Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2025-01-03

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jan 3
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,477 head
▲ 1,102 vs last sale 375▲ 687 vs year ago 790 · +87.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
278 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 322▼ 82 vs year ago 360 · −22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special three weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test sold fully steady to firm, with 600-850 lb steers selling 3.00-10.00 higher with the most advance on the 600-650 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 450-700 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 higher on comparable sales with over 700 lbs trading with a higher undertone. The New Year started right where the market left off and added some as buyers were active to purchase feeders on and overall attractive offering of feeders. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter cows trading mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $324.50/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −128.39 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.
Average price
$324.50
182 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.78
vs MO average
−8.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554326.851,811158
Medium and Large 1-2547314.671,72020
Medium and Large 2596281.001,6754thin
One grade step is worth $45.85/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale182 hd
324.50
—
MO average8 barns · 3,695 hd
326.28
−1.78
National average40 barns · 9,035 hd
332.87
−8.37
This barn, trailing median26 sales
452.89
−128.39
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

26 sales
514467420373median 452.8903/0605/0106/2609/1110/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $386.78, median $452.89 across 26 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—High1,908165.473,15711
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,773128.172,27210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,488122.911,82947
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,262118.571,49648
CowsLean 85-90%High1,070104.911,12322
HeifersSelectAverage1,109187.722,0827thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,497194.882,91726
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,315189.692,49411

Every lot

78 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376394.97/cwt383.00–424.001,48514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416385.64/cwt381.00–390.001,6046
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416353.12/cwt350.00–356.001,4696
Steers400–450Medium 1-2Fleshy442278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2293
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470360.12/cwt352.00–377.501,69321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,6147
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522339.19/cwt327.00–359.001,77161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529320.93/cwt319.00–324.001,69812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned562307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,7256
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573305.27/cwt304.00–307.501,7498
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575319.88/cwt309.00–326.001,83991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2596281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6754
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622306.39/cwt294.00–322.501,90685
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627287.70/cwt275.00–295.001,80418
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned635251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5947
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692286.85/cwt277.00–290.001,98561
Steers650–700Large 1698273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,9066
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2698269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,8786
Steers700–750Medium 2714229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6354
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731277.06/cwt270.00–283.002,02574
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777268.65/cwt265.00–270.002,08711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821264.50/cwt264.50–264.502,17235
Steers850–900Large 1862245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,11214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned382289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1043
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,3193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418321.13/cwt316.00–330.001,34219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned429305.54/cwt302.00–308.001,31110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2744
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470322.08/cwt310.00–338.001,51441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485293.63/cwt290.00–295.001,42411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned495276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,3663
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed515327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,68424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527287.93/cwt276.00–292.001,51741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528310.30/cwt298.00–319.001,63876
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy547264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4445
Heifers550–600Medium 2562225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578282.43/cwt281.00–285.001,6328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588269.15/cwt255.00–276.001,58338
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623279.30/cwt276.00–288.001,74026
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627264.59/cwt250.00–271.001,65914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5265
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673243.03/cwt240.00–246.001,6366
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678276.01/cwt266.00–283.001,87158
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8054
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy701229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6056
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1704262.44/cwt259.00–265.501,84863
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,8743
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,97315
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5198
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy597238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1636265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6856
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2698240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6759
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7303
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4404
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,121172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9284
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,315189.69/cwt188.00–191.002,49411
Steers—Choice1,497194.88/cwt192.00–197.002,91726
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,109187.72/cwt187.00–188.002,0827
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,607152.63/cwt148.00–157.002,4533
Bulls——1,875180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3751
Bulls——2,042168.89/cwt163.00–175.003,4497
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030122.01/cwt120.00–124.001,2573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039111.88/cwt108.00–116.001,1627
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096102.65/cwt100.00–105.001,1258
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10484.43/cwt80.00–90.009324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229124.89/cwt124.00–126.001,5359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267120.22/cwt116.00–123.501,52326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274110.89/cwt108.00–114.001,41313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483128.39/cwt125.00–132.501,90413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488122.57/cwt119.00–125.001,82427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499114.02/cwt109.00–117.001,7097
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,705119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,0291
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,737125.78/cwt123.00–128.002,1855
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,834133.46/cwt131.00–135.002,4484

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.