Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2022-07-29

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jul 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
564 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 694▲ 389 vs year ago 175 · +222.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 250▲ 98 vs year ago 125 · +78.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering of feeder cattle traded with a steady to firm undertone on comparable weights and quality. Slaughter cattle and cows sold steady to firm with last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.17/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −80.30 against this barn's trailing median of $248.48.
Average price
$168.17
184 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$115
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2472170.3380336
Medium and Large 1717168.651,20988
Medium and Large 1-2553166.1891960
One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale184 hd
168.17
—
MO average17 barns · 7,701 hd
167.80
+0.38
This barn, trailing median13 sales
248.48
−80.30
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

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—Average1,686111.861,88611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51381.711,23623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27778.1499839
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06867.3972022
HeifersChoiceAverage1,191148.381,76710
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,432151.032,16312
SteersChoiceAverage1,298146.961,90831
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,279141.001,8033thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2400192.00/cwt192.00–192.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 1432213.50/cwt213.50–213.509228
Steers—Medium and Large 2464181.00/cwt181.00–181.008408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475194.96/cwt190.00–200.009268
Steers—Medium and Large 1529205.91/cwt200.00–208.501,08913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531184.40/cwt181.00–188.0097912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567190.68/cwt189.50–197.001,08120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636183.91/cwt182.50–185.001,1707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665172.43/cwt170.00–176.001,14710
Steers—Medium and Large 1669185.16/cwt185.00–185.501,2399
Steers—Medium and Large 1743178.51/cwt175.50–180.001,32615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3646
Steers—Medium and Large 1863163.98/cwt161.00–165.001,41512
Steers—Medium and Large 1917166.75/cwt166.75–166.751,52914
Steers—Medium and Large 2935138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2973149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4505
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364174.00/cwt174.00–174.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425177.67/cwt174.00–180.0075520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428174.00/cwt174.00–174.0074510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned492165.98/cwt164.00–168.008178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1498180.00/cwt180.00–180.008965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503150.00/cwt150.00–150.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509178.00/cwt178.00–178.009066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548163.00/cwt163.00–163.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed552170.00/cwt170.00–170.0093815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned554162.50/cwt162.50–162.509005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569171.40/cwt168.50–174.0097511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634170.86/cwt169.00–171.501,08312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,0035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed710172.40/cwt171.00–173.501,22432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,1955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,32713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1853160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,36515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2983138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3575
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed464193.00/cwt193.00–193.008965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582159.00/cwt159.00–159.009258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0685
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,279141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8033
Steers—Choice1,298146.96/cwt143.00–149.001,90831
Steers—Choice and Prime1,432151.03/cwt150.00–151.502,16312
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,191148.38/cwt145.50–149.001,76710
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,599109.38/cwt104.00–113.501,7497
Bulls——1,839116.21/cwt115.00–117.502,1374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03771.32/cwt66.50–75.007409
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08858.75/cwt53.00–63.006399
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09577.99/cwt77.00–79.508544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26977.17/cwt73.00–81.5097923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28085.81/cwt82.50–90.001,09810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30169.06/cwt67.00–71.008986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45276.42/cwt74.00–78.001,1107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53085.83/cwt83.50–92.501,31314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60871.35/cwt70.00–72.501,1472

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.