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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Dec 19
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 1,782 vs last sale 2,108▼ 49 vs year ago 375 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 275▼ 27 vs year ago 322 · −8.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 0▲ 90 vs year ago 150 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow/Heifer sale with several consignments of good quality bred heifers mostly in the 3rd stage selling with good demand, along with several young 4-6 year old cows in the 2nd and 3rd stage good quality also selling with good demand. Feeder supply was mostly small packages and groups but overall sold within last weeks price ranges. Slaughter cows on a nice offering sold fully steady to firm. This is the last sale of the year here at Eastern MO. Commission we here at MDA/USDA Market News Service want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $396.50/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −56.39 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.
Average price
$396.50
12 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,151
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−35.33
vs MO average
−47.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546434.002,3704thin
Medium and Large 1-2580379.002,1983thin
Medium and Large 2517377.001,9495thin
One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $421 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 sale12 hd
396.50
—
MO average21 barns · 3,597 hd
431.83
−35.33
National average163 barns · 16,063 hd
444.10
−47.60
This barn, trailing median26 sales
452.89
−56.39
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—Average1,902187.393,5648thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,767165.762,9306thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487156.382,32636
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238151.201,87272
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,048137.051,43636

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$3,74115
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$3,57019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$3,0004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,333$2,9708
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,772$2,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,201$2,5377
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,5136
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,137$2,0117
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,284$3,7936
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$3,72165
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,141$3,4397
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$3,9254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$3,38211
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,2503thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5443
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2392425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6667
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned425456.00/cwt456.00–456.001,9383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned479442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,11711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485476.00/cwt476.00–476.002,3093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,2143
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,9495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1546434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,3704
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2606330.50/cwt330.00–331.002,0036
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673349.46/cwt344.00–355.002,3526
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,4653
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2892298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,6583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386443.00/cwt443.00–443.001,7104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned448390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457422.65/cwt417.50–426.001,9325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494393.77/cwt390.00–396.001,9458
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581342.52/cwt338.00–348.001,99011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634319.51/cwt319.00–320.002,0266
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672321.02/cwt317.00–325.002,1578
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2723
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,59714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437412.36/cwt400.00–425.001,8026
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480389.40/cwt380.00–395.001,8698
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9395
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558353.47/cwt345.00–360.001,9727
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1674
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,27110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,843178.13/cwt174.00–181.003,2834
Bulls——1,908191.69/cwt186.00–195.003,6573
Bulls——2,120211.50/cwt211.50–211.504,4841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039145.08/cwt138.00–153.001,50712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049130.73/cwt123.00–136.001,37117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055115.83/cwt109.00–120.001,2223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065155.72/cwt154.00–158.001,6584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223154.31/cwt148.00–159.001,88725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243141.64/cwt135.00–146.001,76131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251164.88/cwt160.00–171.502,06316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480165.15/cwt161.50–171.502,44411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490143.71/cwt141.00–147.002,1416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491155.30/cwt150.00–159.002,31619
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,660161.25/cwt160.00–162.502,6772
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,821168.02/cwt167.00–170.003,0604
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,925.00/head3,750.00–4,100.003,9254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2253,693.75/head3,600.00–3,750.003,6948
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,512.75/head2,400.00–2,625.002,5136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,537.46/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2643,741.44/head3,400.00–3,850.003,74115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2652,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3332,969.52/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9708
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3943,629.78/head3,300.00–3,700.003,63016
Bred Cows—Large 11,7722,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0473,529.29/head3,375.00–3,775.003,52948
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1413,438.50/head3,250.00–3,500.003,4397
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1544,260.49/head4,100.00–4,500.004,26017
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2843,793.36/head3,775.00–3,825.003,7936

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.