Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone on comparable sales and weights, with 5 weight steers and 450-500 lb heifers trading with a higher undertone on a light test. Three pot loads of 790-940 lb good quality yearling steers sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to spots 2.00 lower on the high dressing cows. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon with On Feed coming in at expectations at 98.7; Placements came in under expectations at 92.9; with Marketings at 102.7 slightly above expectations.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.24/cwt on 480 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −87.44 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$156.24

480 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$23.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

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	626	163.21	1,022	124
Medium and Large 1	776	154.69	1,200	322
Medium and Large 2	549	146.30	804	30
Medium 2	402	140.00	563	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.21/cwt here — about $460 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 sale480 hd

156.24

—

MO average15 barns · 9,597 hd

161.72

−5.47

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−87.44

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	1,821	96.23	1,752	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	76.27	1,095	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	70.17	890	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	62.22	649	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,301	123.62	1,608	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,141	118.60	1,353	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	115.00	1,213	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	124.53	1,737	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,208	117.50	1,419	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	737	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	163.52/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,017	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	177.70/cwt	176.00–182.00	949	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	145.59/cwt	144.50–147.00	1,128	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.74/cwt	136.50–142.50	802	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	156.99/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,039	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.71/cwt	141.00–145.00	752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	901	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	671	132.03/cwt	131.50–133.00	886	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	173.92/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,078	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	185.52/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,026	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	160.14/cwt	158.00–161.50	1,079	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,121	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	140.43/cwt	138.50–140.60	1,320	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,200	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	857	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,141	118.60/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,353	9
Steers	Select	—	1,208	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,419	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	5
Bulls	—	—	1,952	76.45/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,492	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	105.77/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,888	8
Bulls	—	—	1,806	93.80/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,694	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	80.49/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,146	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	70.38/cwt	68.50–72.50	1,032	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	75.83/cwt	72.00–81.50	979	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	66.74/cwt	63.00–70.00	826	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	61.49/cwt	61.00–63.00	790	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,395	124.53/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,737	27
Steers	Medium 2	—	402	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	563	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,301	123.62/cwt	122.75–124.25	1,608	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	47.55/cwt	42.00–50.50	455	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	59.52/cwt	57.00–62.00	654	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	70.51/cwt	67.00–74.50	753	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	147.95/cwt	143.00–151.00	976	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	148.67/cwt	144.50–152.00	873	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.21/cwt	153.50–155.00	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	161.42/cwt	157.00–166.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,040	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,226	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	479	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	182.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	875	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.17/cwt	137.50–142.50	883	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	138.62/cwt	137.50–139.75	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	157.06/cwt	153.00–160.00	572	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 Jul 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,069Last week 326Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 325Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	147.00–149.00	148.01
6	—	580	167.00	167.00
47	—	622	160.00–164.50	163.52
17	—	534	176.00–182.00	177.70
15	—	775	144.50–147.00	145.59
22	—	662	155.00–157.50	156.99
11	—	480	180.00–185.00	182.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	620	167.50–176.00	173.92
23	—	553	177.00–187.00	185.52
4	—	542	185.00	185.00
38	—	674	158.00–161.50	160.14
9	—	718	156.25	156.25
61	—	870	148.00	148.00
60	—	940	138.50–140.60	140.43
55	—	791	151.75	151.75
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	402	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	717	145.00	145.00
15	—	834	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	150.00	150.00
5	—	661	143.00	143.00
6	—	562	140.00	140.00
3	—	492	160.00	160.00
6	—	636	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	136.50–142.50	140.74
12	—	523	141.00–145.00	143.71
4	—	454	148.00	148.00
3	—	422	155.00	155.00
17	—	630	137.50–142.50	140.17
10	—	743	137.50–139.75	138.62
5	—	364	153.00–160.00	157.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	671	131.50–133.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	781	143.50	143.50
4	—	715	141.50	141.50
56	—	660	143.00–151.00	147.95
38	—	587	144.50–152.00	148.67
11	—	530	153.50–155.00	154.21
17	—	485	157.00–166.00	161.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	513	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	694	130.00	130.00
11	—	641	140.50	140.50
11	—	574	147.50	147.50
3	—	767	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,141	117.00–119.00	118.60
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,301	122.75–124.25	123.62
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	117.50	117.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,395	124.00–125.00	124.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,952	72.00–83.00	76.45
8	—	1,785	101.00–112.00	105.77
7	—	1,806	89.00–98.00	93.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,424	75.00–84.00	80.49
5	—	1,466	68.50–72.50	70.38
1	—	1,395	63.50	63.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,291	72.00–81.50	75.83
13	—	1,238	63.00–70.00	66.74
4	—	1,285	61.00–63.00	61.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	956	42.00–50.50	47.55
5	—	1,099	57.00–62.00	59.52
14	—	1,068	67.00–74.50	70.51

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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