Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 500 lbs were lightly tested, with weaned 500-600 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher, 600-700 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher and over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs sold steady, with 550-700 lbs trading with a fully steady to firm undertone. A nice quality offering of 500-700 lb steers and 600-700 lb heifer sold on and active market with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady. Cattle on Feed report was released Friday afternoon with On Feed at 98.6 percent, Placements were at 97 percent, 3 percent below last year and 4 percent below expectations, Marketings came in at 97 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.31/cwt on 394 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −80.37 against this barn's trailing median of $243.68.

Average price

$163.31

394 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$35.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	166.55	1,000	280
Medium and Large 1-2	572	159.80	914	69
Medium and Large 2	522	150.20	783	41
Medium 1	769	131.50	1,011	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.05/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale394 hd

163.31

—

MO average16 barns · 8,193 hd

159.88

+3.43

This barn, trailing median22 sales

243.68

−80.37

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	—	Low	1,828	87.29	1,595	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	61.88	938	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	57.27	721	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	46.85	500	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,269	123.24	1,564	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	119.33	1,465	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,332	124.19	1,654	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	118.41	1,519	11

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Unweaned	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	147.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	777	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	148.92/cwt	148.75–149.00	1,176	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	170.63/cwt	166.00–173.50	978	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.22/cwt	155.00–160.50	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	175.38/cwt	173.00–180.00	931	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	154.67/cwt	152.50–156.50	1,038	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	167.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,113	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	165.37/cwt	156.50–169.00	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	172.27/cwt	168.00–177.00	796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	153.24/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	882	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	163.85/cwt	161.50–170.50	996	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	136.11/cwt	130.00–140.50	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.41/cwt	147.00–156.00	630	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	747	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	124.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	371	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	523	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,465	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,269	123.24/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,564	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	53.62/cwt	52.00–56.50	576	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	66.23/cwt	65.50–67.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	59.89/cwt	57.50–63.50	768	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.30/cwt	41.50–48.00	485	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,332	124.19/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,654	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	118.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,519	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	52.65/cwt	49.50–54.50	642	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	61.63/cwt	58.00–65.00	936	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	34.77/cwt	30.00–40.00	365	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	52.74/cwt	52.50–53.00	777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	72.29/cwt	69.50–75.00	1,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,827	89.05/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,113	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	157.64/cwt	155.00–162.00	571	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.46/cwt	157.50–162.75	1,012	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.31/cwt	159.00–162.00	683	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	150.15/cwt	150.00–150.50	850	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	180.99/cwt	175.00–183.50	872	21
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	769	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	912	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	140.89/cwt	137.50–143.00	889	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,081	16

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,185Last week 354Year ago 1,306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 200Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	671	152.50–156.50	154.67
27	—	474	154.00–159.00	157.70
22	—	756	147.25	147.25
8	—	395	166.00	166.00
61	—	627	157.50–162.75	161.46
23	—	426	159.00–162.00	160.31
24	—	553	165.00	165.00
16	—	704	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	130.00–140.50	136.11
6	—	575	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	419	147.00–156.00	150.41
18	—	362	155.00–162.00	157.64
5	—	712	137.00	137.00
20	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.47
14	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.62
9	—	787	131.00	131.00
23	—	566	150.00–150.50	150.15
26	—	631	137.50–143.00	140.89
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	140.00–150.00	147.80
7	—	589	140.00	140.00
9	—	406	155.00–160.00	158.30
4	—	702	142.00	142.00
7	—	491	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	790	148.75–149.00	148.92
3	—	438	191.00	191.00
47	—	573	166.00–173.50	170.63
54	—	531	173.00–180.00	175.38
55	—	665	160.00–170.00	167.36
10	—	740	155.00	155.00
47	—	608	161.50–170.50	163.85
21	—	482	175.00–183.50	180.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	150.50	150.50
11	—	578	155.00–160.50	157.22
6	—	871	136.00	136.00
21	—	523	156.50–169.00	165.37
11	—	462	168.00–177.00	172.27
7	—	674	150.00–157.50	153.24
4	—	441	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	142.50	142.50
5	—	522	166.00	166.00
13	—	628	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.30
6	—	371	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	118.00–120.50	119.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	123.00–124.00	123.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,074	52.00–56.50	53.62
11	—	1,070	41.50–48.00	45.30
6	—	1,049	30.00–40.00	34.77
1	—	1,060	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	65.50–67.00	66.23
9	—	1,283	57.50–63.50	59.89
9	—	1,219	49.50–54.50	52.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,518	58.00–65.00	61.63
2	—	1,473	52.50–53.00	52.74
2	—	1,550	69.50–75.00	72.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,332	122.50–124.50	124.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,283	115.00–120.00	118.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,827	85.00–96.00	89.05

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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