Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2021-03-26

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Mar 26
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,007 head
▲ 1,759 vs last sale 248▲ 836 vs year ago 1,171 · +71.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 226▲ 89 vs year ago 276 · +32.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs were not tested, 550-600 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher, 700-750 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, with yearlings over 750 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-650 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-650 lb heifers, 700-750 lb sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy offering. The best demand was on steers and heifer weighing 550-750 lbs. Several part loads and pot loads of top quality black heifers weighing 625-775 lbs with a good quality offering of steers weighing 600-750 lbs all sold on and active market. Slaughter cows sold firm to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.59/cwt on 710 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −110.88 against this barn's trailing median of $248.48.
Average price
$137.59
710 head · 648 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.29
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1682140.59958433
Medium and Large 1-2616133.42822232
Medium and Large 2487130.2363445
One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $324 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 sale710 hd
137.59
—
MO average17 barns · 8,806 hd
137.88
−0.29
This barn, trailing median13 sales
248.48
−110.88
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—Low1,78289.951,60325
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,58073.021,1542thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53864.3699026
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27463.5781035
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00352.4252524
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,43494.001,3485thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,284113.921,46310
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,167112.311,31114
HeifersSelectAverage1,200105.451,26515
SteersChoiceAverage1,347114.051,53660
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,151111.491,28313

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335197.00/cwt197.00–197.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370184.00/cwt184.00–184.0068110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430175.21/cwt173.00–177.0075321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475166.70/cwt165.00–167.5079213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned504146.50/cwt146.50–146.507389
Steers—Medium and Large 1524168.94/cwt168.00–170.5088511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524164.99/cwt161.50–166.5086522
Steers—Medium and Large 2532147.56/cwt145.50–151.0078518
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed557173.00/cwt173.00–173.0096411
Steers—Medium and Large 1583165.74/cwt162.75–168.0096638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622151.92/cwt147.00–155.5094511
Steers—Medium and Large 1627162.96/cwt155.25–165.751,02295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665137.36/cwt135.00–140.0091317
Steers—Medium and Large 1673151.97/cwt148.75–155.001,02353
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy677161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,0939
Steers—Medium and Large 1719156.05/cwt150.25–158.251,12262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740134.16/cwt130.00–139.0099317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy756152.25/cwt152.25–152.251,15121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758129.89/cwt125.00–132.5098511
Steers—Medium and Large 1763140.68/cwt140.00–141.501,07320
Steers—Medium and Large 1827133.51/cwt132.50–134.251,10412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy859124.64/cwt124.25–125.001,07119
Steers—Medium and Large 1875130.25/cwt130.25–130.251,14011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy918118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2944113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0677
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358172.00/cwt172.00–172.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418134.67/cwt130.00–140.0056315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419156.83/cwt152.50–163.006579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429151.50/cwt151.50–151.506506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned463140.00/cwt140.00–140.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480141.71/cwt141.00–144.5068015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485156.50/cwt156.50–156.507595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485129.36/cwt125.00–134.5062718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510146.70/cwt145.50–151.0074814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522138.80/cwt136.50–142.5072528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy528159.50/cwt159.50–159.508425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572150.85/cwt148.00–151.5086331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576126.00/cwt125.00–127.0072612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580139.47/cwt135.50–142.5080940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625150.04/cwt140.50–151.7593853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627132.41/cwt125.00–137.0083042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy663122.00/cwt122.00–122.008096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667128.61/cwt124.00–131.2585855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679139.06/cwt136.00–140.7594467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713138.55/cwt137.50–140.50988155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716126.49/cwt124.00–130.5090627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777131.60/cwt131.60–131.601,02368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788123.56/cwt122.00–125.509749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819126.03/cwt124.50–126.501,03222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2394176.88/cwt174.50–180.006977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned398160.00/cwt160.00–160.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462165.00/cwt165.00–165.007627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539153.50/cwt153.50–153.508275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646136.00/cwt136.00–136.0087910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654135.50/cwt135.50–135.508864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738120.74/cwt116.50–122.5089110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810117.00/cwt117.00–117.009483
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,151111.49/cwt110.00–112.001,28313
Steers—Choice1,347114.05/cwt113.00–116.001,53660
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,167112.31/cwt112.00–112.501,31114
Heifers—Select1,200105.45/cwt102.00–107.001,26515
Heifers—Choice1,284113.92/cwt113.00–115.001,46310
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71887.20/cwt83.00–93.001,4989
Bulls——1,79875.36/cwt66.00–82.001,3555
Bulls——1,82798.83/cwt95.00–106.001,80611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86336.76/cwt32.50–38.503174
Cows—Lean 85-90%88444.97/cwt40.00–48.003985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05154.32/cwt51.50–57.005716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09862.24/cwt58.50–65.006839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18551.50/cwt51.50–51.506101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26459.08/cwt55.50–62.0074715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28667.75/cwt62.00–73.5087119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53766.01/cwt63.00–70.501,01519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54259.87/cwt56.50–62.509237
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,58073.02/cwt72.50–73.501,1542
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,43494.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3485

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.