Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders were very lightly tested with last week's special, selling mostly in small packages and singles, but overall the better quality feeders sold right in line with last week's price ranges. Demand was good on a light offering. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with slaughter cows selling fully steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.30/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −107.72 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$299.30

52 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$56.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs MO average

−5.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	313.87	1,649	34
Medium and Large 1-2	562	274.76	1,544	15thin
Medium and Large 2	558	257.00	1,434	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.87/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd

299.30

—

MO average17 barns · 4,884 hd

304.78

−5.48

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−5.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−107.72

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	1,890	168.59	3,186	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,759	133.78	2,353	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	132.07	2,000	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	126.92	1,592	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	110.02	1,146	35
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,518	214.00	3,249	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	209.41	3,009	25

Every lot, as filed

64 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	500–550	518	316.27/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,638	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	270.45/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	267.03/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	271.54/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	342.55/cwt	333.00–348.00	1,476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	299.92/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	350.48/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	335.93/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.82/cwt	362.00–384.00	1,771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	274.03/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	308.82/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	257.05/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	384.62/cwt	373.00–397.00	1,604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	334.47/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	292.85/cwt	289.00–300.00	2,000	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	292.23/cwt	285.00–299.50	2,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	353.49/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	292.87/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,836	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,668	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	103.96/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,074	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	113.14/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,422	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	140.76/cwt	136.50–148.00	1,747	7
Bulls	—	—	1,798	148.10/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,663	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,820	128.56/cwt	126.50–131.00	2,340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	91.00/cwt	85.00–93.00	907	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,518	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,249	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	209.41/cwt	204.00–212.50	3,009	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	115.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,248	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	138.07/cwt	135.00–144.50	2,081	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	127.00/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,947	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	128.62/cwt	122.50–133.00	1,618	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	126.66/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,297	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,698	139.00/cwt	137.50–140.00	2,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	163.73/cwt	156.00–170.00	3,024	6
Bulls	—	—	1,834	177.17/cwt	173.00–181.00	3,249	4
Bulls	—	—	2,223	186.47/cwt	184.00–189.00	4,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	389.65/cwt	381.00–403.00	1,426	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	313.86/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	226.71/cwt	222.00–229.50	1,968	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	286.60/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,875	9
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	650–700	663	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	251.07/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	768	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,690	3

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 2,279Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 185Year ago 293

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	363.00	363.00
5	350–400	392	340.00–366.00	350.48
8	400–450	431	333.00–348.00	342.55
11	450–500	466	329.00–347.00	335.93
29	500–550	518	309.00–335.00	316.27
5	550–600	569	294.00–304.00	299.92
8	600–650	623	282.00–293.00	286.60
16	650–700	670	266.00–274.00	271.54
4	700–750	732	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	755	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	328.00	328.00
5	400–450	412	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	487	300.00–314.00	308.82
3	500–550	525	292.00	292.00
12	550–600	571	260.00–277.00	270.45
6	600–650	645	260.00–274.00	267.03
6	650–700	665	254.00–260.00	257.05
9	750–800	756	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	663	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	417	373.00–397.00	384.62
6	450–500	470	362.00–384.00	376.82
11	500–550	531	346.00–370.00	353.49
14	550–600	574	324.00–345.00	334.47
28	650–700	683	289.00–300.00	292.85
13	700–750	710	285.00–299.50	292.23
3	750–800	768	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	309.00	309.00
15	600–650	627	288.00–300.00	292.87
5	700–750	722	271.00–276.00	274.03
3	750–800	793	267.00	267.00
3	900–950	932	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	373.00	373.00
3	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	492	314.00	314.00
3	500–550	525	276.00	276.00
9	550–600	579	288.00	288.00
6	700–750	738	246.00–256.00	251.07
3	800–850	823	230.00	230.00
8	850–900	868	222.00–229.50	226.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	366	381.00–403.00	389.65
3	450–500	452	362.00	362.00
7	500–550	542	313.00–315.00	313.86
3	600–650	618	288.00	288.00
3	800–850	820	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,033	98.00–108.00	103.96
6	—	997	85.00–93.00	91.00
13	—	1,078	110.00–120.00	115.79
6	—	1,024	123.00–134.00	126.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,257	108.00–120.00	113.14
7	—	1,241	136.50–148.00	140.76
16	—	1,258	122.50–133.00	128.62
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	126.50–131.00	128.56
3	—	1,698	137.50–140.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,507	135.00–144.50	138.07
12	—	1,533	122.00–133.00	127.00
1	—	1,380	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	146.00–150.00	148.10
6	—	1,847	156.00–170.00	163.73
4	—	1,834	173.00–181.00	177.17
2	—	2,223	184.00–189.00	186.47
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,518	214.00	214.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,437	204.00–212.50	209.41

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.

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