Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone with few comparisons from last sale, 550-600 lb steers sold 10.00-12.00 higher, 6 weights sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 700-850 lbs trading 3.00-10.00 higher, over 850 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 550-600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, 600-650 lbs traded 10.00-15.00 higher, 650-800 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher with 800-850 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy offering, with overall quality very good. Several stick out sales included the pot loads with a pot load steers weighing 884 lbs at 266.75, pot load steers weighing 927 lbs at 260.25 and 94 head of large frame heifers weighing 1120 lbs at 209.25. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with a large offering of slaughter cows trading fully steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.78/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −120.25 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$334.78

148 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$53.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs MO average

−13.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	347.62	1,967	106
Medium and Large 1-2	542	314.46	1,705	17thin
Medium and Large 2	576	294.16	1,693	25

One grade step is worth $53.46/cwt here — about $273 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 sale148 hd

334.78

—

MO average19 barns · 2,853 hd

345.15

−10.37

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−13.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−120.25

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	1,864	181.54	3,385	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	144.34	2,591	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	142.43	2,106	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	137.58	1,735	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	121.75	1,280	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	199.00	2,093	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,247	188.00	2,344	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	204.24	2,912	34
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	199.00	2,945	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	209.25/cwt	209.25–209.25	2,344	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	262.68/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	344.03/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,988	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	288.17/cwt	279.50–299.50	2,104	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	254.18/cwt	247.00–264.50	1,700	38
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	589	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,873	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,413	59
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	862	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	337.60/cwt	324.50–348.50	2,113	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	363.05/cwt	359.00–372.00	1,862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	389.22/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,864	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	274.38/cwt	269.00–280.50	2,107	44
Steers	Large 1	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	402.97/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	266.75/cwt	266.75–266.75	2,358	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,186	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	318.97/cwt	296.00–329.50	2,124	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	260.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	462	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	574	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	329.99/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	241.25/cwt	235.00–246.00	2,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	668	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	290.35/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	324.32/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,534	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	252.38/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	124.41/cwt	117.50–131.00	1,301	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	108.53/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,181	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	137.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,047	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	121.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,424	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,817	137.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,507	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,247	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,344	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,052	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,093	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	145.81/cwt	140.50–151.00	1,865	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	134.14/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,702	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	94.30/cwt	91.00–96.00	944	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	149.19/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,190	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	204.24/cwt	201.50–206.50	2,912	34
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,945	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,781	148.31/cwt	143.50–156.50	2,641	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	139.52/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,475	9
Bulls	—	—	1,905	174.73/cwt	173.00–176.00	3,329	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	197.93/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	185.02/cwt	179.00–194.00	3,515	10
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	712	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	293.68/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,836	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	709	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	459	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	283.40/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,632	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	642	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	250.78/cwt	250.50–252.00	2,086	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	271.81/cwt	271.00–276.50	1,930	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	329.92/cwt	316.00–344.00	1,735	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	368.30/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,411	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	331.64/cwt	327.00–357.50	1,628	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	274.72/cwt	267.00–281.50	1,863	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	325.54/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,429	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	308.21/cwt	307.00–311.00	1,519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	317.07/cwt	314.75–324.00	1,925	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	747	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	358.97/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,576	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	311.21/cwt	296.00–327.00	1,793	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	262.53/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,979	66

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,856Last week 106Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 190Year ago 265

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	712	262.00	262.00
94	1100–1150	1,120	209.25	209.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
10	400–450	439	318.00–335.00	325.54
10	450–500	493	307.00–311.00	308.21
4	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
20	550–600	576	275.00–296.00	283.40
10	600–650	622	257.00–267.00	262.68
38	650–700	669	247.00–264.50	254.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	518	279.00	279.00
6	550–600	582	273.00	273.00
3	700–750	703	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	246.00	246.00
3	600–650	642	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	383	360.00–378.00	368.30
20	400–450	439	345.00–368.00	358.97
52	450–500	491	327.00–357.50	331.64
61	500–550	526	316.00–344.00	329.92
61	550–600	576	296.00–327.00	311.21
31	600–650	625	285.00–301.00	293.68
28	650–700	678	267.00–281.50	274.72
27	700–750	710	271.00–276.50	271.81
66	750–800	754	257.00–263.00	262.53
36	800–850	832	250.50–252.00	250.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	607	314.75–324.00	317.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	747	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	417.50	417.50
9	400–450	444	390.00–407.50	402.97
23	450–500	479	387.00–390.00	389.22
20	500–550	513	359.00–372.00	363.05
86	550–600	578	335.00–355.00	344.03
42	600–650	626	324.50–348.50	337.60
115	650–700	666	296.00–329.50	318.97
55	700–750	730	279.50–299.50	288.17
44	750–800	768	269.00–280.50	274.38
24	800–850	811	269.50	269.50
68	850–900	884	266.75	266.75
59	900–950	927	260.25	260.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	545	303.00	303.00
17	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
14	650–700	695	269.50	269.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	862	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	321.00	321.00
11	500–550	525	328.00–332.00	329.99
7	600–650	643	302.00	302.00
14	650–700	662	289.00–293.00	290.35
7	700–750	711	285.50	285.50
13	750–800	783	255.00–265.00	260.89
7	800–850	848	251.00	251.00
7	850–900	890	235.00–246.00	241.25
7	950–1000	987	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	338.00	338.00
6	550–600	574	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	708	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	668	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	709	265.00–267.00	266.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	350.00–370.00	359.91
4	400–450	426	324.00	324.00
13	450–500	473	322.00–326.00	324.32
4	500–550	506	322.00	322.00
4	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
7	700–750	726	249.00–257.00	252.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,046	117.50–131.00	124.41
6	—	1,088	100.00–114.00	108.53
4	—	1,001	91.00–96.00	94.30
9	—	1,057	134.00–148.00	139.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,491	130.00–142.00	137.31
1	—	1,430	120.00	120.00
20	—	1,468	144.00–159.00	149.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	115.00–125.00	121.63
24	—	1,279	140.50–151.00	145.81
25	—	1,269	127.00–139.00	134.14
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,817	130.00–142.00	137.98
8	—	1,781	143.50–156.50	148.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	199.00	199.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,426	201.50–206.50	204.24
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	199.00	199.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,905	173.00–176.00	174.73
2	—	1,915	196.00–200.00	197.93
2	—	1,575	158.00	158.00
10	—	1,900	179.00–194.00	185.02

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