Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2022-12-02

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Dec 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,718 head
▲ 1,704 vs last sale 14▼ 270 vs year ago 1,988 · −13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 475 vs last sale 0▲ 117 vs year ago 358 · +32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, 450-500 lb steer calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher, 500-600 lb traded steady to firm, with 600-700 lobs selling steady to 5.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold steady to firm with weights over 600 lbs not well tested. A large offering of slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply with the best demand on the 450-650 lb steer calves and a pot load of 992 lb steers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.66/cwt on 637 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −58.04 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$183.66
637 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$428
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$29.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.69
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1638190.321,213367
Medium and Large 1-2588182.691,074144
Large 1992170.751,69454
Medium and Large 2579161.3793423
Large 1-21,018161.251,64249
One grade step is worth $29.07/cwt here — about −$428 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 sale637 hd
183.66
—
MO average18 barns · 21,557 hd
185.35
−1.69
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−58.04
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—Average1,80391.771,65421
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70784.581,44413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49072.631,08257
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26068.3086174
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05758.9062257
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,354156.222,11513
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107149.001,6493thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,371157.002,1527thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,276153.171,95418
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,446149.792,16615
SteersSelectAverage1,274142.811,81912

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374204.95/cwt200.00–210.007676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432200.20/cwt194.00–206.0086513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned433190.00/cwt190.00–190.008237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474194.68/cwt190.00–196.009239
Steers—Medium and Large 1475209.50/cwt206.00–216.0099531
Steers—Medium and Large 2486170.00/cwt170.00–170.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1530203.78/cwt197.75–211.001,08047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532191.81/cwt187.50–194.501,02014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574185.16/cwt183.00–187.001,06327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008915
Steers—Medium and Large 1580195.54/cwt193.00–200.001,13443
Steers—Medium and Large 2606146.00/cwt146.00–146.008857
Steers—Medium and Large 1615191.43/cwt185.00–198.001,17787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618177.62/cwt170.00–181.001,09831
Steers—Medium and Large 2662168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,1157
Steers—Medium and Large 1675183.55/cwt180.00–190.001,23949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729173.92/cwt173.00–175.001,26817
Steers—Medium and Large 1732181.06/cwt180.00–185.001,32556
Steers—Medium and Large 1775177.40/cwt170.50–180.001,37554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810164.74/cwt161.00–168.001,33415
Steers—Large 1992170.75/cwt170.75–170.751,69454
Steers—Large 1-21,018161.25/cwt161.25–161.251,64249
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390190.49/cwt190.00–191.007438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410187.00/cwt187.00–187.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463177.47/cwt175.00–184.0082225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned464160.00/cwt160.00–160.007428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480155.79/cwt150.00–164.0074813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519175.62/cwt171.00–180.0091147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520151.49/cwt146.00–155.0078820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524165.61/cwt160.00–170.0086846
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy533141.00/cwt141.00–141.0075211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564173.55/cwt170.00–176.0097918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576164.36/cwt163.50–166.0094723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593144.67/cwt141.00–153.5085810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610169.56/cwt166.00–179.001,03476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616143.00/cwt143.00–143.008818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630157.63/cwt154.50–164.0099364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned643125.00/cwt125.00–125.008044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669131.00/cwt131.00–131.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671164.19/cwt161.00–167.001,10229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675154.42/cwt148.00–160.501,04240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675145.27/cwt145.00–145.5098111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2701138.50/cwt138.50–138.509715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,14611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721153.72/cwt146.00–156.001,10820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784153.25/cwt145.50–156.001,20115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2840135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,1384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1848157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,33611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1869154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,3454
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505172.50/cwt171.00–174.0087110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615131.00/cwt131.00–131.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633151.00/cwt151.00–151.009564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2694130.50/cwt130.50–130.509065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0014
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,274142.81/cwt140.00–145.001,81912
Steers—Choice1,276153.17/cwt152.00–154.001,95418
Steers—Choice and Prime1,371157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,1527
Steers—Select and Choice1,446149.79/cwt148.00–150.502,16615
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,107149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6493
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,354156.22/cwt156.00–156.502,11513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78584.94/cwt75.00–93.001,51610
Bulls——1,81997.98/cwt93.50–101.001,78211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04964.79/cwt62.00–68.0068021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05771.07/cwt69.00–73.507515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05744.77/cwt36.00–50.0047310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06456.85/cwt52.00–62.0060521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25070.14/cwt66.50–73.5087734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26662.13/cwt57.00–65.5078726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27375.29/cwt74.00–80.5095814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47481.39/cwt78.50–86.001,20012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48673.15/cwt69.50–77.001,08727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50666.01/cwt60.50–68.5099418
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,69881.66/cwt77.00–84.001,3876
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,71489.94/cwt85.50–95.501,5426
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,72070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,2041

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.