Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a firm undertone, 500-700 lb steers were not well tested but sold with a sharply higher undertone, over 700 lbs were not tested. The best test was on the 400-600 lb heifers trading 10.00-20.00 higher, with 600-750 lbs selling firm to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering. Slaughter steers and heifers and slaughter cows all sold fully steady with last week's market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.37/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −83.66 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$371.37

151 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$25.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs MO average

−2.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	376.64	2,062	120
Medium and Large 1-2	543	350.97	1,906	31

One grade step is worth $25.67/cwt here — about $156 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

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 sale151 hd

371.37

—

MO average13 barns · 2,080 hd

368.85

+2.52

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−2.65

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−83.66

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	1,732	183.24	3,173	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,782	152.48	2,717	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	150.76	2,217	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	147.36	1,838	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	123.66	1,244	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,169	213.97	2,501	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	209.57	2,733	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	214.84	2,847	36
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	209.50	3,205	3thin

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 2-3	400–450	426	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	622	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,673	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	681	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,097	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,530	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	3,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,536	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	382.94/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,501	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,015	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	360.46/cwt	348.00–372.00	1,878	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	335.94/cwt	331.00–339.00	1,942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	316.09/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	904	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	443	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	463.27/cwt	447.00–482.50	1,418	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	354.73/cwt	346.00–369.75	2,178	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	385.57/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,843	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	366.50/cwt	353.00–380.00	2,082	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	310.73/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	380.24/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,004	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.34/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,559	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	403.75/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,732	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,148	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	285.67/cwt	285.50–287.00	1,971	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	360.65/cwt	345.00–377.00	1,735	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	278.65/cwt	278.00–284.00	2,065	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	382.01/cwt	371.00–397.50	1,620	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	336.40/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,753	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	416.83/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	400.19/cwt	387.50–408.00	1,469	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	327.81/cwt	318.00–337.00	1,872	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,798	153.97/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,768	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,750	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	2,616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	108.82/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,060	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	141.91/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,472	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,302	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	92.59/cwt	88.00–100.00	906	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	130.78/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,606	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	152.23/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,909	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	143.42/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,780	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,325	214.84/cwt	213.00–217.00	2,847	36
Heifers	Choice	—	1,169	213.97/cwt	213.00–217.00	2,501	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	153.90/cwt	149.50–162.50	2,273	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,304	209.57/cwt	208.00–210.50	2,733	14
Bulls	—	—	1,608	161.96/cwt	157.50–165.00	2,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,809	191.41/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,463	7
Bulls	—	—	1,598	173.48/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,772	5
Bulls	—	—	1,980	211.00/cwt	209.50–212.50	4,178	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	145.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,122	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	579	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,038	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	531	400.50/cwt	400.50–400.50	2,127	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	333.89/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	739	299.73/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,215	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	564	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,209	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	368.77/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,785	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	293.86/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,001	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	314.07/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	304.68/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	335.18/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	355.76/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,548	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	243.20/cwt	239.00–246.00	2,135	13

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,740Last week 340Year ago 1,101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 275Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	435	335.00–359.00	355.76
15	450–500	475	330.00–341.00	335.18
10	500–550	523	294.00–315.00	304.68
15	550–600	563	313.00–315.00	314.07
4	600–650	619	295.00	295.00
25	750–800	762	264.50	264.50
13	850–900	878	239.00–246.00	243.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	412.50–420.00	416.83
27	350–400	367	387.50–408.00	400.19
52	400–450	424	371.00–397.50	382.01
72	450–500	481	345.00–377.00	360.65
32	500–550	521	320.00–356.00	336.40
45	550–600	571	318.00–337.00	327.81
17	600–650	616	304.00–316.00	310.73
26	650–700	690	285.50–287.00	285.67
68	700–750	741	278.00–284.00	278.65
14	750–800	780	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	550–600	579	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	367.00	367.00
4	500–550	506	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	564	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	269.00	269.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	681	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	374.00	374.00
26	450–500	464	331.00	331.00
4	900–950	902	241.50	241.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	392	370.00	370.00
52	450–500	484	355.00–379.00	368.77
19	500–550	521	348.00–372.00	360.46
12	550–600	578	331.00–339.00	335.94
11	600–650	617	315.00–317.00	316.09
23	650–700	681	290.00–306.00	293.86
4	700–750	734	290.00	290.00
8	800–850	812	272.00	272.00
6	850–900	878	245.00	245.00
10	900–950	904	263.50	263.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	306	447.00–482.50	463.27
26	350–400	380	400.00–430.00	410.34
24	400–450	429	400.00–410.00	403.75
41	450–500	478	380.00–392.50	385.57
44	500–550	527	378.00–383.00	380.24
58	550–600	568	353.00–380.00	366.50
87	600–650	614	346.00–369.75	354.73
12	650–700	653	329.00	329.00
5	700–750	707	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	531	400.50	400.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	700–750	739	299.00–300.00	299.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	392	372.50–390.00	382.94
4	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	562	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	664	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	788	264.50	264.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	520	327.00–339.00	333.89
3	550–600	553	344.00	344.00
5	600–650	648	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	209.50	209.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,325	213.00–217.00	214.84
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	152.00–156.00	153.97
1	—	1,750	149.50	149.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	974	104.00–115.00	108.82
12	—	1,037	137.50–147.00	141.91
4	—	1,004	125.00–135.00	129.69
4	—	979	88.00–100.00	92.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	124.00–135.00	130.78
39	—	1,254	147.50–157.50	152.23
23	—	1,241	137.00–147.00	143.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,477	149.50–162.50	153.90
16	—	1,459	140.00–148.00	145.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	213.00–217.00	213.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	208.00–210.50	209.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	157.50–165.00	161.96
7	—	1,809	187.00–195.00	191.41
5	—	1,598	165.00–177.00	173.48
2	—	1,980	209.50–212.50	211.00

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