Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special three weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test sold fully steady to firm, with 600-850 lb steers selling 3.00-10.00 higher with the most advance on the 600-650 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 450-700 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 higher on comparable sales with over 700 lbs trading with a higher undertone. The New Year started right where the market left off and added some as buyers were active to purchase feeders on and overall attractive offering of feeders. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter cows trading mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.50/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −130.53 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$324.50

182 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs MO average

−8.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	326.85	1,811	158
Medium and Large 1-2	547	314.67	1,720	20
Medium and Large 2	596	281.00	1,675	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.85/cwt here — about $136 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $396.50, median $455.03 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale182 hd

324.50

—

MO average8 barns · 3,695 hd

326.28

−1.78

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

−8.37

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−130.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,908	165.47	3,157	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,773	128.17	2,272	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	122.91	1,829	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	118.57	1,496	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	104.91	1,123	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,109	187.72	2,082	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	194.88	2,917	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	189.69	2,494	11

Every lot, as filed

78 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	293.63/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	279.30/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,740	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	321.13/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,342	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,973	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	382	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	562	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	269.15/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,583	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	277.06/cwt	270.00–283.00	2,025	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	286.85/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,985	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.12/cwt	352.00–377.50	1,693	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	394.97/cwt	383.00–424.00	1,485	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	400–450	442	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,172	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	339.19/cwt	327.00–359.00	1,771	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	268.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,087	11
Steers	Large 1	850–900	862	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,112	14
Steers	Large 1	650–700	698	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,906	6
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	714	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	385.64/cwt	381.00–390.00	1,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	353.12/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	319.88/cwt	309.00–326.00	1,839	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	306.39/cwt	294.00–322.50	1,906	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	635	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	305.27/cwt	304.00–307.50	1,749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	287.70/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,804	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	320.93/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,121	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	597	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	264.59/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	287.93/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,517	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	322.08/cwt	310.00–338.00	1,514	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	282.43/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	310.30/cwt	298.00–319.00	1,638	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	276.01/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,871	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	262.44/cwt	259.00–265.50	1,848	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,684	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	429	305.54/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,311	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	243.03/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	547	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	701	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,605	6
Bulls	—	—	2,042	168.89/cwt	163.00–175.00	3,449	7
Bulls	—	—	1,875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	152.63/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,453	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,257	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,737	125.78/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,185	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,834	133.46/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,448	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	189.69/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,494	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	102.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,125	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	124.89/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,535	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	110.89/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,413	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	120.22/cwt	116.00–123.50	1,523	26
Heifers	Select	—	1,109	187.72/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,082	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	194.88/cwt	192.00–197.00	2,917	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	128.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,904	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	114.02/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,709	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	122.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,824	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	84.43/cwt	80.00–90.00	932	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	111.88/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,162	7

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

Fri Jan 3, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,477Last week 375Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 322Year ago 360

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	290.00–295.00	293.63
41	500–550	527	276.00–292.00	287.93
38	550–600	588	255.00–276.00	269.15
14	600–650	627	250.00–271.00	264.59
4	650–700	681	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	745	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	334.00	334.00
19	400–450	418	316.00–330.00	321.13
41	450–500	470	310.00–338.00	322.08
76	500–550	528	298.00–319.00	310.30
8	550–600	578	281.00–285.00	282.43
26	600–650	623	276.00–288.00	279.30
58	650–700	678	266.00–283.00	276.01
63	700–750	704	259.00–265.50	262.44
15	800–850	836	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	289.00	289.00
10	400–450	429	302.00–308.00	305.54
3	450–500	495	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	515	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	598	251.00	251.00
5	600–650	636	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	673	240.00–246.00	243.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	264.00	264.00
3	550–600	570	244.00	244.00
6	700–750	701	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	383.00–424.00	394.97
6	400–450	416	381.00–390.00	385.64
21	450–500	470	352.00–377.50	360.12
61	500–550	522	327.00–359.00	339.19
91	550–600	575	309.00–326.00	319.88
85	600–650	622	294.00–322.50	306.39
61	650–700	692	277.00–290.00	286.85
74	700–750	731	270.00–283.00	277.06
11	750–800	777	265.00–270.00	268.65
35	800–850	821	264.50	264.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	278.00	278.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	698	273.00	273.00
14	850–900	862	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	714	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	350.00–356.00	353.12
7	450–500	495	326.00	326.00
12	500–550	529	319.00–324.00	320.93
8	550–600	573	304.00–307.50	305.27
18	600–650	627	275.00–295.00	287.70
6	650–700	698	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	562	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	635	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	488	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	636	265.00	265.00
4	1100–1150	1,121	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	698	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	752	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	238.00	238.00
4	800–850	800	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,042	163.00–175.00	168.89
1	—	1,875	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,607	148.00–157.00	152.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	120.00–124.00	122.01
8	—	1,096	100.00–105.00	102.65
4	—	1,104	80.00–90.00	84.43
7	—	1,039	108.00–116.00	111.88
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,737	123.00–128.00	125.78
4	—	1,834	131.00–135.00	133.46
1	—	1,705	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,229	124.00–126.00	124.89
13	—	1,274	108.00–114.00	110.89
26	—	1,267	116.00–123.50	120.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,483	125.00–132.50	128.39
7	—	1,499	109.00–117.00	114.02
27	—	1,488	119.00–125.00	122.57
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,315	188.00–191.00	189.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,497	192.00–197.00	194.88
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	187.00–188.00	187.72

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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