Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, a much lighter test (last special over 3000) with steer calves on a light test selling with a firm to higher undertone, over 650 lbs sold steady to firm on comparable sales. Feeder heifers sold fully steady to firm. Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady with slaughter cows selling steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply with more new crop calves coming to market. Largest draft sold was a pot load of heifers weighing 737 lbs at 271.00 and a part load of steers weighing 704 lbs at 324.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.93/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.10 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$323.93

84 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$6.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs MO average

+2.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	324.73	1,818	73
Medium and Large 1-2	539	318.59	1,718	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $100 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

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 sale84 hd

323.93

—

MO average17 barns · 2,541 hd

324.14

−0.22

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

+2.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−83.10

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	1,857	169.10	3,140	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,740	148.25	2,579	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	142.96	2,130	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	138.21	1,710	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	119.72	1,203	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	215.06	2,744	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	214.91	3,075	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	204.50	2,511	6thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	800–850	843	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,009	7
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	509	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	910	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	542	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	374.51/cwt	347.50–395.00	1,607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	380.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	353.99/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,862	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	315.95/cwt	300.00–324.00	2,234	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.80/cwt	331.00–353.50	2,113	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	359.90/cwt	342.50–383.00	2,102	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	331.53/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	265.00/cwt	263.00–268.00	2,287	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	308.43/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,091	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	386.50/cwt	375.00–398.00	2,099	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	427.47/cwt	411.00–435.00	1,847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	485.95/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	731	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,156	8
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	978	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,347	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	615	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	406.49/cwt	396.00–429.00	1,988	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	320.98/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	440.46/cwt	432.00–450.00	1,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	109.80/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,112	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	146.52/cwt	141.00–155.50	2,198	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	136.85/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,010	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	126.27/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	145.29/cwt	141.00–153.50	1,815	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,739	143.65/cwt	140.50–145.00	2,498	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	214.91/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,075	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,511	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,276	215.06/cwt	214.00–215.50	2,744	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	134.07/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,338	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	125.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,247	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,741	154.01/cwt	148.50–161.50	2,681	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	135.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,666	14
Bulls	—	—	1,644	158.59/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,607	4
Bulls	—	—	1,874	180.21/cwt	177.50–184.00	3,377	5
Bulls	—	—	2,049	165.72/cwt	162.00–167.50	3,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	363.15/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	270.15/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,988	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	322.68/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,846	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	347.15/cwt	336.00–353.00	1,635	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	417.86/cwt	402.50–427.50	1,559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	258.27/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	241.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	338.32/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	326.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	830	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.00	2,050	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	286.20/cwt	274.00–292.50	1,895	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	303.65/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,870	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.75/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,772	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	364.20/cwt	344.00–385.00	1,340	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	6

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 Mar 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 370Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 375Year ago 267

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	372.00	372.00
15	350–400	368	344.00–385.00	364.20
8	400–450	426	320.00–330.00	326.23
9	450–500	458	327.50–347.50	338.32
3	500–550	522	287.50	287.50
3	550–600	552	304.00	304.00
15	600–650	620	285.00–290.00	287.41
12	700–750	735	252.00–263.00	258.27
9	750–800	781	240.00–246.00	241.98
5	800–850	843	243.00	243.00
6	850–900	860	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
13	400–450	429	347.50–395.00	374.51
14	450–500	480	352.50–375.00	363.15
19	500–550	520	320.00–350.00	340.75
47	550–600	572	312.00–332.00	322.68
29	600–650	616	299.00–317.00	303.65
42	650–700	662	274.00–292.50	286.20
84	700–750	736	266.00–271.00	270.15
16	800–850	816	250.00–252.00	251.24
15	850–900	853	248.00	248.00
4	950–1000	971	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	586	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	830	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	372.50	372.50
10	450–500	480	370.00–385.00	380.59
17	500–550	526	340.00–362.50	353.99
10	550–600	566	330.00–332.50	331.53
7	600–650	646	311.00	311.00
4	650–700	652	286.00	286.00
5	750–800	771	272.00	272.00
11	800–850	813	269.50	269.50
3	850–900	860	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	910	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	648	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	480.00–495.00	485.95
9	400–450	432	411.00–435.00	427.47
16	450–500	489	396.00–429.00	406.49
12	500–550	543	375.00–398.00	386.50
29	550–600	584	342.50–383.00	359.90
38	600–650	620	331.00–353.50	340.80
17	650–700	678	300.00–322.00	308.43
77	700–750	707	300.00–324.00	315.95
9	750–800	766	285.00	285.00
4	800–850	801	275.00	275.00
15	850–900	863	263.00–268.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	624	313.00	313.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	615	318.00	318.00
8	700–750	731	295.00	295.00
3	950–1000	978	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	432.00–450.00	440.46
13	350–400	373	402.50–427.50	417.86
5	400–450	431	385.00	385.00
15	450–500	471	336.00–353.00	347.15
12	500–550	515	307.50–335.00	320.98
3	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	623	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,013	100.00–117.50	109.80
5	—	998	131.00–141.00	134.07
5	—	996	120.00–128.00	125.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,500	141.00–155.50	146.52
12	—	1,469	131.00–140.00	136.85
2	—	1,470	125.00–127.50	126.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	124.00–128.00	126.27
12	—	1,249	141.00–153.50	145.29
14	—	1,229	130.00–139.00	135.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	140.50–145.00	143.65
4	—	1,741	148.50–161.50	154.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,431	213.00–216.00	214.91
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	204.50	204.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	214.00–215.50	215.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	156.00–160.00	158.59
5	—	1,874	177.50–184.00	180.21
4	—	2,049	162.00–167.50	165.72

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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