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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Dec 12
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,108 head
▲ 1,215 vs last sale 893▲ 112 vs year ago 1,996 · +5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 285▼ 3 vs year ago 278 · −1.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much larger offering this week, with the best test on steers weighing 600-700 lbs sold mostly 20.00-40.00 higher, with all other weights of steers trading with a sharply higher undertone. Feeder heifers had the best test on heifers weighing 500-700 lbs selling 10.00-25.00 higher and other weights of heifers also trading with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was very good on and offering of good quality feeders with several pot loads of top quality yearlings as buyers were very active to buy cattle before years end. Fed cattle market again closed the week with higher gains with live cattle trading mostly 5.00 higher at 230.00 to end the week. Several stick out sales included pot load of 615 lb steers at 429.00, pot load of steers weighing 716 lbs at 398.50, pot load of heifers weighing 663 lbs at 383.00 and 110 hd of 987 lb heifers at 282.50. Slaughter cows traded steady with last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $418.95/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −33.94 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.
Average price
$418.95
115 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$49.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.84
vs MO average
−11.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545430.652,34988
Medium and Large 1-2544380.842,07327
One grade step is worth $49.81/cwt here — about $275 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 sale115 hd
418.95
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MO average17 barns · 4,324 hd
423.79
−4.84
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−11.68
This barn, trailing median26 sales
452.89
−33.94
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—Average1,780186.833,32613
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,751161.682,83015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476154.832,28629
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,257149.881,88439
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046133.001,39148
HeifersChoiceAverage1,173225.002,6393thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,183235.642,7877thin
SteersSelectAverage1,374207.502,8518thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387446.63/cwt440.00–455.001,7289
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421424.00/cwt424.00–424.001,78513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429472.91/cwt450.00–487.502,0299
Steers450–500Medium 2451365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6464
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned468423.69/cwt420.00–427.501,9838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479466.71/cwt445.00–485.002,23636
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned494435.37/cwt431.00–437.002,15111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516409.47/cwt403.00–416.002,11314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529436.93/cwt425.00–462.002,31158
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,01313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577418.51/cwt410.00–427.002,41530
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615422.75/cwt395.00–429.002,600155
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623382.90/cwt369.00–394.002,38534
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned626383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,3989
Steers600–650Large 1-2634346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,1944
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed653413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,69729
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678381.13/cwt369.00–400.002,58498
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686349.04/cwt341.50–354.002,39429
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2702310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1763
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy714348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,48512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715340.80/cwt324.00–355.002,43715
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719393.41/cwt381.00–398.502,829117
Steers700–750Large 1-2723341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,46521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1752378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,84331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5874
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1807334.77/cwt330.50–337.502,70246
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830313.32/cwt311.00–315.002,6017
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2897291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,61016
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,4063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434428.90/cwt420.00–450.001,86115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461416.86/cwt407.00–422.001,92225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491393.32/cwt380.00–397.501,93123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507367.74/cwt360.00–372.501,8648
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514384.15/cwt380.00–387.501,97537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned534360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576335.81/cwt325.00–341.001,93416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587381.87/cwt359.00–386.002,242147
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609348.68/cwt348.00–350.002,1239
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628366.50/cwt359.50–375.002,30241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned638324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,0673
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664376.10/cwt351.00–383.002,49798
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664330.98/cwt324.00–346.002,19830
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714345.13/cwt344.00–346.002,46464
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement716383.25/cwt383.25–383.252,74420
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721313.64/cwt310.00–327.002,26114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,2773
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4809
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3786
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1822311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,55633
Heifers800–850Large 1-2845295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4935
Heifers950–1000Large 1987282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,788110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6738
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486401.13/cwt396.00–415.001,94917
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,9474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,2645
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9763
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2006
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,156239.50/cwt239.50–239.502,7695
Steers—Choice1,250226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,8252
Steers—Select1,335200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,6704
Steers—Select1,413215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,0384
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,173225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6393
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,733194.37/cwt185.00–198.003,3686
Bulls——1,801175.93/cwt166.00–181.003,1686
Bulls——1,940207.00/cwt207.00–207.004,0161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008112.92/cwt102.50–117.501,1389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027145.16/cwt138.00–151.001,49115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054155.75/cwt155.00–157.001,6424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075128.36/cwt122.00–135.001,38020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238153.36/cwt148.00–159.001,89917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248164.33/cwt160.00–171.002,0519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284140.64/cwt137.00–144.001,8069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295123.38/cwt117.00–128.001,5984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454165.08/cwt161.00–170.502,4007
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473144.90/cwt140.00–148.002,1347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488154.69/cwt150.00–159.502,30215
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,691167.61/cwt165.00–175.002,8346
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,730150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,5951
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,798158.69/cwt155.00–163.002,8538

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.