Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had a very light run of feeders, with several small consignments of bred cows and pairs. One consignment of pairs mostly 7 yrs to short solid mouth bred back 1st stage with 350-400 lb calves sold with good demand from 3650.00-3850.00 per pair. A nice offering of slaughter steers and heifers sold firm to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows on a good offering sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −159.03 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$248.00

6 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.80

vs MO average

−49.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	257.00	1,537	3thin
Medium and Large 2	590	239.00	1,410	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $127 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 sale6 hd

248.00

—

MO average3 barns · 409 hd

289.80

−41.80

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−49.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−159.03

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	—	Average	1,808	166.54	3,011	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,750	141.62	2,479	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	140.36	2,094	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	134.62	1,687	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	118.04	1,262	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	204.05	2,863	26
Heifers	Select	Average	1,538	189.50	2,915	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	213.04	3,162	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	203.58	2,927	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,324	$2,489	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,341	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$2,193	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$1,963	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,430	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$3,704	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,950	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	600–650	618	258.69/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	260.67/cwt	260.00–261.00	2,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	291.11/cwt	276.00–297.00	1,971	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	3,704.17/head	3,650.00–3,850.00	3,704	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,293	1,962.69/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,963	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,953.57/head	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,954	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	2,488.69/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	971	205.80/cwt	202.50–211.50	1,998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,430	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,311	1,932.26/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,932	8
Bulls	—	—	1,811	166.66/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,018	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,888	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	118.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,246	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,735	145.39/cwt	140.00–152.50	2,523	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	213.04/cwt	211.00–215.50	3,162	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	121.82/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	133.08/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,974	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	117.56/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,538	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,915	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,403	204.05/cwt	203.50–207.00	2,863	26
Steers	Choice	—	1,438	203.58/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,927	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	147.42/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,230	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	129.75/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,351	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	105.70/cwt	97.50–110.00	1,180	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,775	135.58/cwt	133.00–137.50	2,407	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	132.73/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,645	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	147.88/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,865	12

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 Feb 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 1,552Year ago 1,831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 155Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	286.00	286.00
3	550–600	598	257.00	257.00
10	600–650	618	258.00–259.00	258.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	239.00	239.00
3	600–650	612	236.00	236.00
3	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
8	950–1000	971	202.50–211.50	205.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	677	276.00–297.00	291.11
6	800–850	814	260.00–261.00	260.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,400	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,408	3,650.00–3,850.00	3,704.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,293	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,962.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,267	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,106	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,324	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,488.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,400	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,500	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,235	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,953.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,311	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,932.26
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	885	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	160.00–170.00	166.66
3	—	1,895	150.00–155.00	152.42
1	—	1,740	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,600	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	115.00–125.00	118.66
5	—	1,041	127.00–134.00	129.75
5	—	1,116	97.50–110.00	105.70
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,735	140.00–152.50	145.39
5	—	1,775	133.00–137.50	135.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	121.00–122.50	121.82
4	—	1,483	126.00–138.00	133.08
12	—	1,513	139.00–155.00	147.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	113.00–123.00	117.56
12	—	1,239	126.00–138.50	132.73
12	—	1,261	140.00–156.00	147.88
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,484	211.00–215.50	213.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	200.00–207.00	203.58
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,538	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,403	203.50–207.00	204.05

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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Replacement Cattle

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