Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering of feeders were lightly tested but overall calves and a few yearlings all sold within the same price ranges as last week on comparable weights and quality. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher with slaughter cows trading fully steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.89/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −98.13 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$308.89

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.80

vs MO average

−12.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	318.17	1,747	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	289.18	1,592	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale25 hd

308.89

—

MO average17 barns · 2,439 hd

320.69

−11.80

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−12.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−98.13

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	1,749	174.79	3,057	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,745	150.70	2,630	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	144.10	2,105	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	139.58	1,714	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	123.74	1,220	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,416	211.25	2,991	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	219.00	3,285	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	216.94	3,178	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	349.08/cwt	331.00–364.00	1,501	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	418.39/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	312.97/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	448.57/cwt	442.50–460.00	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	377.41/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	355.23/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,025	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	367.20/cwt	352.50–385.00	1,704	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	358.65/cwt	357.50–361.00	1,843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	320.64/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	384.72/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,604	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	137.36/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,000	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	125.27/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	146.43/cwt	140.50–153.00	1,808	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	111.23/cwt	103.50–116.00	1,072	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	135.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,378	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	123.39/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,206	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	216.94/cwt	215.00–217.50	3,178	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,285	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,581	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	3,213	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	216.18/cwt	214.00–217.00	2,841	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,769	156.16/cwt	150.50–163.50	2,762	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,717	144.32/cwt	139.00–147.50	2,478	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	147.02/cwt	142.00–158.00	2,149	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	135.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,656	22
Bulls	—	—	1,677	171.36/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,874	10
Bulls	—	—	2,130	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,451	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	182.63/cwt	177.00–187.50	3,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	282.68/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	324.58/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	281.45/cwt	281.00–282.50	1,903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	306.43/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	702	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	328.02/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	271.36/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,821	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 Apr 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 1,040Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 238Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	625	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	390.00	390.00
23	400–450	430	331.00–364.00	349.08
9	450–500	477	327.50–330.00	328.02
3	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	575	271.00–291.00	282.68
3	600–650	603	282.00	282.00
6	650–700	671	267.00–276.00	271.36
14	700–750	724	264.50	264.50
3	750–800	797	257.00	257.00
6	900–950	907	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
11	500–550	529	320.00–332.00	324.58
6	550–600	586	302.00–311.00	306.43
10	650–700	676	281.00–282.50	281.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	702	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	382.50	382.50
15	450–500	464	352.50–385.00	367.20
9	500–550	514	357.50–361.00	358.65
8	550–600	591	308.00–318.00	312.97
4	600–650	642	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	442.50–460.00	448.57
12	400–450	416	415.00–420.00	418.39
4	450–500	461	397.50	397.50
5	500–550	537	375.00–379.00	377.41
15	550–600	570	340.00–367.50	355.23
3	750–800	760	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	526	315.00–325.00	320.64
8	550–600	561	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	653	274.00	274.00
3	700–750	708	261.00	261.00
5	900–950	928	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	375.00–395.00	384.72
4	450–500	458	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,456	135.00–139.00	137.36
3	—	1,457	124.00–128.00	126.05
37	—	1,462	142.00–158.00	147.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	122.00–129.00	125.27
20	—	1,235	140.50–153.00	146.43
22	—	1,224	130.00–139.00	135.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	103.50–116.00	111.23
7	—	1,020	130.00–141.00	135.13
13	—	977	119.00–129.00	123.39
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,769	150.50–163.50	156.16
6	—	1,717	139.00–147.50	144.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	215.00–217.50	216.94
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,581	203.25	203.25
13	—	1,314	214.00–217.00	216.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,677	164.00–176.00	171.36
1	—	2,130	162.00	162.00
6	—	1,805	177.00–187.50	182.63

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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