Bowling Green- Eastern Missouri Commission Company             
Feeder Cattle Auction Report for 05/04/2018
 
Receipts: 947        Week ago: 2214         Year ago: 893
          
      Compared to last week, a very light test of steer and heifer calves
weighing 400-550 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable weights with all
other classes of feeders not tested.  Demand was moderate on a light
supply.  Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.  Bulk of Friday’s
receipts was slaughter cows and slaughter steers and heifers.  Slaughter
cows accounted for near 35 percent of the total receipts with slaughter
steers and heifers accounting for near 18 percent of the total receipts. 
Feeder supply consisted of 39 percent steers, 14 percent bulls and 47
percent heifers.
 
 
   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1  few 350-400 lbs 200.00-206.00; pkg
402 lbs 201.00; lot 473 lbs 187.00; lot 548 lbs 180.00; pkg 580 lbs
165.00; pkg fleshy 655 lbs 145.00; few 725-735 lbs fleshy 125.00-130.00;
pkg 785 lbs 139.50.  Medium and Large 1-2  450-500 lbs 165.00-181.00;
550-600m lbs 158.00-160.00; pkg 620 lbs 147.00. 
 
 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1  few 450-500 lbs 159.00-165.00;
500-550 lbs 145.00-158.00, fleshy 133.50-138.00; 650-700 lbs 135.50-
136.50; 700-770 lbs 129.75-134.25; 800-850 lbs few 125.00-126.50.  Medium
and Large 1-2  300-400 lbs 159.00-173.00; 400-500 lbs 146.50-155.00, 550-
600 lbs 130.00-140.00; 600-675 lbs 132.00-135.00, pkg 605 lbs 125.50. 
 
 
   Feeder Bulls:  Medium and Large 1  400-425 lbs 176.00-185.50.  Medium
and Large 1-2  pkg 345 lbs 185.50; pkg thin 425 lbs 192.00, pkg 490 lbs
162.00; pkg 540 lbs 155.50, pkg 590 lbs 140.00; 600-700 lbs 130.00-
138.00; pkg 855 lbs 125.00. 
  
 
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean 
          Percent Lean    Av Dressing        Hi Dressing      Low
Dressing
Prem White 65-70          ----------         -----------      -----------
 
Breakers  70-80           55.00-61.50        61.50-66.50      51.00-54.50                                                                            
                                        
Boners    80-85           55.00-61.50        61.50-65.00      50.00-54.00
                                        
Lean      85-90           53.00-58.00        58.00-62.00      45.00-53.00           
                                         
 
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2  
1300-2450 lbs           83.50-90.00          91.00-94.00      74.50-79.50
                            2 Belgian Blues  106.00-110.00
                                                
 Slaughter Steers and Heifers: (157 head)
   Choice and High Choice 2-4 1150-1500 lbs 123.00-128.00;  Select and
Choice 1-3 1000-1650 lbs 113.00-122.25; Holsteins 1250-1520 lbs 82.00-
90.00, lot 1135 lbs 70.50.  
               
Source:  Mo Dept Ag-USDA Market News Service, Bowling Green, MO
         Greg Harrison, Market Reporter 573-751-5618
         24 hour recorded report 1-573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS156.txt
 
Representative Sales of Five or More:
Hfr
Hd Color AvWt Price Total CITY & STATE
10 Mix 540 145.00 $ 783 NEW HAVEN,MO
6 Blk 544 135.50 $ 737 NEW HAVEN,MO
6 Blk 723 134.25 $ 970 WASHINGTON,MO
Male
Hd Color AvWt Price Total CITY & STATE
5 Blk 345 186.00 $ 642 WARRENTON,MO
5 Mix 424 161.00 $ 683 WARRENTON,MO
15 Blk 473 187.00 $ 885 NEW HAVEN,MO
22 Mix 548 180.00 $ 987 NEW HAVEN,MO
7 Blk 579 165.00 $ 956 NEW HAVEN,MO
7 Blk 656 145.00 $ 952 HAWK POINT,MO
5 Blk 736 130.00 $ 957 HAWK POINT,MO