Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2025-02-07

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Feb 7
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 507▼ 2,144 vs year ago 2,448 · −87.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 201▼ 171 vs year ago 346 · −49.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders were very lightly tested with a light offering, selling mostly in small packages and singles, but overall the better quality feeders sold right in line with last week's price ranges just not reaching some the highs as overall undertone was steady to weak. Demand was good on a light offering. Slaughter steers and heifers sold with a lower undertone on a light test with slaughter cows selling mostly 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.70/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −111.44 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.
Average price
$287.70
30 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.89
vs MO average
−11.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558300.001,67420
Medium and Large 1-2537278.501,4946thin
Medium and Large 2574240.001,3784thin
One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $296 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 sale30 hd
287.70
—
MO average17 barns · 3,752 hd
299.59
−11.89
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−11.16
This barn, trailing median30 sales
399.14
−111.44
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—Average1,715166.462,85514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505127.291,91627
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,707126.942,1673thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248124.861,55831
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,048108.091,13222
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225201.152,4645thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,340204.282,7376thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,588200.003,1762thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,8109
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576326.13/cwt323.00–329.001,87920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned577314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,8123
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615309.55/cwt309.00–310.001,90411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676289.39/cwt287.00–292.001,95631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0226
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9915
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775259.07/cwt251.00–268.002,0089
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,0543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392334.41/cwt332.50–337.001,3117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,2963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464317.52/cwt316.00–319.001,4736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4493
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,67420
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633266.14/cwt264.00–267.001,68510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634269.80/cwt269.00–272.001,71137
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8503
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,9613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439329.18/cwt328.00–331.001,4455
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6993
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6343
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2Fleshy637210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3383
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2888220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9543
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,340204.28/cwt203.50–205.002,7376
Steers—Select and Choice1,588200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,1762
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,225201.15/cwt200.00–202.002,4645
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630163.51/cwt156.00–167.002,66510
Bulls——1,928173.85/cwt172.00–175.003,3524
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016123.08/cwt121.00–126.501,2504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027114.22/cwt109.00–119.001,1738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070101.73/cwt96.00–107.001,0897
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09386.61/cwt83.50–91.009473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231126.63/cwt121.50–131.501,55917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242114.67/cwt107.00–120.001,4248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302133.41/cwt132.50–134.501,7376
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485116.09/cwt111.00–121.001,7246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498128.25/cwt122.50–132.001,92115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542136.08/cwt134.00–138.502,0986
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,707126.94/cwt122.00–131.502,1673

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.