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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jul 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 707▼ 387 vs year ago 974 · −39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 160▼ 175 vs year ago 310 · −56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, over all a light test on most feeders with 600-650 lb steers and 750-800 lb steers trading unevenly steady and 650-700 lb steers selling 7.00-12.00 lower all other weights of steer calves and yearlings were not well tested. Heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs and 650-700 lb heifers traded near steady on comparable weights with all other weights lightly tested. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate offering. Fed Cattle market has lost a lot of ground over the last couple of weeks losing 10.00-12.00 as we are seeing seasonal pressure. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 lower and slaughter cows traded firm to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $464.54/cwt on 57 head, down $35.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +10.12 against this barn's trailing median of $454.42.
Average price
$464.54
▼ 35.21 vs prior sale
57 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,553
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$45.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.62
vs MO average
+5.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532498.932,65414thin
Medium and Large 1-2555453.352,51843
One grade step is worth $45.58/cwt here — about $137 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 sale57 hd
464.54
—
MO average12 barns · 2,052 hd
484.17
−19.62
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
+5.06
This barn, trailing median27 sales
454.42
+10.12
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

27 sales
514467420373median 454.4202/2704/2406/1909/1110/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $386.78, median $454.42 across 27 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—Low1,642213.953,5129thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493185.612,77113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238183.922,27618
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,755174.003,0541thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average981152.531,49613
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,300141.001,8333thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,331252.003,3545thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232247.003,0433thin
SteersSelectAverage1,175262.703,0878thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,351252.003,40511

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$4,3003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,381$3,62711

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,1114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483527.65/cwt525.00–537.502,5499
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0293
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512510.83/cwt505.00–512.502,6159
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528477.93/cwt467.50–497.502,52322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,7125
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584427.60/cwt420.00–439.002,49721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1604461.50/cwt454.00–466.002,78727
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5926
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669386.56/cwt386.00–387.502,5868
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675410.08/cwt403.00–425.002,76855
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,8033
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1743381.21/cwt378.00–389.002,83281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783375.13/cwt360.00–386.002,93717
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359486.47/cwt485.00–487.501,7465
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425503.02/cwt495.00–515.002,13810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456476.27/cwt475.00–477.502,17210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516431.48/cwt430.00–432.502,2265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0897
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578407.59/cwt406.50–415.002,35625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586382.50/cwt364.00–396.002,24119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629384.18/cwt365.00–397.502,4169
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668367.01/cwt355.00–380.002,45232
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed752371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,7904
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,62652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4863
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6703
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,175262.70/cwt257.00–269.003,0878
Steers—Choice1,351252.00/cwt252.00–252.003,40511
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,232247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,0433
Heifers—Choice1,331252.00/cwt252.00–252.003,3545
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,8621
Bulls——1,644212.22/cwt204.00–221.003,4896
Bulls——1,718229.12/cwt228.00–230.003,9362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%867129.02/cwt122.50–135.001,1193
Cows—Lean 85-90%974149.65/cwt149.00–150.001,4585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049164.64/cwt159.00–170.001,7274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229193.82/cwt187.00–205.002,3829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246179.19/cwt174.00–184.002,2336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488191.69/cwt187.00–196.002,8527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514180.01/cwt175.00–184.502,7255
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,755174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,0541
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,300141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3684,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3813,626.72/head3,275.00–3,700.003,62711

How this sale compares

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.