Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2020-01-24

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jan 24
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,173 head
▲ 975 vs last sale 198▲ 1,173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 233▲ 120 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, feeder steers under 550 lbs and 600-650 lb s were not well tested, with 550-600 lbs selling steady, 650-750 lbs trading with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 550-700 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable sales and quality. Slaughter cows on a light test sold steady to 3.00 higher with Lean Cows trading up to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.39/cwt on 465 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −111.08 against this barn's trailing median of $248.48.
Average price
$137.39
465 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$31.55/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 1659142.05936200
Medium and Large 1-2596135.17805230
Medium and Large 2407128.0952216thin
Large 1737125.5392516thin
Medium 1-2657110.507263thin
One grade step is worth $31.55/cwt here — about $210 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 sale465 hd
137.39
—
MO average16 barns · 7,374 hd
137.53
−0.13
This barn, trailing median13 sales
248.48
−111.08
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

13 sales
277253228204median 248.4803/2005/0806/0507/3110/30
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $262.69, low $218.12, median $248.48 across 13 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—Average1,63883.831,3733thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47661.7691214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24159.4973814
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09255.1460216
HeifersChoiceAverage1,178126.251,4874thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,222119.501,4606thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,372125.711,72510
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,252117.771,4749thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429167.14/cwt166.00–168.007178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494165.35/cwt160.00–169.0081714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy511149.00/cwt149.00–149.007615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516163.20/cwt163.00–163.5084210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569150.28/cwt145.50–155.0085519
Steers—Medium and Large 1576163.19/cwt160.25–169.0094028
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy584155.50/cwt155.50–155.5090810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618146.40/cwt145.50–148.5090513
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy629149.99/cwt148.50–150.5094348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672143.31/cwt135.50–145.5096337
Steers—Medium and Large 1683153.19/cwt147.50–157.001,04629
Steers—Medium and Large 1720147.10/cwt143.00–150.001,05981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731136.80/cwt135.00–140.001,00026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy735131.94/cwt130.50–132.2597016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778138.25/cwt138.25–138.251,07620
Steers—Medium and Large 1781140.32/cwt137.50–143.001,09622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy784131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy800134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,07614
Steers—Medium and Large 1812144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,17323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy814131.25/cwt131.25–131.251,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 1850137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1697
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312128.00/cwt128.00–128.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383137.50/cwt137.50–137.505273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418123.50/cwt123.50–123.505166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442148.00/cwt148.00–148.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470140.31/cwt137.00–145.0065921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481128.00/cwt128.00–128.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy498130.00/cwt130.00–130.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525138.23/cwt135.00–142.0072627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565138.45/cwt135.00–142.5078285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583146.00/cwt146.00–146.0085111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623141.25/cwt141.25–141.2588049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639132.33/cwt131.00–136.5084627
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy657110.50/cwt110.50–110.507263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659147.25/cwt147.25–147.2597080
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677131.39/cwt130.25–133.5089043
Heifers—Large 1693126.00/cwt126.00–126.008736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714135.24/cwt134.00–137.2596639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742127.00/cwt127.00–127.0094213
Heifers—Large 1763125.25/cwt125.25–125.2595610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774122.50/cwt122.50–122.509487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779129.41/cwt128.75–129.751,00815
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372146.00/cwt146.00–146.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned461129.50/cwt129.50–129.505975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2648125.50/cwt125.50–125.508133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678120.50/cwt120.50–120.508173
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,252117.77/cwt115.00–119.001,4749
Steers—Choice1,372125.71/cwt123.50–126.251,72510
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,178126.25/cwt126.25–126.251,4874
Heifers—Select and Choice1,222119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,4606
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63883.83/cwt78.50–86.501,3733
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92041.66/cwt39.00–44.003832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05752.21/cwt48.50–56.005527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17661.93/cwt59.00–68.507287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22163.92/cwt60.50–66.507807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25156.06/cwt53.50–58.507016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32549.00/cwt49.00–49.006491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46264.41/cwt62.50–67.009429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50256.98/cwt55.00–59.008565

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.