Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2024-03-22

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Mar 22
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,074 head
▲ 1,755 vs last sale 319▲ 415 vs year ago 1,659 · +25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 260▼ 150 vs year ago 400 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs and heifer calves weighing 450-650 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher, with 600-750 lbs steers selling fully steady to 5.00 higher and over 750 lbs on a light test sold steady to firm. Feeder heifers weighing over 650 lbs on comparable sales sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate offering with buyers still very aggressive to purchase feeders. Feeder cattle this week were carrying more flesh than the last special, especially those weighing over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows on and active market sold 4.00-8.00 higher, with a couple high dressing bulls topping at 170.00 per/lb. Cattle on Feed report was issued Friday afternoon with On Feed coming in at 101 percent, Placements were higher than expected at 110 percent the highest for February since the series began in 1996, Marketings came in at 103 percent.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.05/cwt on 282 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −111.09 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.
Average price
$288.05
282 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.88
vs MO average
+10.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567291.521,652246
Medium and Large 1-2518275.921,42922
Medium and Large 2553246.141,36214thin
One grade step is worth $45.38/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale282 hd
288.05
—
MO average16 barns · 3,083 hd
279.17
+8.88
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
+10.83
This barn, trailing median30 sales
399.14
−111.09
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 500–600 lb

30 sales
454412371329median 399.1403/0604/2406/2609/1110/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $343.18, median $399.14 across 30 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—High1,898158.223,00323
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,730139.742,41811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487132.111,96432
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217130.921,59434
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002112.381,12628
HeifersChoiceAverage1,295186.002,4094thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,180177.252,0924thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,432187.792,68912
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420180.002,5563thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379378.99/cwt362.50–391.001,4367
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3563
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428371.16/cwt365.00–374.001,5899
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431333.60/cwt333.00–334.001,4385
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465323.86/cwt315.00–327.501,50615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1491340.11/cwt335.00–344.001,67023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509342.40/cwt332.50–348.001,74331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515321.98/cwt309.00–327.501,65850
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567325.64/cwt312.00–338.001,84672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy569308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,75314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570297.68/cwt283.00–309.001,69714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5735
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617304.14/cwt292.00–315.001,87791
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6444
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639287.02/cwt270.00–290.001,83437
Steers600–650Medium 1640249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5943
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645279.61/cwt279.50–280.001,80328
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6865
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658288.01/cwt275.00–295.001,89526
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7018
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723279.47/cwt269.00–285.002,02168
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729263.54/cwt254.00–267.501,92130
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy743251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8655
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757250.17/cwt249.00–254.001,89413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763264.05/cwt262.00–270.002,01521
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831243.31/cwt243.00–244.752,02240
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834233.18/cwt230.00–237.001,94519
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2907223.18/cwt222.25–227.502,02428
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy908208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,88910
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy986209.50/cwt209.50–209.502,0668
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed265375.00/cwt375.00–375.009945
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384306.30/cwt297.50–315.001,17618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2391262.04/cwt260.00–264.001,0256
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415303.74/cwt302.50–307.001,26117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423293.89/cwt291.00–295.001,24318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469277.28/cwt271.00–285.001,30012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477300.89/cwt290.00–306.001,43538
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518275.92/cwt270.00–282.501,42922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521303.67/cwt295.00–310.001,58250
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532256.38/cwt250.00–263.001,3646
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed556304.35/cwt304.00–305.001,69217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy568306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,73821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569238.46/cwt235.00–242.001,3578
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582284.37/cwt274.00–292.001,655158
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623268.78/cwt260.00–278.001,67465
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637257.64/cwt257.00–258.001,64114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy667245.49/cwt243.00–246.001,63724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671241.51/cwt236.00–248.001,62130
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712247.54/cwt241.00–255.001,76254
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy719230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6545
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731229.37/cwt223.00–235.001,67725
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy758217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6456
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy768225.09/cwt224.50–229.001,72915
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770237.18/cwt231.50–242.001,82631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771222.92/cwt221.00–224.501,71915
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8224
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,90811
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,8559
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2356330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1754
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed421361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,5208
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1443347.13/cwt344.00–349.001,5388
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464324.91/cwt320.00–332.001,50813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528307.35/cwt300.00–311.001,62319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2586274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,6065
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6394
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8018
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2691250.89/cwt250.00–252.001,7349
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5803
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1843219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,8503
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,420180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5563
Steers—Choice1,432187.79/cwt184.50–190.502,68912
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,180177.25/cwt177.00–178.002,0924
Heifers—Choice1,295186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,4094
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,856149.14/cwt143.00–156.002,76810
Bulls——1,930165.20/cwt159.00–170.003,18813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94788.73/cwt82.00–93.008406
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011108.08/cwt105.00–112.001,0938
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020124.97/cwt116.00–131.001,27514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197120.41/cwt114.00–125.001,44113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230137.42/cwt128.00–146.001,69021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477138.00/cwt131.00–146.002,03819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514125.78/cwt120.00–129.001,90411
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,727140.76/cwt135.00–147.502,43110
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,765129.50/cwt129.50–129.502,2861

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.