Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, a nice quality offering of 500-700 lb steers sold with a firm to higher undertone compared to a much lighter offering and test of same weight steer calves from two weeks ago, 700-750 lb steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers had the best test on 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good, best on the steers calves weighing under 700 lbs on a moderate supply. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon with On Feed at 98.6 percent with estimates at 98.2 percent; Placements came in above estimates at 102.3 percent with average guess at 99.1 percent and Marketings in line at 100 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.68/cwt on 310 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −76.01 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$167.68

310 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	171.06	1,076	225
Medium and Large 1-2	622	159.40	991	73
Medium and Large 2	501	157.67	789	9thin
Medium 2	475	145.00	689	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $387 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 sale310 hd

167.68

—

MO average14 barns · 7,171 hd

157.96

+9.72

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−76.01

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	1,853	89.65	1,661	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	66.65	1,023	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	64.19	834	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	59.01	618	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,331	124.32	1,655	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,278	120.40	1,539	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.67/cwt	143.00–150.50	916	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	156.29/cwt	155.00–156.75	1,144	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	188.10/cwt	185.00–193.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,148	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	154.80/cwt	152.00–158.50	828	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	149.65/cwt	147.50–151.50	1,086	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	202.65/cwt	202.00–204.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	158.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	985	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	138.55/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,158	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	163.59/cwt	160.50–166.50	1,099	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	377	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	171.26/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,081	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	166.41/cwt	164.00–168.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,130	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	187.18/cwt	181.00–194.00	996	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	174.08/cwt	167.00–179.50	1,011	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	319	190.11/cwt	188.00–191.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	185.23/cwt	183.00–188.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	932	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	753	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	141.07/cwt	137.50–144.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	758	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	73.41/cwt	71.00–75.50	1,205	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	65.75/cwt	64.00–69.00	982	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	61.40/cwt	56.00–66.00	659	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	51.22/cwt	47.50–54.50	524	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	68.61/cwt	67.00–70.00	683	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	58.47/cwt	56.50–62.00	758	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,331	124.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,655	5
Steers	Select	—	1,278	120.40/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,539	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	59.98/cwt	58.00–62.50	880	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	65.93/cwt	63.00–69.00	855	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	70.26/cwt	69.00–71.50	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	83.43/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,489	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	98.00/cwt	96.50–100.50	1,816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	91.01/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,727	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.29/cwt	161.00–165.50	776	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	775	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	156.50/cwt	152.00–159.75	909	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	155.05/cwt	153.75–158.00	986	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,032	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	160.11/cwt	158.00–164.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	860	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	957	11

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 Sep 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 354Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 200Year ago 260

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	620	143.00–150.50	147.67
32	—	535	152.00–158.50	154.80
9	—	687	137.50–144.00	141.07
3	—	422	160.00	160.00
10	—	371	158.00–164.00	160.11
29	—	580	144.00–150.00	148.22
11	—	709	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	120.00	120.00
4	—	860	120.00	120.00
8	—	753	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	130.00	130.00
5	—	775	127.50	127.50
3	—	358	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	161.00–165.50	163.29
4	—	424	165.00	165.00
4	—	370	175.00	175.00
18	—	581	152.00–159.75	156.50
25	—	636	153.75–158.00	155.05
23	—	669	154.25	154.25
4	—	792	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	142.50	142.50
3	—	437	144.00	144.00
8	—	641	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	732	155.00–156.75	156.29
5	—	439	185.00–193.00	188.10
29	—	672	160.50–166.50	163.59
40	—	631	166.00–175.00	171.26
7	—	756	149.50	149.50
5	—	395	196.00	196.00
33	—	532	181.00–194.00	187.18
16	—	581	167.00–179.50	174.08
7	—	479	183.00–188.00	185.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	170.00–171.00	170.49
18	—	726	147.50–151.50	149.65
14	—	620	155.00–160.00	158.92
11	—	836	136.00–140.00	138.55
5	—	490	164.00–168.00	166.41
7	—	650	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	658	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	202.00–204.00	202.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	151.00	151.00
6	—	512	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	188.00–191.00	190.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,642	71.00–75.50	73.41
8	—	1,493	64.00–69.00	65.75
6	—	1,467	58.00–62.50	59.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	56.00–66.00	61.40
8	—	1,023	47.50–54.50	51.22
3	—	995	67.00–70.00	68.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	56.50–62.00	58.47
16	—	1,297	63.00–69.00	65.93
2	—	1,333	69.00–71.50	70.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,331	123.00–125.00	124.32
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	119.00–122.00	120.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,785	78.00–85.00	83.43
3	—	1,853	96.50–100.50	98.00
9	—	1,898	88.00–95.00	91.01

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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