Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special bred cow and pairs sale with one consignment of nice quality black young bred cows 3-5 years of age in the 2nd stage selling with moderate demand, a few pairs on offer also sold with moderate demand. Feeder cattle were lightly tested and sold in small packages and singles. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Temperatures were hot in the mid to high 90's in the surrounding area with plenty of hay being put up.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.46/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −88.22 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$155.46

65 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	159.24	840	46
Medium and Large 2	539	146.32	788	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $52 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 sale65 hd

155.46

—

MO average13 barns · 8,493 hd

150.79

+4.67

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−88.22

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	1,803	100.41	1,810	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,641	84.99	1,395	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	74.06	1,089	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	71.65	918	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	62.62	644	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,002	80.25	804	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,104	117.00	1,292	24
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	119.24	1,557	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	13,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	158.32/cwt	157.00–158.50	841	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	140.94/cwt	140.00–142.50	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,002	80.25/cwt	80.25–80.25	804	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,306	119.24/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,557	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,104	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,292	24
Bulls	—	—	1,490	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	105.12/cwt	99.00–113.50	1,950	5
Bulls	—	—	1,828	96.85/cwt	95.50–98.50	1,770	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	1,460.56/cwt	1,435.00–1,480.00	19,805	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,528.42/cwt	1,425.00–1,600.00	18,280	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,150.00/cwt	2,150.00–2,150.00	21,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,000	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	13,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	150.56/cwt	150.00–151.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	686	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	834	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,163.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	14,935	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,458	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,580	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	147.65/cwt	145.50–149.50	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.91/cwt	137.50–150.50	820	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	60.53/cwt	57.50–62.00	783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	68.72/cwt	63.00–71.00	897	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	75.70/cwt	72.00–82.00	961	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,258.08/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	15,814	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	11,947	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	13,760	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	68.15/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,022	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	76.21/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,113	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	61.27/cwt	56.50–65.50	641	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	71.34/cwt	67.50–77.50	728	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	50.26/cwt	47.50–54.00	514	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,641	84.99/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,395	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 Jun 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 1,351Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 250Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 0Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	134.00	134.00
3	—	495	138.50	138.50
5	—	645	123.00	123.00
4	—	692	125.00	125.00
5	—	750	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	142.50	142.50
6	—	453	141.00–143.00	142.01
8	—	541	140.00–142.50	140.94
6	—	570	137.50–150.50	143.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	138.00	138.00
3	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	686	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	147.00	147.00
5	—	405	173.00	173.00
16	—	531	157.00–158.50	158.32
14	—	488	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	140.00	140.00
4	—	660	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	150.00–151.00	150.56
3	—	675	130.50	130.50
7	—	484	145.50–149.50	147.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,238	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,257	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,258.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,284	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,163.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,207	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,458	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,356	1,435.00–1,480.00	1,460.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,196	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,528.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,340.00	1,340.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	937	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,002	80.25	80.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,306	119.00–120.00	119.24
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,104	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,855	99.00–113.50	105.12
2	—	1,828	95.50–98.50	96.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,294	57.50–62.00	60.53
9	—	1,305	63.00–71.00	68.72
23	—	1,269	72.00–82.00	75.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	65.00–70.00	68.15
11	—	1,460	73.00–80.00	76.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	56.50–65.50	61.27
11	—	1,020	67.50–77.50	71.34
7	—	1,023	47.50–54.00	50.26
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	83.50–87.50	84.99

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle