Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's sale had light receipts of feeder cattle selling in small packages and singles selling fully steady on comparable weights and quality. Nice offering of slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher with slaughter cows trading steady with bulk of the offering average dressing cows. Next week will be a Feeder Special.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.30/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.72 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$354.30

37 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$49.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.10

vs MO average

+16.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	385.14	1,994	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	335.54	1,837	23

One grade step is worth $49.60/cwt here — about $157 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 sale37 hd

354.30

—

MO average17 barns · 4,477 hd

343.20

+11.10

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

+16.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−52.72

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	1,863	205.82	3,834	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,712	154.67	2,647	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	150.01	1,855	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	149.39	2,203	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	141.73	1,448	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	233.42	2,999	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,358	217.00	2,947	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	235.02	3,403	55
Steers	Select	Average	1,300	227.00	2,951	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	550–600	567	328.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,170	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	353.08/cwt	343.00–356.00	2,016	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,595	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	365.15/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	312.94/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	343.79/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,626	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	141.63/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,439	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	155.15/cwt	150.00–161.50	1,612	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	124.27/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,274	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	2,702	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,750	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	234.50/cwt	232.50–239.00	2,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	338.43/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,824	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	233.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,999	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	402.41/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	375.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,962	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.71/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,942	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,454	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	160.73/cwt	157.00–164.50	2,433	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,268	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,701	8
Bulls	—	—	1,615	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,133	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	208.77/cwt	202.00–215.00	4,019	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,538	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,461	4
Steers	Select	—	1,300	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,951	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,054	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	235.02/cwt	232.50–237.00	3,403	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	139.44/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,708	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	150.81/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,863	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	161.34/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,023	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	150.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,216	12

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 Jun 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 287Year ago 1,466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 187Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	473	340.00–347.50	343.79
16	500–550	539	335.00–345.00	338.43
7	550–600	567	325.00–335.00	328.92
6	600–650	625	311.00	311.00
6	650–700	661	300.00–301.00	300.50
10	950–1000	966	232.50–239.00	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	392.50–410.00	402.41
10	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	375.19
15	600–650	615	314.00–320.00	315.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	394.00	394.00
12	500–550	532	350.00–373.00	365.15
14	550–600	571	343.00–356.00	353.08
12	600–650	642	338.00	338.00
6	650–700	679	310.00–316.00	312.94
11	900–950	929	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	388	411.00	411.00
3	400–450	442	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	516	350.00	350.00
8	650–700	675	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	670	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,705	158.50	158.50
1	—	1,750	145.50	145.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,016	133.00–148.00	141.63
4	—	1,039	150.00–161.50	155.15
3	—	1,025	116.00–128.00	124.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	157.00–164.50	160.73
7	—	1,464	135.00–145.00	140.30
12	—	1,468	148.00–155.00	150.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,225	132.00–145.00	139.44
18	—	1,235	146.00–155.00	150.81
9	—	1,254	157.00–166.00	161.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,285	230.00–235.00	233.42
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,268	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,925	202.00–215.00	208.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	227.00	227.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,448	232.50–237.00	235.02

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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