Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2023-01-27

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jan 27
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,507 head
▲ 1,222 vs last sale 285▼ 218 vs year ago 1,725 · −12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 325▼ 50 vs year ago 278 · −18.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, a light test of 400-500 lb steer calves sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lb steers trading 5.00-8.00 higher, 600-750 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling steady 3.00 higher, 600-650 lb sold with a higher undertone and 650-750 lb sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Best demand was on the 500-650 lb steers and 400-650 lb heifers with several consignments and groups of good quality calves with good weighing conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.68/cwt on 543 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −54.01 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$187.68
543 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.52
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1610194.221,185364
Medium and Large 1-2638175.861,122162
Medium 1-2485172.008344thin
Large 1882157.001,3855thin
Medium and Large 2670156.751,0508thin
One grade step is worth $37.47/cwt here — about $134 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 sale543 hd
187.68
—
MO average14 barns · 6,124 hd
193.21
−5.52
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−54.01
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—Low1,844102.411,88812
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,72286.191,4845thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49382.461,23130
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24778.3097638
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02468.1569827
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,717122.002,0955thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,190154.421,83813
HeifersSelectAverage1,325143.081,89615
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,325165.002,1868thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,441159.002,2916thin
SteersSelectAverage1,375145.001,9943thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340207.00/cwt207.00–207.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384209.82/cwt209.00–211.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1408221.55/cwt219.00–224.0090415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409200.00/cwt200.00–200.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1473206.80/cwt205.00–213.0097819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481194.01/cwt190.00–198.009336
Steers—Medium 1-2485172.00/cwt172.00–172.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515189.45/cwt187.00–192.0097615
Steers—Medium and Large 1528213.04/cwt203.00–219.501,12584
Steers—Medium and Large 1565201.68/cwt196.00–206.001,13922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576187.10/cwt181.00–190.001,07810
Steers—Medium and Large 1624192.49/cwt188.00–197.001,201102
Steers—Medium and Large 2630155.00/cwt155.00–155.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633172.66/cwt169.00–175.501,09319
Steers—Medium and Large 1674175.91/cwt175.75–177.001,18631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675171.08/cwt166.50–172.251,15560
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709168.60/cwt167.00–170.001,19517
Steers—Medium and Large 2710158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,1254
Steers—Medium and Large 1711176.90/cwt175.50–178.751,25882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769165.07/cwt164.50–167.001,26913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2735
Steers—Medium and Large 1809168.75/cwt168.75–168.751,3659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2834
Steers—Large 1882157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3855
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368188.42/cwt183.00–191.006939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384176.93/cwt176.00–177.506798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414183.43/cwt182.00–184.507597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434165.46/cwt161.00–171.0071812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438196.48/cwt190.00–199.0086132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465177.23/cwt170.00–180.0082424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484188.51/cwt183.50–192.5091258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487161.17/cwt155.00–165.007858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521172.49/cwt166.00–176.0089919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524184.09/cwt180.00–187.0096528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529161.22/cwt158.00–165.008538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567187.33/cwt180.00–191.001,06260
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584159.00/cwt159.00–159.009297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588170.33/cwt165.00–178.501,00223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615180.17/cwt173.00–183.251,10860
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632165.52/cwt160.00–168.001,04627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2641155.00/cwt155.00–155.0099410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement663180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,19323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672168.51/cwt167.00–170.001,13233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721157.50/cwt157.00–158.001,13618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724171.61/cwt171.00–172.001,24210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,25416
Heifers—Large 1822153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2585
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468189.00/cwt189.00–189.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521170.00/cwt170.00–170.008868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572153.92/cwt151.00–156.008807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2804143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1505
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,325165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1868
Steers—Select1,375145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9943
Steers—Choice1,441159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2916
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,190154.42/cwt153.50–155.001,83813
Heifers—Select1,325143.08/cwt140.00–150.001,89615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60082.09/cwt80.00–84.001,3132
Bulls——1,78593.70/cwt93.00–94.001,6733
Bulls——1,939111.95/cwt107.00–117.002,1717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96947.67/cwt42.00–54.004624
Cows—Lean 85-90%98869.56/cwt66.00–72.006877
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01560.80/cwt58.00–63.006174
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06676.60/cwt73.50–79.5081712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23583.38/cwt81.00–89.501,03017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24176.67/cwt73.00–80.0095116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30666.21/cwt63.00–70.008655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48886.37/cwt83.00–92.001,28515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49878.55/cwt74.00–82.001,17715
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,70095.75/cwt95.50–96.001,6282
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,73779.81/cwt78.50–82.001,3863
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,717122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,0955

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.