Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2019-12-13

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Dec 13
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,160 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 1,480▲ 1,160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 375▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 500-700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with 700-800 lbs trading steady on a few comparable sales and 2 pot loads of 9 weight yearling steers selling with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 500-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with weights over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower with most decline on the average to lean cows. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Overall quality on calves was good with quality on heifer calves this week much improved over last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.24/cwt on 390 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −95.45 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$146.24
390 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$18.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.56
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558150.2183888
Medium and Large 1624148.03923176
Large 1-2948142.701,353103
Medium and Large 2577135.5578211thin
Medium 1-2511131.2567012thin
One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $167 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 sale390 hd
146.24
—
MO average18 barns · 17,472 hd
147.81
−1.56
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−95.45
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—Average1,84273.621,3569thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,64370.621,1603thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55753.9584026
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30050.0465135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15838.2744348
SteersChoiceAverage1,459115.831,69011
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,316109.571,4426thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1339192.29/cwt190.00–199.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386173.49/cwt173.00–174.006709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426171.93/cwt170.00–179.007326
Steers—Medium 1-2459130.00/cwt130.00–130.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476162.16/cwt155.00–166.0077221
Steers—Medium and Large 2498149.00/cwt149.00–149.007423
Steers—Medium 1-2503135.00/cwt135.00–135.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1524160.95/cwt157.50–165.0084330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534150.50/cwt150.50–150.508044
Steers—Medium 1-2557130.00/cwt130.00–130.007245
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned562140.00/cwt140.00–140.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2564135.50/cwt135.50–135.507644
Steers—Medium and Large 1570152.63/cwt150.00–155.5087032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581143.98/cwt142.00–146.0083716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned619139.50/cwt139.50–139.508644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631135.14/cwt135.00–135.5085311
Steers—Medium and Large 1635145.75/cwt142.25–150.5092650
Steers—Medium and Large 2649125.50/cwt125.50–125.508144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675136.65/cwt135.50–138.009229
Steers—Medium and Large 1692140.20/cwt140.00–140.5097010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy692135.00/cwt135.00–135.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy714132.22/cwt132.00–132.509449
Steers—Medium and Large 1720141.16/cwt138.25–144.501,01620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727136.00/cwt136.00–136.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned731125.50/cwt125.50–125.509174
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy774133.20/cwt132.50–133.501,03110
Steers—Medium and Large 1779140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,0935
Steers—Large 1-2921145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,33852
Steers—Large 1-2976140.10/cwt140.10–140.101,36751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383144.00/cwt144.00–144.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420142.38/cwt140.00–145.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467146.88/cwt146.50–147.5068611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476139.39/cwt136.00–140.5066324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480130.74/cwt130.50–131.006288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503135.27/cwt135.00–135.5068011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520145.20/cwt140.00–150.5075525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573139.56/cwt138.00–143.2580029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580129.15/cwt128.50–130.007497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy596134.00/cwt134.00–134.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611135.51/cwt134.00–138.0082839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669139.25/cwt135.50–139.5093249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned682117.00/cwt117.00–117.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742128.50/cwt128.50–128.509533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009819
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468160.50/cwt160.50–160.507516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525147.05/cwt145.50–149.0077218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572139.79/cwt136.00–144.0080010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675131.72/cwt129.00–134.508896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714128.00/cwt128.00–128.009146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808121.00/cwt121.00–121.009784
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,316109.57/cwt106.50–111.001,4426
Steers—Choice1,459115.83/cwt115.00–116.001,69011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74370.31/cwt66.50–73.001,2265
Bulls——1,96577.76/cwt74.00–81.001,5284
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04557.00/cwt57.00–57.005961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13732.01/cwt30.00–35.0036419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17446.84/cwt44.50–48.505509
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17739.49/cwt36.00–43.0046519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28653.98/cwt50.00–56.5069415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29657.78/cwt57.00–59.007494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31544.41/cwt40.00–48.0058416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48051.98/cwt49.50–55.5076911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55844.87/cwt40.00–48.506996
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64370.62/cwt70.00–71.501,1603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65162.42/cwt58.00–67.501,0319

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.