Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2019-11-08

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Nov 8
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,391 head
▲ 965 vs last sale 426▲ 1,391 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 165▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, the good quality weaned steer calves weighing 550-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, spots 7.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, with weights over 700 lbs on a light test selling mostly steady. heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold mostly steady on a light test, with 500-600 lbs lightly tested, over 600 lbs traded steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold firm to 2.00 higher. Best demand was on the 550-700 lb steer calves with heifer calves weighing 500-600 lbs overall quality was plainer and carrying flesh. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.84/cwt on 427 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −91.86 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$149.84
427 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$28.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.13
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1647153.88995224
Medium and Large 1-2594149.23886154
Medium and Large 2588138.3081327
Large 1-2505133.006725thin
Medium 2597125.2474817thin
One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $248 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale427 hd
149.84
—
MO average20 barns · 13,584 hd
149.70
+0.13
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−91.86
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

23 sales
274251227204median 241.7003/1304/2406/1908/2810/16
Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $218.18, median $241.70 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,97579.581,57110
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,63769.151,1323thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51356.8486032
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28851.8566838
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07545.5449048
HeifersChoiceAverage1,155110.501,2764thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,335110.391,47414
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,196103.621,2397thin

Every lot

77 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425171.00/cwt171.00–171.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451163.60/cwt160.50–165.0073816
Steers—Medium and Large 2465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy491132.50/cwt132.50–132.506517
Steers—Medium and Large 1502169.00/cwt169.00–169.008483
Steers—Medium 2503135.00/cwt135.00–135.006794
Steers—Large 1-2505133.00/cwt133.00–133.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526156.86/cwt151.00–160.5082536
Steers—Medium and Large 2526140.58/cwt135.00–143.507399
Steers—Medium and Large 1564166.45/cwt159.00–169.5093940
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574148.73/cwt145.00–150.5085423
Steers—Medium and Large 1617156.23/cwt153.00–161.0096471
Steers—Medium 2626122.24/cwt120.00–125.0076513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633148.24/cwt146.50–150.0093832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy642147.50/cwt147.50–147.5094721
Steers—Medium and Large 1662153.62/cwt150.50–155.501,01727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667144.24/cwt141.50–146.509629
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy678127.00/cwt127.00–127.008617
Steers—Medium and Large 2679137.50/cwt137.50–137.509346
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy697142.25/cwt142.25–142.2599121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy697138.50/cwt138.50–138.5096510
Steers—Medium and Large 1724151.29/cwt149.50–152.251,09520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2747137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 1752139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,04912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,1533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy823129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,06611
Steers—Medium and Large 1837142.25/cwt142.25–142.251,1919
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345153.50/cwt153.50–153.5053012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366148.00/cwt141.00–152.5054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435148.44/cwt146.00–151.5064620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467141.96/cwt140.00–146.0066328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488146.00/cwt146.00–146.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490135.50/cwt135.50–135.506643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned501120.00/cwt120.00–120.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505145.25/cwt145.25–145.2573411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515127.58/cwt125.50–132.5065719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529138.32/cwt135.00–140.5073229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy531134.42/cwt130.50–135.5071418
Heifers—Medium 2534120.00/cwt120.00–120.006418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571136.19/cwt134.00–138.0077834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575136.78/cwt135.00–137.2578619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy583128.28/cwt125.00–130.0074817
Heifers—Medium 2608114.00/cwt114.00–114.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629135.07/cwt131.00–138.0085020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642140.50/cwt140.50–140.509025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655146.75/cwt146.75–146.7596123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy657135.50/cwt135.50–135.5089010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685134.50/cwt134.50–134.509215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728135.00/cwt135.00–135.009834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743140.03/cwt139.75–140.251,04037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0255
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2342176.50/cwt176.50–176.506044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454144.34/cwt142.00–145.006559
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471140.00/cwt140.00–140.0065910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520133.84/cwt130.50–136.5069618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556125.50/cwt125.50–125.506985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627124.50/cwt124.50–124.507813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722108.50/cwt108.50–108.507833
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,196103.62/cwt103.25–106.001,2397
Steers—Choice1,335110.39/cwt110.00–111.001,47414
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,155110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,2764
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,92372.38/cwt67.50–76.501,3924
Bulls——2,00887.66/cwt87.50–88.001,7603
Bulls——2,01081.09/cwt78.00–83.501,6303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01832.98/cwt28.00–36.003366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07350.10/cwt46.50–54.0053822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09441.76/cwt38.50–45.0045717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10058.61/cwt55.50–63.006453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27958.28/cwt57.00–61.507456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28453.07/cwt50.00–56.5068120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29846.60/cwt42.00–49.0060512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43849.52/cwt48.00–50.507127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48455.40/cwt52.50–58.0082212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58062.12/cwt59.00–65.0098113
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,63769.15/cwt67.00–73.001,1323

This sale against other markets

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.