Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers weighing 550-750 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher, with all other weights of steers trading with a firm to higher undertone on a light test. Feeder heifers all sold fully steady on a light test, with the 5 weights selling with a higher undertone and 3 pot loads of 1050-1180 lb heifers trading with good demand on a higher undertone. A snowy day here at EMC didn't affect the market as demand was good with overall quality good on the calves and yearlings all sold on and active market. Several stick out sales included 83 head of Large Frame heifers weighing 1180 lbs selling at 217.75 and a pot load of heifers weighing 1054 lbs at 221.25. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with a light offering of slaughter cows trading steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.28/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −114.75 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$292.28

60 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$28.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs MO average

−12.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	301.25	1,598	41
Medium and Large 1-2	560	272.93	1,528	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.31/cwt here — about $70 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $346.27, median $407.03 across 30 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 sale60 hd

292.28

—

MO average9 barns · 1,591 hd

295.19

−2.90

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−12.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−114.75

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	—	Low	1,757	165.33	2,904	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,726	129.61	2,237	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	127.92	1,825	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	123.05	1,558	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,114	94.34	1,051	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	198.41	2,694	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	203.12	2,825	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,499	197.78	2,965	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	284.29/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	89.78/cwt	85.00–94.00	971	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	286.29/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	275.37/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,740	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,930	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	640	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	311.66/cwt	297.00–328.00	1,599	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	412.44/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	289.20/cwt	283.00–294.00	2,074	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,747	4
Steers	Large 1	850–900	871	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,217	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	264.05/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,656	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	298.87/cwt	288.00–311.00	2,008	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	356.40/cwt	345.00–364.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	316.96/cwt	312.50–326.00	1,965	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	264.24/cwt	263.00–265.50	2,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	332.13/cwt	316.00–340.50	1,910	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	364.33/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.96/cwt	265.00–278.00	2,059	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	258.93/cwt	258.50–260.50	1,761	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	113.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	128.31/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,615	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,307	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,391	203.12/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,825	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,499	197.78/cwt	197.00–198.00	2,965	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	198.41/cwt	195.00–199.00	2,694	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,276	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,740	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,210	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	130.44/cwt	126.50–133.00	1,867	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	121.08/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,541	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	325.96/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,539	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	277.69/cwt	276.00–278.50	1,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,943	8
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	2,332	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	273.72/cwt	271.00–274.50	1,812	18
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	217.75/cwt	217.75–217.75	2,569	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	250.70/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	268.65/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,334	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	339.10/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	293.68/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,812	14

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 1,477Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 278Year ago 190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	296.00	296.00
10	550–600	579	282.00–290.00	284.29
10	600–650	602	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	655	271.00	271.00
3	850–900	882	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	353.00	353.00
8	400–450	420	337.50–340.00	339.10
20	450–500	472	312.50–335.00	325.96
17	500–550	513	297.00–328.00	311.66
10	550–600	564	280.00–289.00	286.29
34	600–650	632	272.50–277.50	275.37
18	650–700	662	271.00–274.50	273.72
3	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
8	750–800	774	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	318.00	318.00
10	500–550	538	258.00–277.00	268.65
9	550–600	584	276.00–278.50	277.69
31	600–650	627	260.00–266.00	264.05
3	650–700	663	261.00	261.00
7	700–750	712	249.00–252.00	250.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	680	258.50–260.50	258.93
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	1050–1100	1,054	221.25	221.25
83	1150–1200	1,180	217.75	217.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	523	321.00	321.00
4	550–600	571	306.00	306.00
14	600–650	617	291.00–298.00	293.68
3	650–700	682	283.00	283.00
3	700–750	737	268.00	268.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	306.00	306.00
13	850–900	871	254.50	254.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	315	410.00–420.00	412.44
4	400–450	429	373.00	373.00
20	450–500	475	350.00–375.00	364.33
5	500–550	505	345.00–364.00	356.40
57	550–600	575	316.00–340.50	332.13
53	600–650	620	312.50–326.00	316.96
47	650–700	672	288.00–311.00	298.87
62	700–750	717	283.00–294.00	289.20
30	750–800	760	265.00–278.00	270.96
12	800–850	825	263.00–265.50	264.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	85.00–94.00	89.78
1	—	1,210	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	120.00–124.00	122.26
9	—	1,431	126.50–133.00	130.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	110.00–116.00	113.20
6	—	1,259	125.00–132.00	128.31
6	—	1,273	118.00–124.00	121.08
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	132.00–135.00	133.49
3	—	1,740	126.00–128.00	127.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,870	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,940	185.00	185.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,391	200.00–207.00	203.12
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,499	197.00–198.00	197.78
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,358	195.00–199.00	198.41

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Eastern Missouri Commission Company