Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, the best test was on steer calves weighing 550-700 lbs with 550-600 lb steer calves selling steady to firm and 600-700 lb trading steady to spots 5.00 higher. Heifer calves were lightly tested with 500-550 lb selling steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good on a light supply. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with slaughter cows trading fully steady to spots 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.11/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −70.92 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$384.11

101 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.17

vs MO average

+14.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	393.12	2,181	63
Medium and Large 1-2	549	369.17	2,025	38

One grade step is worth $23.95/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 sale101 hd

384.11

—

MO average12 barns · 1,712 hd

374.94

+9.17

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+14.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−70.92

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	—	Low	1,896	182.43	3,459	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,828	167.50	3,061	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	164.21	2,046	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	163.17	2,399	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	137.23	1,410	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,454	235.04	3,417	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,591	229.50	3,651	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	234.18	3,459	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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	500–550	527	385.88/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,034	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	358.89/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,769	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	416.24/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	374.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	415.90/cwt	404.00–428.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	294.46/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	357.84/cwt	346.00–368.00	2,236	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	396.01/cwt	394.00–398.00	1,992	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	338.53/cwt	331.00–346.00	1,947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	312.11/cwt	303.00–314.50	1,941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	336.23/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	338.32/cwt	332.00–343.00	2,152	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	339.77/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,266	51
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	234.18/cwt	232.00–237.50	3,459	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,454	235.04/cwt	231.00–236.00	3,417	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,591	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	3,651	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	129.94/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,271	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	377.73/cwt	372.00–386.00	1,579	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	318.56/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,860	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	393.09/cwt	382.00–407.50	1,848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	355.64/cwt	354.00–359.00	2,013	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,415	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	370.79/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,858	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,738	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,875	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	3,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	171.33/cwt	164.00–182.50	2,130	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,792	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	174.70/cwt	166.50–179.50	2,524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	392.44/cwt	386.00–395.50	2,225	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	146.64/cwt	142.50–150.50	2,249	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	159.22/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,317	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	3,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	144.75/cwt	137.00–152.50	1,505	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	156.36/cwt	150.50–160.00	1,944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	189.24/cwt	184.00–198.50	3,719	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 Jun 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 298Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 200Year ago 235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
8	350–400	384	410.00–427.50	416.24
4	400–450	409	404.00–428.00	415.90
11	450–500	470	382.00–407.50	393.09
17	500–550	527	383.00–390.00	385.88
21	550–600	566	354.00–359.00	355.64
15	600–650	636	332.00–343.00	338.32
3	650–700	685	318.00	318.00
12	700–750	735	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	493	357.00–370.00	358.89
3	650–700	692	286.50	286.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	503	394.00–398.00	396.01
51	550–600	567	386.00–395.50	392.44
24	600–650	625	346.00–368.00	357.84
51	650–700	667	330.00–351.00	339.77
12	750–800	750	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	367.50	367.50
7	400–450	445	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	481	370.00–380.00	374.27
19	500–550	501	370.00–371.00	370.79
10	600–650	631	321.00	321.00
3	650–700	688	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	372.50	372.50
13	400–450	418	372.00–386.00	377.73
7	500–550	536	327.00–340.00	336.23
31	550–600	584	311.00–325.00	318.56
10	600–650	622	303.00–314.50	312.11
12	650–700	678	284.00–299.00	294.46
4	700–750	722	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	532	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	575	331.00–346.00	338.53
3	600–650	625	303.00	303.00
4	650–700	660	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,477	232.00–237.50	234.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,454	231.00–236.00	235.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,591	229.50	229.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	100.00	100.00
4	—	978	124.00–135.00	129.94
1	—	990	166.00	166.00
5	—	1,040	137.00–152.50	144.75
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	163.50	163.50
1	—	1,780	171.50	171.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,243	164.00–182.50	171.33
5	—	1,262	141.00–143.00	142.00
4	—	1,243	150.50–160.00	156.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	166.50–179.50	174.70
6	—	1,534	142.50–150.50	146.64
7	—	1,455	153.00–164.00	159.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,965	184.00–198.50	189.24

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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