Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2022-07-08

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jul 8
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,298 head
▼ 401 vs last sale 1,699▲ 234 vs year ago 1,064 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 265▼ 17 vs year ago 265 · −6.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with steers over 600 lbs selling mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 13.00 higher on the 7 weight steers. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to firm with instances 5.00 higher on the 400-550 lb heifers, and over 700 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Nice quality offering of steers calves weighing 450-650 lbs with several pot loads of big yearlings over 800 lbs and several part loads all selling with good demand on and active market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.40/cwt on 562 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −55.30 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$186.40
562 head · 696 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,298
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$49.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.43
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1638196.671,256344
Medium and Large 1-2571186.071,06399
Medium and Large 2563173.2197414thin
Large 11,010161.751,63454
Large 1-21,036147.501,52851
One grade step is worth $49.17/cwt here — about −$272 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 sale562 hd
186.40
—
MO average4 barns · 3,948 hd
172.97
+13.43
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−55.30
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—High1,745124.232,16816
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26394.111,18934
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50591.731,38025
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06483.6689126
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,299156.292,0308thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,185149.001,76611
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230144.151,7737thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,412154.762,18511
SteersChoiceAverage1,237149.241,8465thin

Every lot

69 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 1317228.62/cwt228.00–229.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364213.59/cwt208.00–218.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 1379220.00/cwt220.00–220.008347
Steers—Medium and Large 1420211.00/cwt211.00–211.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 2421185.00/cwt185.00–185.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438203.02/cwt200.00–206.008896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468195.28/cwt195.00–196.0091411
Steers—Medium and Large 1479216.74/cwt207.00–220.001,03824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,13013
Steers—Medium and Large 1515207.83/cwt202.50–213.501,07015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527196.59/cwt187.00–199.501,03618
Steers—Medium and Large 1575208.99/cwt195.00–215.501,20263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588185.11/cwt181.00–190.501,08821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605160.50/cwt160.50–160.509713
Steers—Medium and Large 2614172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0565
Steers—Medium and Large 1628193.32/cwt188.50–198.001,21468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664170.96/cwt169.00–172.501,13522
Steers—Medium and Large 2675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0804
Steers—Medium and Large 1682187.28/cwt185.50–193.501,27726
Steers—Medium and Large 1709185.54/cwt179.00–188.001,31548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723171.87/cwt168.00–175.001,24311
Steers—Medium and Large 1752188.07/cwt184.00–188.501,41432
Steers—Medium and Large 1837174.85/cwt174.85–174.851,46336
Steers—Medium and Large 1881170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4984
Steers—Large 11,010161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,63454
Steers—Large 1-21,036147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,52851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367202.51/cwt200.00–205.0074312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379183.00/cwt178.00–185.0069413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421192.05/cwt190.00–196.0080912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486191.55/cwt183.00–195.0093125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed506195.00/cwt195.00–195.009877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511153.20/cwt151.00–156.007837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522186.38/cwt181.00–190.0097335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537171.49/cwt171.00–172.009216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579169.50/cwt169.00–170.009816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584180.16/cwt175.00–183.501,05244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593135.00/cwt135.00–135.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy613145.50/cwt145.50–145.508923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614145.00/cwt145.00–145.008904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616161.99/cwt161.50–162.509986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636170.48/cwt167.00–173.501,08426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723169.67/cwt169.50–170.001,22745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,1726
Heifers—Large 1949145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,37858
Heifers—Large 1993146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,45750
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416180.00/cwt180.00–180.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520191.00/cwt191.00–191.009935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556175.50/cwt175.50–175.509766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731142.19/cwt140.00–144.001,0399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2856134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,15110
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,237149.24/cwt148.00–150.001,8465
Steers—Choice and Prime1,412154.76/cwt154.00–155.002,18511
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,185149.00/cwt147.50–150.001,76611
Heifers—Select and Choice1,230144.15/cwt142.00–145.001,7737
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,299156.29/cwt155.50–157.502,0308
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,362110.13/cwt105.00–115.001,5003
Bulls——1,833127.49/cwt120.00–145.502,33713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03967.34/cwt61.50–76.007006
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04982.66/cwt77.00–86.008679
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09193.38/cwt90.00–96.501,01911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25298.81/cwt94.50–103.501,23717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27290.72/cwt84.50–93.501,15414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28283.35/cwt83.00–84.001,0693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45583.57/cwt81.00–86.001,2162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48691.39/cwt88.00–94.501,35818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59396.21/cwt94.50–100.001,5335

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.