Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering this week of feeders consisting mostly of two pot loads of yearlings; one pot load of 965 lb steers and one pot load of 845 lb heifers, both selling with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.59/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −100.37 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$146.59

138 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$0.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	547	147.11	805	34
Medium and Large 1	716	146.42	1,048	104

One grade step is worth $0.68/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale138 hd

146.59

—

MO average14 barns · 6,376 hd

150.45

−3.86

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−100.37

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	—	Average	1,738	99.37	1,728	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,679	79.61	1,337	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	77.29	1,113	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	74.26	934	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	64.70	678	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,227	123.00	1,509	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,328	114.54	1,521	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	123.18	1,681	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	118.10	1,509	22

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,669	94.04/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,570	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,328	114.54/cwt	113.50–115.00	1,521	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.13/cwt	158.00–163.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	318	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	118.10/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,509	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	70.86/cwt	66.00–73.50	883	9
Bulls	—	—	1,801	104.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	546	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	153.25/cwt	152.00–155.50	883	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	143.00/cwt	142.50–143.50	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	175.12/cwt	173.00–179.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	75.79/cwt	73.00–78.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	158.39/cwt	156.50–160.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,121	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	936	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,679	81.57/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,180	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	79.02/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,136	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	69.19/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,005	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	54.02/cwt	51.00–55.00	553	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	397	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,227	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,509	6
Steers	Large 1	—	967	141.10/cwt	141.10–141.10	1,364	54
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	123.18/cwt	122.00–123.75	1,681	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	77.32/cwt	74.00–81.50	972	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.62/cwt	59.00–66.00	655	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	60.01/cwt	59.00–61.00	780	3

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 Aug 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 175Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 125Year ago 278

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,669	90.00–99.00	94.04
10	—	1,801	100.00–110.00	104.17
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	113.50–115.00	114.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	122.00–124.00	123.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,679	78.00–84.50	81.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,246	66.00–73.50	70.86
24	—	1,257	74.00–81.50	77.32
3	—	1,300	59.00–61.00	60.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,110	73.00–78.00	75.79
5	—	1,024	51.00–55.00	54.02
2	—	913	43.50	43.50
14	—	1,030	59.00–66.00	63.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,438	76.50–83.50	79.02
3	—	1,453	66.00–71.00	69.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,278	117.00–120.00	118.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,365	122.00–123.75	123.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	130.00	130.00
5	—	647	143.50	143.50
3	—	737	126.50	126.50
4	—	520	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	185.00	185.00
3	—	318	198.00	198.00
4	—	546	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	135.00	135.00
8	—	379	158.00–163.00	161.13
4	—	560	140.00	140.00
8	—	479	150.00–157.00	153.57
8	—	644	142.50–143.50	143.00
3	—	782	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	156.00	156.00
15	—	576	152.00–155.50	153.25
14	—	513	156.50–160.00	158.39
6	—	489	158.00–159.00	158.51
4	—	618	151.50	151.50
61	—	844	139.85	139.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	188.00	188.00
3	—	595	159.00	159.00
10	—	534	173.00–179.00	175.12
5	—	668	155.00	155.00
3	—	435	190.00	190.00
21	—	730	153.50	153.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	967	141.10	141.10

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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