Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2022-01-28

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jan 28
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,725 head
▲ 1,416 vs last sale 309▲ 737 vs year ago 988 · +74.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
278 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 300▲ 60 vs year ago 218 · +27.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, 500-650 lb steers sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 650-800 lbs trading 2,00-4.00 lower, 800-850 lb sold mostly steady. Feeder heifer weighing 450-600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-600 lb heifers, 600-650 lbs were not tested, with 650-700 lbs selling 3.00-4.00 higher and a light test of 700-750 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows on a very active market sold 4.00-8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. Feeder cattle market for the most part was very active despite fighting some headwinds this week, but a very nice quality offering of calves and yearlings weighing from mostly 500-750 lbs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.30/cwt on 809 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −77.39 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$164.30
809 head · 679 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$430
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$25.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.62
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602165.20995168
Medium and Large 1700165.131,155605
Medium and Large 2576148.9185726
Large 11,021139.501,42410thin
One grade step is worth $25.70/cwt here — about −$430 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 sale809 hd
164.30
—
MO average17 barns · 15,901 hd
168.92
−4.62
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−77.39
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—Low1,64992.181,52011
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,81384.731,5366thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50274.441,11837
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26572.5191750
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00062.1362120
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395138.501,9323thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,460138.412,02114
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,342130.281,74814
SteersSelectAverage1,282125.001,6038thin
SteersStandardAverage1,258105.351,32511

Every lot

77 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329200.00/cwt200.00–200.006587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389193.00/cwt193.00–193.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434184.04/cwt180.00–187.0079917
Steers—Medium and Large 1466182.71/cwt166.00–195.0085118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472178.97/cwt178.00–181.008459
Steers—Medium and Large 2486161.00/cwt161.00–161.007826
Steers—Medium and Large 1524194.73/cwt186.00–198.001,02041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537175.41/cwt170.00–181.009426
Steers—Medium and Large 2550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580168.90/cwt162.50–173.0098026
Steers—Medium and Large 1587182.11/cwt175.00–186.001,06972
Steers—Medium and Large 2620147.04/cwt140.00–153.0091215
Steers—Medium and Large 1622173.92/cwt168.00–177.001,08268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634162.30/cwt160.00–164.001,02926
Steers—Medium and Large 1668164.17/cwt163.50–165.001,09730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685152.89/cwt145.00–158.001,04724
Steers—Medium and Large 1719161.26/cwt158.00–165.001,159202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722152.43/cwt145.00–157.001,10129
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy746157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,17110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0597
Steers—Medium and Large 1784152.11/cwt149.50–154.001,19354
Steers—Medium and Large 1818151.01/cwt150.00–153.751,23550
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy848145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1838
Steers—Medium and Large 1863150.07/cwt149.00–153.001,29538
Steers—Medium and Large 1925145.75/cwt145.75–145.751,34811
Steers—Medium and Large 1971136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3215
Steers—Large 11,021139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,42410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1348172.00/cwt172.00–172.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364160.31/cwt160.00–161.0058413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1398177.00/cwt177.00–177.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439174.40/cwt171.00–177.007669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483170.70/cwt168.00–175.0082426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495159.00/cwt159.00–159.007875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned506139.00/cwt139.00–139.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528158.61/cwt155.00–163.0083747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537147.34/cwt143.00–151.0079115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581148.38/cwt145.00–151.0086217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587156.53/cwt155.00–158.0091963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy588149.50/cwt149.50–149.508797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612154.40/cwt153.00–157.0094545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement659164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,08139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669152.11/cwt148.50–153.751,01831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670143.66/cwt136.50–146.0096324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680140.73/cwt140.50–141.2595736
Heifers—Large 1686144.00/cwt144.00–144.009889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728135.00/cwt135.00–135.009833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732143.45/cwt141.50–147.001,05033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,1445
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442183.00/cwt183.00–183.008096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512150.00/cwt150.00–150.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy552130.00/cwt130.00–130.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582149.20/cwt147.00–151.0086812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658137.00/cwt137.00–137.009018
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—StandardReturn to Feed1,258105.35/cwt104.00–108.001,32511
Steers—Select1,282125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6038
Steers—Select and Choice1,342130.28/cwt129.00–131.001,74814
Steers—Choice1,460138.41/cwt135.00–139.502,02114
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,395138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,9323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48293.72/cwt89.00–95.001,3898
Bulls——1,855104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9291
Bulls——2,21580.12/cwt75.00–84.001,7752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95656.22/cwt50.00–66.505376
Cows—Lean 85-90%99461.18/cwt58.00–64.006088
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05169.31/cwt65.00–74.007286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25879.58/cwt75.00–86.501,00121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26869.60/cwt64.00–85.0088321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27461.60/cwt59.00–63.007858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43562.00/cwt62.00–62.008901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48969.14/cwt65.00–73.001,02914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51478.37/cwt74.00–86.501,18722
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,80285.97/cwt81.50–89.001,5495
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,86578.50/cwt78.50–78.501,4641

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.