	—	770	129.00–131.50	129.96
47	—	519	168.75–178.50	173.67
60	—	715	138.00–147.75	144.01
22	—	620	147.50–153.50	150.77
5	—	436	186.00	186.00
84	—	577	157.50–169.00	160.91
26	—	481	173.00–181.00	177.05
5	—	868	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	161.00	161.00
3	—	695	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	145.00	145.00
21	—	617	130.00–138.00	134.25
33	—	518	135.00–149.00	142.75
19	—	493	142.00–150.00	144.94
9	—	796	119.75	119.75
4	—	290	160.00	160.00
13	—	378	146.00–151.00	148.68
42	—	674	124.00–132.50	127.17
29	—	718	120.00–124.50	122.82
24	—	587	130.00–136.00	132.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	607	142.25	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	139.50	139.50
8	—	777	123.00	123.00
8	—	428	156.00–160.00	158.46
6	—	395	168.00	168.00
5	—	800	121.50	121.50
52	—	565	140.00–152.00	146.97
58	—	719	134.00–139.50	137.08
61	—	657	140.50–141.75	141.42
38	—	462	155.00–158.00	156.45
26	—	520	155.00–156.00	155.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	525	167.00–171.00	169.96
8	—	560	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	161.50	161.50
42	—	626	146.75	146.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	120.00	120.00
5	—	573	127.00	127.00
16	—	616	123.00–129.00	126.32
11	—	670	118.50–122.00	119.86
9	—	546	120.50–121.50	120.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	782	120.00	120.00
4	—	586	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	188.00	188.00
11	—	468	161.00	161.00
9	—	421	165.00–169.00	166.72
16	—	569	146.50–155.00	148.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	149.50	149.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,280	64.00–75.00	68.02
7	—	1,241	50.00–54.00	51.81
26	—	1,258	55.00–63.50	60.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,470	63.50–75.00	67.35
12	—	1,484	58.00–63.00	60.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,004	52.00–61.50	57.72
6	—	958	25.00–37.00	30.78
5	—	902	42.00–49.00	45.04
16	—	1,062	61.50–70.00	64.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	68.00–74.50	72.09
5	—	1,707	63.50–67.50	64.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,452	122.50–124.50	123.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,342	117.50–120.00	118.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,192	120.00–124.00	121.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	77.00–85.00	81.19
10	—	1,898	97.50–110.00	103.33
9	—	1,723	87.50–95.00	92.15

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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