Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2022-10-21

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Oct 21
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 1,116 vs last sale 1,436▼ 865 vs year ago 1,185 · −73.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
325 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 200▲ 165 vs year ago 160 · +103.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 0▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with several consignments of 4-7 year old pairs with 150-300 lb calves sold with moderate demand as overall quality was average. A large offering of slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. feeder cattle were very lightly tested with sales mostly small packages and singles. Cattle on Feed report was issued Friday afternoon with On Feed coming in at 99 percent, Placements at 96.2 percent and Marketings at 104 percent all with in the average guess.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.87/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −90.61 against this barn's trailing median of $248.48.
Average price
$157.87
66 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511180.009204thin
Medium and Large 1-2522158.3382743
Medium and Large 2487152.1674119thin
One grade step is worth $27.84/cwt here — about $179 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 sale66 hd
157.87
—
MO average15 barns · 6,687 hd
159.08
−1.21
This barn, trailing median13 sales
248.48
−90.61
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—Low1,779100.931,7958thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,63486.831,4188thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45076.161,10533
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25371.1189163
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05263.6767056
HeifersChoiceAverage1,266147.001,8616thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,136138.511,5734thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,445148.002,1392thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,371145.331,99210
SteersSelectAverage1,340138.351,85410

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)1,239$1,20212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,13426
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$1,0519
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)979$1,1905
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,274$1,51839
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,45636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,176$1,23025
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,079$1,0867

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned469167.00/cwt167.00–167.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 2469161.88/cwt158.00–166.0075910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496170.54/cwt170.00–172.0084611
Steers—Medium and Large 2548160.00/cwt160.00–160.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560170.65/cwt170.50–171.0095610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,2864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330147.00/cwt147.00–147.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391169.00/cwt169.00–169.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423153.00/cwt153.00–153.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned436155.00/cwt155.00–155.006764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438176.00/cwt176.00–176.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned468157.05/cwt155.00–159.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478157.00/cwt157.00–157.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned505156.97/cwt154.00–160.007936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508149.73/cwt149.00–150.0076111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511180.00/cwt180.00–180.009204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575153.00/cwt153.00–153.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434164.00/cwt164.00–164.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619133.83/cwt130.00–139.0082810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665134.14/cwt133.00–135.008928
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,340138.35/cwt137.00–140.001,85410
Steers—Select and Choice1,371145.33/cwt144.00–145.501,99210
Steers—Choice1,445148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,1392
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,136138.51/cwt138.00–140.001,5734
Heifers—Choice1,266147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57793.59/cwt91.00–96.001,4763
Bulls——1,900105.33/cwt100.00–110.002,0015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01648.78/cwt43.00–52.004964
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05167.53/cwt65.50–72.5071021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05361.09/cwt57.50–65.0064327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08475.76/cwt74.00–77.008214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24065.48/cwt61.00–69.0081225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25473.40/cwt67.50–78.0092031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29781.04/cwt79.50–84.001,0517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42969.15/cwt68.00–70.009887
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44774.08/cwt71.00–78.501,07216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47184.39/cwt82.50–89.501,24110
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,61892.95/cwt89.50–95.501,5044
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64980.71/cwt78.50–83.501,3314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0791,085.71/head1,080.00–1,090.001,0867
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1761,230.00/head1,130.00–1,400.001,23025
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,415.52/head1,400.00–1,500.001,41629
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,518.46/head1,440.00–1,660.001,51839
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6257
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29791,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1905
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,194.51/head1,090.00–1,280.001,19514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1941,063.41/head1,010.00–1,100.001,06312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,201.77/head1,130.00–1,270.001,20212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2581,050.64/head910.00–1,100.001,0519

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.