Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had a light offering of feeder cattle selling in small groups and singles and traded with a fully steady to firm undertone on quality, kind and weights and sold with good demand. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter cows trading firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.80/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.23 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$351.80

25 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.06

vs MO average

+19.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	353.95	1,984	22
Medium and Large 1-2	540	336.00	1,814	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $170 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 sale25 hd

351.80

—

MO average8 barns · 990 hd

334.73

+17.06

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

+19.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−55.23

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	—	High	1,805	196.42	3,545	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	160.52	2,378	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,803	157.21	2,834	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	156.99	1,929	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	136.23	1,406	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	227.50	3,094	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,326	229.98	3,050	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	225.00	3,161	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	412.69/cwt	411.00–415.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	414.38/cwt	400.00–424.00	1,736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	285.47/cwt	282.00–289.00	2,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	385.63/cwt	376.00–397.00	2,021	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	313.26/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,964	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	398.76/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	357.35/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,694	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,803	157.21/cwt	156.50–158.00	2,834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	205.40/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,796	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,386	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	161.00/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,003	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	151.55/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,831	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	3,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	347.08/cwt	341.00–353.00	1,937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	304.70/cwt	286.00–310.00	2,163	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	317.04/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	315.41/cwt	314.00–317.50	2,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,678	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,326	229.98/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,050	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	162.58/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,390	14
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,104	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	336.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	349.75/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	366.27/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,971	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	151.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,041	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	153.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,332	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	120.05/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,250	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	138.99/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,451	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,161	3

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 1,123Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 260Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	411.00–415.00	412.69
3	450–500	498	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	524	376.00–397.00	385.63
6	550–600	558	341.00–353.00	347.08
5	650–700	679	314.00–317.50	315.41
14	700–750	710	286.00–310.00	304.70
6	750–800	758	282.00–289.00	285.47
3	800–850	802	279.00	279.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1100–1150	1,104	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	628	346.00–352.00	349.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	474	340.00–375.00	357.35
3	500–550	540	336.00	336.00
3	600–650	645	289.00	289.00
3	650–700	693	276.00	276.00
8	700–750	709	284.00	284.00
3	800–850	800	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	401.00	401.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	479	395.00–402.50	398.76
4	500–550	538	347.00–385.00	366.27
14	550–600	582	335.00–340.00	336.99
20	600–650	627	309.00–319.00	313.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	712	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	419	400.00–424.00	414.38
7	500–550	545	369.00	369.00
3	550–600	572	343.00	343.00
4	600–650	629	308.00–320.00	317.04
3	650–700	660	291.00	291.00
4	700–750	721	286.00	286.00
3	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	377.00	377.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	156.50–158.00	157.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,244	156.00–167.00	161.00
14	—	1,208	147.00–155.00	151.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,470	156.00–170.00	162.58
4	—	1,521	150.00–156.00	153.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	148.00–158.00	151.38
4	—	1,041	112.00–125.00	120.05
7	—	1,044	135.00–143.00	138.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,848	201.00–209.00	205.40
6	—	1,782	185.00–195.00	190.02
1	—	1,680	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	227.50	227.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,326	228.00–231.00	229.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	225.00	225.00

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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