Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2020-07-24

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jul 24
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
907 head
▲ 661 vs last sale 246▲ 184 vs year ago 723 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 275▼ 53 vs year ago 223 · −23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, the best test on steers weighed 550-700 lbs and sold 4.00-6.00 higher, with 700-750 lbs trading 2.00-4.00 higher, feeder heifers had the best test on 500-650 lbs and sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. A nice offering of good quality steers calves weighing 650-750 lbs sold with the best demand. Slaughter cows traded firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.78/cwt on 404 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −91.92 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$149.78
404 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$6.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.30
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589151.12890143
Medium and Large 1683149.611,021232
Medium and Large 2586144.5784729
One grade step is worth $6.55/cwt here — about $43 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 sale404 hd
149.78
—
MO average17 barns · 9,991 hd
147.48
+2.30
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−91.92
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—High1,71496.461,65312
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,79576.261,3693thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49868.461,02618
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26167.2884826
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04361.1163726
HeifersChoiceAverage1,06797.711,0434thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,61690.501,4625thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,321100.971,3344thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,50094.601,4193thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2352156.00/cwt156.00–156.005493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370167.75/cwt164.00–170.006218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433167.50/cwt167.50–167.5072515
Steers—Medium and Large 2433160.00/cwt160.00–160.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 1470173.00/cwt173.00–173.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475166.81/cwt166.00–168.0079211
Steers—Medium and Large 2496154.00/cwt154.00–154.007644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519157.21/cwt155.00–159.5081612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575147.60/cwt145.00–150.0084925
Steers—Medium and Large 1579162.75/cwt159.00–165.5094224
Steers—Medium and Large 2586139.49/cwt135.50–143.508178
Steers—Medium and Large 1620153.86/cwt150.00–159.5095428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625148.61/cwt144.50–149.5092944
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy648140.50/cwt140.50–140.509106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668147.04/cwt144.00–149.0098210
Steers—Medium and Large 1674151.61/cwt149.25–154.001,02292
Steers—Medium and Large 1722145.37/cwt144.00–146.001,05037
Steers—Medium and Large 1759142.88/cwt140.25–144.001,08421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780133.97/cwt131.50–136.001,04511
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed789132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0459
Steers—Medium and Large 1818133.62/cwt133.00–134.251,09321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0857
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385153.48/cwt152.50–155.505919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403140.00/cwt140.00–140.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429145.00/cwt145.00–145.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed467146.50/cwt146.50–146.5068418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485140.19/cwt137.50–144.5068017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531130.15/cwt126.75–135.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1542141.42/cwt140.50–142.5076613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569140.10/cwt140.00–140.5079716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582131.94/cwt130.25–135.5076812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616131.93/cwt127.00–135.0081340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631136.56/cwt135.25–139.2586224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned633115.00/cwt115.00–115.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638121.93/cwt118.00–124.257788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676127.25/cwt125.00–128.5086022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695128.50/cwt128.50–128.508936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy698125.00/cwt125.00–125.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729122.00/cwt122.00–122.008895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790119.14/cwt118.50–120.7594114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825116.93/cwt114.00–120.009656
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362162.00/cwt162.00–162.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445160.50/cwt160.50–160.507144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662120.50/cwt120.50–120.507984
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,321100.97/cwt100.00–103.001,3344
Steers—Select and Choice1,50094.60/cwt94.00–96.001,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,06797.71/cwt95.00–98.751,0434
Heifers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,61690.50/cwt90.50–90.501,4625
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62192.43/cwt87.50–97.501,4987
Bulls——1,843102.11/cwt99.00–106.001,8825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94950.11/cwt47.00–52.004764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03358.06/cwt54.00–61.0060010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08367.32/cwt63.50–73.5072912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21552.44/cwt51.00–54.006372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24762.01/cwt58.50–66.007737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27271.19/cwt67.00–75.5090617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43556.50/cwt56.50–56.508111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49671.36/cwt68.00–77.001,06813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52162.02/cwt60.00–65.009434
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,79576.26/cwt74.50–79.501,3693

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.