Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with a nice consignment of near 70 head of top quality young bred cows 3-5 yrs of age Western Origin mostly in the 2nd stage few in the 3rd stage sold with good demand from 3400.00-3700.00, also in the offering was a nice quality offering of 1st calf heifer pairs with 150-175 lb calves selling from 4250.00-4600.00 per pair. Feeder cattle were lightly tested selling in small packages and singles but the better quality calves sold with good demand and within last week's price ranges. Slaughter cows on a nice offering sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.10/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −106.92 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$300.10

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$65.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.30

vs MO average

−21.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	352.00	1,788	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	286.56	1,582	23

One grade step is worth $65.44/cwt here — about $206 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 sale29 hd

300.10

—

MO average18 barns · 2,789 hd

324.40

−24.30

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−21.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−106.92

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	1,831	177.86	3,256	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,766	152.42	2,692	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	149.27	2,218	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	144.74	1,762	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	127.00	1,297	33
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	215.44	2,913	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,220	206.51	2,519	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,343	$3,686	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$3,097	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,095	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,343	$2,327	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,282	$2,194	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$1,400	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,993	14
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	933	$2,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,229	$2,821	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	958	$4,384	42

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,127	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	375.98/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	302.11/cwt	300.50–306.00	1,891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	388.71/cwt	374.00–405.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	523	277.02/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	378.37/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	752	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	349.49/cwt	338.00–362.50	1,810	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	340.70/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,594	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	386.10/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,402	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	952	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	292.70/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,671	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	338.17/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,752	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	153.91/cwt	147.00–158.50	1,896	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	146.17/cwt	145.00–147.50	2,478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,624	170.09/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,762	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	130.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,986	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	155.29/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,292	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	144.30/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,511	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	130.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,325	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	114.42/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,153	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,352	215.44/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,913	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,220	206.51/cwt	206.00–207.00	2,519	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	141.10/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,112	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,794	156.98/cwt	152.50–161.50	2,816	7
Bulls	—	—	2,083	158.12/cwt	157.00–159.00	3,294	2
Bulls	—	—	1,919	190.91/cwt	182.00–215.00	3,664	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	129.89/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,531	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	96.12/cwt	91.50–101.00	954	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	140.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,709	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	969	4,461.03/head	4,250.00–4,600.00	4,461	34
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	4,056.25/head	4,000.00–4,075.00	4,056	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,821.43/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,821	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	2,023.11/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,023	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,361	3,341.07/head	3,125.00–3,450.00	3,341	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,326.80/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,327	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	3,427.50/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,428	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,763.17/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,763	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,425.66/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,426	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	3,686.05/head	3,600.00–3,725.00	3,686	47

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 1,163Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 260Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 289Last week 0Year ago 700

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,408	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,343	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,326.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,175	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,763.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,213	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,425.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,235	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,023.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,361	3,125.00–3,450.00	3,341.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,311	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,427.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,343	3,600.00–3,725.00	3,686.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	933	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	957	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	915	2,600.00	2,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	34	—	969	4,250.00–4,600.00	4,461.03
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	913	4,000.00–4,075.00	4,056.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,229	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,821.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	370.00–382.50	375.98
3	400–450	412	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	463	364.00	364.00
3	600–650	605	283.00	283.00
3	700–750	735	239.00	239.00
7	900–950	915	233.50	233.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	518	326.00–350.00	338.17
6	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	317.47
7	600–650	626	300.50–306.00	302.11
3	650–700	698	274.50	274.50
3	700–750	705	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	392	382.00	382.00
6	400–450	424	374.00–405.00	388.71
17	500–550	518	338.00–362.50	349.49
3	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	610	319.00	319.00
5	750–800	780	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	363	372.50–400.00	386.10
11	400–450	443	371.00–380.00	378.37
20	450–500	468	335.00–347.50	340.70
6	500–550	508	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	422	325.00	325.00
14	550–600	571	282.00–300.00	292.70
3	700–750	730	263.00	263.00
3	950–1000	952	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	523	272.00–281.00	277.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	752	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,695	145.00–147.50	146.17
7	—	1,794	152.50–161.50	156.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,232	147.00–158.50	153.91
6	—	1,179	125.00–133.00	129.89
18	—	1,216	135.00–146.00	140.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	124.00–134.00	130.43
27	—	1,476	149.00–161.00	155.29
13	—	1,497	135.00–147.00	141.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,047	139.00–147.50	144.30
10	—	1,016	124.00–135.00	130.38
8	—	1,008	107.00–119.00	114.42
4	—	993	91.50–101.00	96.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	164.00–179.00	170.09
2	—	2,083	157.00–159.00	158.12
6	—	1,919	182.00–215.00	190.91
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,352	213.00–219.00	215.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	206.00–207.00	206.51

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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