Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2022-09-16

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Sep 16
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 1,584 vs last sale 1,987▲ 49 vs year ago 354 · +13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 305▲ 60 vs year ago 200 · +30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 0▲ 90 vs year ago 150 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's Auction was a Special Bred Cow and pairs sale with a couple of consignments of young 3-5 year old pairs with 150-200 lb calves selling with good demand. A light offering of feeder cattle were mostly unweaned calves, with most good quality and selling with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.10/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −81.38 against this barn's trailing median of $248.48.
Average price
$167.10
85 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$41.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.56
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504176.8289130
Medium and Large 1-2489166.9581746
Medium 2347135.444709thin
One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about $421 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 sale85 hd
167.10
—
MO average14 barns · 9,059 hd
172.66
−5.56
This barn, trailing median13 sales
248.48
−81.38
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—Low1,692109.841,85812
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64087.671,43811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45884.511,23237
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27180.001,01747
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08073.7279640
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,358156.502,1255thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,164146.511,7054thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,418154.502,1914thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,411147.472,0816thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$1,62717
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$1,24710
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,20315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,450$1,1005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,271$1,08113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$2,04979
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,8255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$1,5786

Every lot

60 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1436219.01/cwt218.00–220.009556
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned485207.65/cwt205.00–209.001,00715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned531192.37/cwt190.00–203.001,02127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned565177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617189.46/cwt185.00–191.001,16912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676175.60/cwt170.50–177.501,18711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned304169.00/cwt169.00–169.005144
Heifers—Medium 2316135.00/cwt135.00–135.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325188.00/cwt188.00–188.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned382161.00/cwt161.00–161.006154
Heifers—Medium 2385136.00/cwt136.00–136.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472171.50/cwt171.50–171.508096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned476173.00/cwt173.00–173.008235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned507177.02/cwt174.00–181.0089723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520167.66/cwt166.00–170.008727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned550171.00/cwt171.00–171.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned578161.00/cwt161.00–161.0093110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640155.04/cwt152.50–157.509926
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331156.00/cwt156.00–156.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2351201.00/cwt201.00–201.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2356150.00/cwt150.00–150.005349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426212.69/cwt209.00–217.009069
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511176.00/cwt176.00–176.008996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1586175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned650176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,14416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0175
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,411147.47/cwt147.00–149.002,0816
Steers—Choice and Prime1,418154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,1914
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,164146.51/cwt144.50–148.501,7054
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,358156.50/cwt156.50–156.502,1255
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,623106.76/cwt103.00–111.501,7335
Bulls——1,693117.88/cwt115.00–119.501,9965
Bulls——1,86097.46/cwt95.00–100.001,8132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06764.48/cwt59.00–69.506888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07874.32/cwt71.00–79.0080127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10885.28/cwt83.00–90.009455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25481.08/cwt78.00–85.001,01724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27074.20/cwt70.00–77.0094215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32587.66/cwt85.00–92.001,1618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44774.92/cwt72.50–77.501,0847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45393.51/cwt88.50–101.501,35913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46681.58/cwt78.00–86.001,19617
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64087.67/cwt82.50–90.501,43811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,225.61/head1,200.00–1,240.001,22611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,505.52/head1,350.00–1,575.001,50610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,195960.00/head960.00–960.009603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2711,081.20/head1,040.00–1,130.001,08113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3591,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3707
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,875.00/head1,825.00–1,925.001,87516
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,570.00/head1,570.00–1,570.001,5705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1152,240.00/head2,100.00–2,300.002,24010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2602,116.67/head2,075.00–2,275.002,11748
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,577.50/head1,530.00–1,625.001,5786

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.