Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, a light test of weaned steer calves under 650 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable sales, with unweaned steer calves trading with a lower undertone, yearling steers over 650 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were lightly tested, with with 6 weight heifers selling steady to 5.00 higher and a pot load weighing 750 lbs sold with a higher undertone. The first full week of October had several consignments of unweaned and short weaned calves on offer and selling with light demand with weaned calves and yearlings selling with moderate to good demand on a moderate offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.59/cwt on 438 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −95.37 against this barn's trailing median of $246.96.

Average price

$151.59

438 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	157.29	995	249
Medium and Large 1-2	535	144.86	775	174
Medium and Large 2	568	134.83	765	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about $230 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 sale438 hd

151.59

—

MO average13 barns · 5,546 hd

144.04

+7.54

This barn, trailing median15 sales

246.96

−95.37

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
Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	123.20	1,717	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	118.35	1,417	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	412	171.12/cwt	168.00–176.00	705	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,108	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	158.67/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,006	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	156.41/cwt	155.00–159.00	791	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	157.33/cwt	155.00–160.50	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	195.02/cwt	186.00–201.00	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	170.63/cwt	170.00–171.00	889	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	146.49/cwt	143.50–150.00	918	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	177.89/cwt	177.00–179.00	836	9
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	581	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	173.26/cwt	169.00–175.00	837	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	998	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	192.39/cwt	186.00–198.00	827	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	153.65/cwt	148.00–158.00	877	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	155.75/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,048	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	779	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	134.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	692	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,197	118.35/cwt	117.50–119.50	1,417	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	123.20/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.33/cwt	146.00–159.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	628	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,031	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	156.90/cwt	150.50–161.50	913	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.21/cwt	162.00–167.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	142.79/cwt	138.50–147.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	164.04/cwt	161.50–166.00	1,111	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	159.69/cwt	156.50–162.00	1,132	12
Steers	Large 1	—	969	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	1,411	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	741	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	149.40/cwt	146.00–152.00	731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	163.80/cwt	161.00–164.50	1,014	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	143.15/cwt	140.00–144.50	806	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.20/cwt	145.50–159.50	774	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,145	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	181.29/cwt	176.00–187.00	963	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	189.63/cwt	189.00–190.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	156.60/cwt	152.50–158.50	1,204	39

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 Oct 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,265Last week 216Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 196Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	412	168.00–176.00	171.12
16	—	723	153.25	153.25
26	—	634	152.50–162.00	158.67
19	—	506	155.00–159.00	156.41
24	—	673	155.50–156.00	155.75
18	—	582	150.50–161.50	156.90
29	—	470	155.00–160.00	157.67
69	—	751	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	134.50	134.50
10	—	520	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	660	140.00–145.00	142.97
10	—	423	146.00–159.00	152.33
14	—	377	162.00–167.00	164.21
10	—	605	138.50–147.00	142.79
22	—	489	146.00–152.00	149.40
9	—	704	135.00–140.00	137.21
16	—	563	140.00–144.50	143.15
37	—	522	145.50–159.50	148.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	573	134.00–138.00	135.98
15	—	515	133.00–135.00	134.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	628	164.25	164.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	535	155.00–160.50	157.33
5	—	395	179.00	179.00
18	—	627	143.50–150.00	146.49
43	—	571	148.00–158.00	153.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	186.00–201.00	195.02
26	—	483	169.00–175.00	173.26
5	—	535	169.00	169.00
5	—	350	196.00	196.00
5	—	410	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	521	170.00–171.00	170.63
9	—	470	177.00–179.00	177.89
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	173.00	173.00
25	—	430	186.00–198.00	192.39
52	—	677	161.50–166.00	164.04
12	—	709	156.50–162.00	159.69
39	—	619	161.00–164.50	163.80
16	—	531	176.00–187.00	181.29
11	—	454	189.00–190.00	189.63
39	—	769	152.50–158.50	156.60
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	969	145.60	145.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	163.50	163.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,197	117.50–119.50	118.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,394	121.50–124.00	123.20

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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