Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2023-03-10

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Mar 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,190 head
▲ 1,878 vs last sale 312▼ 707 vs year ago 2,897 · −24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 318▼ 40 vs year ago 250 · −16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, 400-500 lb steer calves sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs selling fully steady to firm, spots 4.00 higher compared to a very active market two weeks ago, 600-700 lbs traded 8.00-10.00 higher, 700-750 lbs sold with a firm undertone and yearling steers over 750 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with 500-650 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone on few comparisons. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering with 8 pot loads of yearlings weighing 800-1000 lbs all selling with good demand with another active market with and attractive offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $202.60/cwt on 948 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −39.10 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.
Average price
$202.60
948 head · 740 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$32.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.64
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1732207.091,517713
Medium and Large 1-2684195.051,335165
Medium and Large 2667176.501,17612thin
Large 11,002174.251,74658
One grade step is worth $32.84/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale948 hd
202.60
—
MO average15 barns · 12,051 hd
216.25
−13.64
This barn, trailing median23 sales
241.70
−39.10
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—Average1,679116.041,94811
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,670102.981,72013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45996.031,40117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24592.851,15623
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03384.5687324
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,246176.652,2015thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,422168.692,39930
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225161.641,98015

Every lot

68 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326274.00/cwt274.00–274.008937
Steers—Medium and Large 1366271.00/cwt271.00–271.0099215
Steers—Medium and Large 1420255.60/cwt252.00–259.001,07410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436237.12/cwt235.00–238.001,03420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478229.14/cwt228.00–230.001,0957
Steers—Medium and Large 1492241.85/cwt235.00–248.001,19063
Steers—Medium and Large 1530246.39/cwt237.00–251.001,30654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538224.79/cwt224.00–225.001,20914
Steers—Medium and Large 1576235.83/cwt224.00–240.001,35831
Steers—Medium and Large 1622225.33/cwt219.00–229.001,40264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,25617
Steers—Medium and Large 2628173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671192.27/cwt189.50–195.001,2906
Steers—Medium and Large 1675207.53/cwt199.00–215.001,40158
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy681193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,3186
Steers—Medium and Large 2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710185.29/cwt185.00–189.501,31646
Steers—Medium and Large 1743195.36/cwt192.50–198.001,45256
Steers—Medium and Large 1759199.81/cwt189.00–202.001,51724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792175.81/cwt175.50–178.001,39224
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed798191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,52875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,51431
Steers—Medium and Large 1881185.36/cwt184.10–186.501,633128
Steers—Medium and Large 1935181.25/cwt181.25–181.251,69567
Steers—Medium and Large 1993176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,74855
Steers—Large 11,002174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,74658
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333209.21/cwt207.50–210.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357220.00/cwt220.00–220.007856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382202.23/cwt196.00–204.0077314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415228.00/cwt228.00–228.009465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433220.00/cwt220.00–220.009536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443230.82/cwt219.00–235.001,02321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487223.50/cwt220.00–229.001,08840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489202.99/cwt195.00–207.0099318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529217.22/cwt207.00–222.001,14962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed533226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577187.55/cwt181.50–193.501,08231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579209.78/cwt197.00–215.001,21595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609189.80/cwt189.50–190.001,15610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622198.85/cwt190.50–203.751,23770
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654186.85/cwt184.00–188.001,22237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672176.05/cwt174.00–177.001,18321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711174.14/cwt169.00–175.501,23821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729183.37/cwt177.00–185.001,33725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1932167.88/cwt167.75–168.001,565130
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561204.33/cwt203.00–207.001,1466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621194.93/cwt191.00–200.001,21113
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,225161.64/cwt161.00–163.001,98015
Steers—Choice1,422168.69/cwt165.50–170.002,39930
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,246176.65/cwt174.00–180.002,2015
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,506113.75/cwt112.00–115.001,7134
Bulls——1,645105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7272
Bulls——1,830122.29/cwt116.00–130.002,2385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00283.27/cwt80.00–85.0083411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05290.75/cwt88.00–94.5095510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08068.66/cwt65.00–75.007423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22592.02/cwt88.00–96.001,12713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25479.83/cwt77.00–83.001,0014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282103.33/cwt97.00–108.001,3256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441100.46/cwt96.50–107.001,4489
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48091.04/cwt88.00–93.501,3478
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,650110.79/cwt102.50–115.501,8286
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68896.29/cwt94.50–98.001,6257

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.