Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and pairs sale with several small consignments and groups of bred cows mostly 4 yrs to short and solid mouth in the 2nd and 3rd stage with several pairs mostly 4 yrs to short solid mouth selling with moderate to good demand. Feeder cattle were not well tested on light offering selling in small packages and singles selling within last week's price ranges on similar quality and weights. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher with slaughter cows trading steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.48/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −102.55 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$352.48

53 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.27

vs MO average

−32.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	352.48	1,948	53

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale53 hd

352.48

—

MO average16 barns · 4,103 hd

389.74

−37.27

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−32.12

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−102.55

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	1,881	191.52	3,603	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,715	153.90	2,639	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	148.77	2,169	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	147.21	1,818	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	137.89	1,453	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,334	225.62	3,010	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,217	218.84	2,663	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	226.20	3,208	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$3,118	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,163	$2,900	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,427	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$4,018	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,206	$3,423	21

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 1-2	450–500	483	351.57/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	305.66/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	300.34/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,018	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	375.96/cwt	372.00–383.00	1,793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	358.24/cwt	330.00–378.00	1,884	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	664	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	303.21/cwt	297.50–309.00	1,922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	323.90/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	356.24/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	579	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,778	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	147.26/cwt	141.50–151.00	2,113	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	154.08/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,952	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,661	155.12/cwt	152.50–157.00	2,577	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,930	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	135.73/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,427	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	984	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	4,018.18/head	3,825.00–4,200.00	4,018	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	3,422.62/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,423	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	155.63/cwt	152.50–163.50	2,291	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,334	225.62/cwt	225.00–226.00	3,010	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,217	218.84/cwt	217.00–222.00	2,663	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	117.62/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,290	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	188.60/cwt	183.00–196.00	3,455	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	146.61/cwt	142.50–153.50	1,538	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	136.84/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,047	7
Bulls	—	—	1,920	205.56/cwt	199.00–215.00	3,947	9
Bulls	—	—	1,880	156.19/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,936	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	138.03/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,648	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	146.42/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,801	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	226.20/cwt	226.00–226.50	3,208	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	333.90/cwt	323.00–341.00	2,050	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,427.42/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,427	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,280.91/head	3,075.00–3,350.00	3,281	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	448.34/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	264.32/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	317.10/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	312.86/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,833	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	351.36/cwt	328.00–363.00	1,992	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	5

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 May 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 1,378Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 310Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 359

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	320	417.50	417.50
5	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	443	350.00–362.50	356.24
19	450–500	483	335.00–362.50	351.57
9	500–550	534	312.50–331.00	323.90
26	550–600	586	302.50–320.00	312.86
12	600–650	620	304.00–310.00	305.66
3	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
4	750–800	759	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	315.00–318.00	317.10
6	550–600	575	250.00–279.00	264.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	440.00–457.50	448.34
8	450–500	477	372.00–383.00	375.96
19	500–550	526	330.00–378.00	358.24
31	550–600	567	328.00–363.00	351.36
13	600–650	614	323.00–341.00	333.90
22	650–700	672	290.00–306.00	300.34
4	700–750	722	298.50	298.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	664	292.00	292.00
4	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	502	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	558	354.00	354.00
6	600–650	634	297.50–309.00	303.21
3	650–700	668	282.50	282.50
3	800–850	842	226.00	226.00
3	850–900	852	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	769	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,435	141.50–151.00	147.26
17	—	1,472	152.50–163.50	155.63
7	—	1,496	133.00–140.00	136.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,267	151.00–160.00	154.08
10	—	1,194	131.00–140.00	138.03
14	—	1,230	141.00–150.00	146.42
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	152.50–157.00	155.12
1	—	1,930	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,051	131.00–139.50	135.73
1	—	1,025	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,097	110.00–122.00	117.62
15	—	1,049	142.50–153.50	146.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	225.00–226.00	225.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,217	217.00–222.00	218.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,832	183.00–196.00	188.60
9	—	1,920	199.00–215.00	205.56
3	—	1,880	150.00–163.00	156.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,418	226.00–226.50	226.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,095	3,825.00–4,200.00	4,018.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,206	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,422.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,290	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,427.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,220	3,075.00–3,350.00	3,280.91

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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