Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2022-12-09

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Dec 9
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,536 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 1,718▼ 56 vs year ago 1,592 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
370 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 475▲ 20 vs year ago 350 · +5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs trading 4.00-8.00 higher and 600-750 lbs selling steady to firm . Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs traded steady to firm and over 600 lbs were lightly tested on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate, best demand was on 400-600 lb steers with a good quality offering sold on and active market as more calves are long timed weaned with vaccinations.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $191.47/cwt on 679 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −50.23 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$191.47
679 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.35
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1610197.511,206466
Medium and Large 1-2623179.291,117161
Large 1672175.051,17736
Medium 1-2538175.009425thin
Medium and Large 2565174.8298711thin
One grade step is worth $22.69/cwt here — about $218 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 sale679 hd
191.47
—
MO average16 barns · 18,138 hd
187.12
+4.35
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−50.23
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—Average1,78497.481,73915
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,77683.601,48414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,49071.451,06555
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25869.3687263
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04558.2660941
HeifersChoiceAverage1,354156.002,1128thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,320159.002,0992thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,442153.502,2132thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,348148.552,00218

Every lot

83 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1381228.32/cwt224.00–240.008707
Steers—Medium and Large 1432223.39/cwt215.00–229.0096542
Steers—Medium and Large 2447185.00/cwt185.00–185.008274
Steers—Medium and Large 1464223.10/cwt220.00–224.001,03522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy479236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492200.43/cwt200.00–201.009867
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy507225.31/cwt222.00–228.001,14217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507192.50/cwt192.50–192.509766
Steers—Medium and Large 1528209.87/cwt202.50–215.001,10847
Steers—Medium 1-2538175.00/cwt175.00–175.009425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned554176.00/cwt176.00–176.009756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy556180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,00110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2207
Steers—Medium and Large 1570201.53/cwt192.00–206.001,14965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588183.93/cwt177.00–190.001,08236
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy603184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1105
Steers—Large 1610183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,11610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623179.81/cwt172.00–185.001,12042
Steers—Medium and Large 1630190.72/cwt187.00–200.001,20277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed631190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,2024
Steers—Medium and Large 2632169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned635168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy654175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,1486
Steers—Large 1656173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,13810
Steers—Medium and Large 1660187.98/cwt180.00–192.001,24130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673169.66/cwt166.00–176.001,14223
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned673168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715174.08/cwt170.00–178.001,24516
Steers—Large 1721171.05/cwt169.50–172.001,23316
Steers—Medium and Large 1722183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,32151
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730175.27/cwt172.00–176.001,27922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,2453
Steers—Medium and Large 1774179.42/cwt179.00–184.001,38958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2839166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3934
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347183.00/cwt183.00–183.0063512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429169.69/cwt165.00–172.5072815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed432198.00/cwt198.00–198.008557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433184.67/cwt180.00–186.0080024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned476168.00/cwt168.00–168.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479171.72/cwt169.00–173.5082341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487174.64/cwt172.50–176.0085029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509168.57/cwt165.50–170.0085827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525176.98/cwt172.50–180.0092938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542156.00/cwt156.00–156.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569172.54/cwt169.00–178.0098245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572163.61/cwt158.00–167.0093644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614165.94/cwt164.50–168.001,01923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618160.45/cwt158.00–163.0099243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631145.28/cwt144.00–146.509178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,0437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1691166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,1518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,1373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,21520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy818143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409210.00/cwt210.00–210.008594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417183.96/cwt175.00–190.0076717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467166.00/cwt166.00–166.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506152.00/cwt152.00–152.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575136.17/cwt131.00–140.007839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602154.00/cwt154.00–154.009274
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,320159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0992
Steers—Select and Choice1,348148.55/cwt147.00–150.002,00218
Steers—Choice1,442153.50/cwt153.50–153.502,2132
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,354156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1128
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,763104.59/cwt101.00–108.001,8446
Bulls——1,76687.80/cwt83.50–92.001,5514
Bulls——1,82596.69/cwt94.00–100.001,7655
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02856.81/cwt52.00–61.0058411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02944.65/cwt39.00–50.0045910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05771.50/cwt70.00–73.007563
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06364.86/cwt62.00–68.5068917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25069.41/cwt67.00–73.0086843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26576.35/cwt74.00–83.0096610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28362.13/cwt57.50–64.0079710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45659.01/cwt57.00–61.008595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48172.47/cwt70.00–76.001,07317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48766.09/cwt62.00–69.0098319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51881.92/cwt78.00–86.501,24414
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,74979.39/cwt73.00–84.001,3898
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,81189.22/cwt86.00–92.501,6166

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.