Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2021-04-23

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Apr 23
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,831 head
▲ 1,058 vs last sale 773▲ 357 vs year ago 1,474 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 500▲ 160 vs year ago 240 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, (last week was a Special Bred Cow auction) feeder steers weighing 450-500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower, with 500-550 lbs selling 5.00-7.00 lower, 550-800 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower with spots 12.00 lower on the 750-800 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold mostly steady to firm with two weeks ago, and a part load of 625 lb heifers with good weighing conditions sold with a firm undertone, 650-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Overall the heifer market was more active on the better quality 500-660 lb heifers selling with good demand. CME cattle futures had a rough week with April and May Feeder Cattle contracts closing 5.75-6.00 lower and fat cattle trade this week mostly steady to 3.00 lower ranging from 118.00-123.00 depending on different regions. Corn prices have escalated rapidly this week pressuring the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows on a good offering sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.65/cwt on 640 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −107.83 against this barn's trailing median of $248.48.
Average price
$140.65
640 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.22
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1608146.44890354
Medium and Large 1-2592135.46802240
Medium and Large 2621123.0976446
One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $126 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 sale640 hd
140.65
—
MO average17 barns · 8,426 hd
140.87
−0.22
This barn, trailing median13 sales
248.48
−107.83
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—Low1,79096.431,72621
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,68068.741,15511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47465.5396642
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27064.5582086
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00755.5455950
HeifersChoiceAverage1,192121.941,45418
SteersChoiceAverage1,452123.961,80020
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,342118.611,59211
SteersSelectAverage1,228110.001,3512thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2349185.00/cwt185.00–185.006466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396172.50/cwt172.50–172.5068310
Steers—Medium and Large 2423161.00/cwt161.00–161.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430179.13/cwt176.00–183.007707
Steers—Medium and Large 1436186.00/cwt186.00–186.008115
Steers—Medium and Large 1481177.05/cwt173.00–181.0085226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484168.17/cwt165.00–170.0081418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513164.64/cwt160.00–170.0084537
Steers—Medium and Large 1519173.67/cwt168.75–178.5090147
Steers—Medium and Large 2537140.00/cwt140.00–140.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1577160.91/cwt157.50–169.0092884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589149.07/cwt144.00–154.5087821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy594140.00/cwt140.00–140.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 1620150.77/cwt147.50–153.5093522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631139.91/cwt133.50–145.2588341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640135.50/cwt135.50–135.508675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658134.99/cwt130.00–138.5088810
Steers—Medium and Large 1659147.49/cwt145.50–150.0097222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy674125.00/cwt125.00–125.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1715144.01/cwt138.00–147.751,03060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726132.50/cwt127.50–135.0096226
Steers—Medium and Large 1770129.96/cwt129.00–131.501,00151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812124.33/cwt122.00–125.001,01018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy866120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,0445
Steers—Medium and Large 1868124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378148.68/cwt146.00–151.0056213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395168.00/cwt168.00–168.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428158.46/cwt156.00–160.006788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442145.00/cwt145.00–145.0064110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462156.45/cwt155.00–158.0072338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493144.94/cwt142.00–150.0071519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518142.75/cwt135.00–149.0073933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520155.38/cwt155.00–156.0080826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525169.96/cwt167.00–171.0089215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2546120.83/cwt120.50–121.506609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy560172.00/cwt172.00–172.009638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565146.97/cwt140.00–152.0083052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed567161.50/cwt161.50–161.509167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573127.00/cwt127.00–127.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy581125.00/cwt125.00–125.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy586138.00/cwt138.00–138.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587132.12/cwt130.00–136.0077624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed607142.25/cwt142.25–142.2586332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616126.32/cwt123.00–129.0077816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.25/cwt130.00–138.0082821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed626146.75/cwt146.75–146.7591942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1646139.50/cwt139.50–139.509014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657141.42/cwt140.50–141.7592961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670119.86/cwt118.50–122.0080311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674127.17/cwt124.00–132.5085742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2709120.00/cwt120.00–120.008515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718122.82/cwt120.00–124.5088229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719137.08/cwt134.00–139.5098658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777123.00/cwt123.00–123.009568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy782120.00/cwt120.00–120.0093812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2796119.75/cwt119.75–119.759539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800121.50/cwt121.50–121.509725
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335188.00/cwt188.00–188.006305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421166.72/cwt165.00–169.007029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425149.50/cwt149.50–149.506353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468161.00/cwt161.00–161.0075311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569148.08/cwt146.50–155.0084316
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,228110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3512
Steers—Select and Choice1,342118.61/cwt117.50–120.001,59211
Steers—Choice1,452123.96/cwt122.50–124.501,80020
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,192121.94/cwt120.00–124.001,45418
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55581.19/cwt77.00–85.001,2632
Bulls——1,72392.15/cwt87.50–95.001,5889
Bulls——1,898103.33/cwt97.50–110.001,96110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90245.04/cwt42.00–49.004065
Cows—Lean 85-90%95830.78/cwt25.00–37.002956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00457.72/cwt52.00–61.5058023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06264.98/cwt61.50–70.0069016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24151.81/cwt50.00–54.006437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25860.92/cwt55.00–63.5076626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28068.02/cwt64.00–75.0087153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47067.35/cwt63.50–75.0099030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48460.99/cwt58.00–63.0090512
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,65872.09/cwt68.00–74.501,1956
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,70764.72/cwt63.50–67.501,1055

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.