Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2021-03-19

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Mar 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 1,301 vs last sale 1,549▲ 178 vs year ago 70 · +254.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 220▲ 26 vs year ago 200 · +13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
327 head
▲ 327 vs last sale 0▲ 137 vs year ago 190 · +72.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with a couple of nice consignments of young mostly 4-5 year old bred cows in the 1st and 2nd stages selling with good demand, along with a consignment of 5-6 year old black cows top quality with 300-350 lb calves bred back in the 1st stage selling with good demand with the balance 2nd-3rd stage cows selling with moderate demand. Feeder cattle sold on a very light offering with no test. Slaughter cows on a nice offering sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon, in line with expectations with on Feed at 101.6, Placements at 98.1 and Marketings at 97.6.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.59/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −87.11 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$154.59
57 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.94
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421188.917957thin
Medium and Large 1-2594149.7888950
One grade step is worth $39.13/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale57 hd
154.59
—
MO average16 barns · 9,204 hd
149.65
+4.94
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−87.11
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—High1,67988.101,47918
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,80869.631,2596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50462.8994632
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27960.0376841
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06955.0758828
SteersChoiceAverage1,440114.761,6534thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381190.77/cwt189.00–196.007275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418180.74/cwt180.00–181.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1421188.91/cwt184.00–191.007957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469165.39/cwt161.00–170.0077612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505161.00/cwt161.00–161.008135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596142.36/cwt141.50–144.508487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709130.00/cwt130.00–130.009226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842118.00/cwt118.00–118.009943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy872108.50/cwt108.50–108.509465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,0233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415145.20/cwt144.00–146.506039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482140.50/cwt140.50–140.506773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537130.04/cwt127.00–132.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558128.16/cwt125.50–130.007155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733116.50/cwt116.50–116.508546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770120.62/cwt114.00–122.0092912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308181.00/cwt181.00–181.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445143.00/cwt143.00–143.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617132.00/cwt132.00–132.008143
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,440114.76/cwt114.50–115.001,6534
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63286.67/cwt81.00–92.501,41413
Bulls——1,77065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1511
Bulls——1,80998.52/cwt94.00–105.001,7824
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04537.00/cwt37.00–37.003871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05954.63/cwt50.00–58.5057912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07062.29/cwt59.50–66.5066710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09445.28/cwt43.50–49.004955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26164.08/cwt61.00–70.0080823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29556.35/cwt54.00–59.5073014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33049.62/cwt47.00–53.006604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50465.09/cwt61.00–70.0097921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50558.69/cwt56.50–60.0088311
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,80869.63/cwt66.00–73.001,2596
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0012,8253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,537.50/cwt1,425.00–1,625.0018,35826
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3982,275.00/cwt2,200.00–2,450.0031,80510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2Broken Mouth928790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,3313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0731,166.38/cwt1,140.00–1,225.0012,51510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1961,190.00/cwt1,190.00–1,190.0014,2328
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2041,106.67/cwt1,070.00–1,130.0013,32424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2191,160.23/cwt1,080.00–1,225.0014,14322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,420.26/cwt1,325.00–1,475.0017,61128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,471.76/cwt1,425.00–1,500.0018,54422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0013,5965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3611,224.67/cwt1,150.00–1,300.0016,66858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,405850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,9433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,412940.00/cwt940.00–940.0013,2734
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5231,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.0017,2106
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0071,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,0916
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1921,879.90/cwt1,875.00–1,900.0022,4086

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.