Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, light test of steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, with 500-600 lb steers selling 10.00-15.00 higher, 600-800 lb steers sold firm to 6.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-550 lbs sold fully steady to firm, 550-700 lbs traded 5.00-15.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply. Over all and attractive offering of calves and yearlings all sold on and active market with several part loads and pot loads of yearlings over 700 lbs. Nice offering of slaughter steers and heifers all sold with a firm undertone with slaughter cows selling firm to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.56/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −110.47 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$344.56

170 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$32.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs MO average

+3.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	351.67	1,964	133
Medium and Large 1-2	556	318.98	1,775	37

One grade step is worth $32.70/cwt here — about $189 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 sale170 hd

344.56

—

MO average15 barns · 3,681 hd

335.72

+8.84

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

+3.62

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−110.47

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	1,898	169.50	3,218	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	133.08	1,995	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,785	130.16	2,323	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	127.66	1,613	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	116.03	1,143	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,252	209.00	2,617	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	197.00	2,423	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	206.73	2,989	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	199.52	2,694	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,642	186.00	3,054	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	700–750	735	264.68/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,945	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	897	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	814	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	702	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	716	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,041	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	320.82/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,331	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	367.62/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,970	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	379.26/cwt	364.00–390.00	1,836	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	251.40/cwt	248.50–258.00	2,192	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	331.87/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,600	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	366.58/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,536	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	262.92/cwt	260.00–269.00	2,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	268.12/cwt	265.25–274.00	2,212	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	311.64/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,783	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	270.92/cwt	263.00–271.50	2,319	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	419.00/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,630	9
Steers	Large 1	650–700	671	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	1,956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	300.66/cwt	293.00–310.00	2,026	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	273.47/cwt	259.00–283.00	1,999	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	318.33/cwt	308.00–332.00	1,996	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	343.52/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,958	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	383.61/cwt	374.00–402.50	1,623	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	289.84/cwt	285.00–297.50	2,104	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	278.89/cwt	270.50–284.00	2,147	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	666	315.50/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,101	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,079	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	331.03/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	279.73/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	296.64/cwt	277.00–306.00	1,854	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	559	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	137.53/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,056	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	128.53/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	114.78/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,440	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	135.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,752	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,738	132.56/cwt	130.00–137.50	2,304	4
Steers	Select	—	1,642	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,054	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,446	206.73/cwt	205.00–208.50	2,989	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,423	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,252	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,516	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,321	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	199.52/cwt	199.00–200.00	2,694	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,847	126.96/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,345	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	102.58/cwt	99.00–107.00	979	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	135.58/cwt	130.00–143.50	1,471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	116.44/cwt	111.50–125.00	1,105	9
Bulls	—	—	1,908	173.50/cwt	169.00–181.00	3,310	6
Bulls	—	—	1,884	163.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	279.92/cwt	274.25–286.50	1,867	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	298.88/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,719	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	338.31/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,448	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	288.49/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,803	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	339.11/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,597	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	318.75/cwt	302.00–329.00	1,670	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	256.32/cwt	255.75–258.00	2,033	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	252.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	266.83/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,897	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	263.84/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,799	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	253.77/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,967	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	271.62/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	284.52/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,664	17

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,279Last week 375Year ago 1,643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 270Year ago 231

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	320.00	320.00
11	400–450	415	317.50–325.00	320.82
17	550–600	585	281.00–288.00	284.52
15	600–650	616	269.00–274.00	271.62
20	650–700	682	258.00–269.00	263.84
16	700–750	735	261.00–268.00	264.68
47	750–800	775	253.00–254.00	253.77
7	800–850	831	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	716	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	705	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	559	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	428	327.50–355.00	338.31
48	450–500	471	325.00–352.00	339.11
85	500–550	524	302.00–329.00	318.75
87	550–600	575	293.00–302.00	298.88
104	600–650	625	280.00–295.00	288.49
95	650–700	667	274.25–286.50	279.92
117	700–750	711	260.00–269.00	266.83
27	750–800	793	255.75–258.00	256.32
14	800–850	814	250.00–255.00	252.29
3	950–1000	950	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	814	264.00	264.00
8	850–900	897	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	702	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	389	412.50–427.50	419.00
20	400–450	423	374.00–402.50	383.61
31	450–500	484	364.00–390.00	379.26
45	500–550	536	355.00–380.00	367.62
88	550–600	570	327.00–360.00	343.52
94	600–650	627	308.00–332.00	318.33
151	650–700	674	293.00–310.00	300.66
214	700–750	726	285.00–297.50	289.84
112	750–800	770	270.50–284.00	278.89
96	800–850	825	265.25–274.00	268.12
75	850–900	856	263.00–271.50	270.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	419	358.00–370.00	366.58
12	450–500	482	322.00–342.00	331.87
14	500–550	531	326.00–335.00	331.03
23	550–600	572	300.00–327.00	311.64
25	600–650	625	277.00–306.00	296.64
19	650–700	675	278.00–283.00	279.73
20	700–750	731	259.00–283.00	273.47
9	750–800	783	260.00–269.00	262.92
14	850–900	872	248.50–258.00	251.40
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	671	291.50	291.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	608	342.00	342.00
12	650–700	666	315.00–316.00	315.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	460	352.50	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	114.00–117.00	115.51
12	—	1,495	131.00–143.00	137.53
4	—	1,533	125.00–130.50	128.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	112.00–118.00	114.78
13	—	1,295	130.00–142.00	135.26
8	—	1,213	120.00–130.00	124.95
1	—	1,295	102.00	102.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	130.00–137.50	132.56
3	—	1,847	123.00–130.00	126.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	954	99.00–107.00	102.58
6	—	1,085	130.00–143.50	135.58
9	—	949	111.50–125.00	116.44
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,642	186.00	186.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,446	205.00–208.50	206.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	199.00–200.00	199.52
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	209.00	209.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,908	169.00–181.00	173.50
4	—	1,884	160.00–165.00	163.49

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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