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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jul 25

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

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Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 230▼ 405 vs year ago 855 · −47.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 270▼ 10 vs year ago 162 · −6.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm, with spots on the 5 weight heifers and 700-750 lb steers trading 5.00-7.00 higher on a light test. Offerings included a consignment of light weight steers and heifers weighing 250-310 lbs that were 45 days weaned with 2 rounds of shots that sold with good demand. Demand was good on a light offering. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with slaughter cows trading steady to firm. Cattle on Feed report was released Friday afternoon with On Feed came in at 98 percent, Placements came in at 92 percent and Marketings at 96 percent.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.63/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −47.94 against this barn's trailing median of $400.57.

Average price

$352.63

37 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$31.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs MO average

+12.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	360.32	2,004	28
Medium and Large 1-2	553	328.69	1,819	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.64/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

352.63

—

MO average12 barns · 946 hd

355.33

−2.70

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+12.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

400.57

−47.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $343.18, median $400.57 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,810	194.41	3,519	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,844	177.09	3,265	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	170.34	2,518	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	164.95	2,047	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	146.95	1,584	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,225	233.50	2,860	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,072	228.00	2,444	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	233.54	3,115	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,396	230.60	3,219	22

Every lot

57 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	247	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,531	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,562	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	593.00/cwt	593.00–593.00	1,743	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,699	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,816	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,788	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,868	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	390.64/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,055	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	375.83/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,138	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,464	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	357.20/cwt	357.00–358.00	2,468	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	350.50/cwt	350.00–351.50	2,489	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,485	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,451	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	1,323	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	456.67/cwt	447.00–463.00	1,470	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,435	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	382.63/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,787	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	379.62/cwt	370.00–397.00	2,001	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	331.78/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,891	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	347.84/cwt	341.00–356.00	2,000	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,035	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	332.99/cwt	332.00–334.00	2,118	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	322.50/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,138	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,481	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	311.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,302	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	294.00/cwt	293.00–295.00	2,176	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,897	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,113	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,114	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,245	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,184	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,311	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,539	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,327	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	989	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,418	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,334	233.54/cwt	232.00–234.50	3,115	16
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,396	230.60/cwt	230.00–231.50	3,219	22
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,072	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,444	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,225	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,860	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	193.78/cwt	188.00–199.00	3,511	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,367	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	173.31/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,832	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	149.29/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,581	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	133.98/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,475	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	154.77/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,879	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	170.39/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,123	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	178.59/cwt	175.00–186.50	2,241	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,782	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	150.03/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,180	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	180.80/cwt	176.50–188.00	2,667	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	169.71/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,563	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,795	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,034	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,868	181.13/cwt	179.50–182.50	3,384	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 230Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 270Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	360	472.00	472.00
3	400–450	447	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	460	406.00	406.00
6	500–550	526	382.00–400.00	390.64
9	550–600	569	365.00–380.00	375.83
6	600–650	623	330.00	330.00
7	700–750	744	334.00	334.00
3	750–800	788	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	247	620.00	620.00
13	250–300	294	593.00	593.00
3	400–450	415	437.50	437.50
16	600–650	627	393.00	393.00
19	650–700	691	357.00–358.00	357.20
18	700–750	710	350.00–351.50	350.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	377.50	377.50
9	450–500	467	377.50–390.00	382.63
3	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
6	550–600	570	325.00–339.00	331.78
7	600–650	630	323.00	323.00
22	650–700	663	320.00–326.00	322.50
16	700–750	740	293.00–295.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	255	519.00	519.00
12	300–350	322	447.00–463.00	456.67
11	500–550	527	370.00–397.00	379.62
17	550–600	575	341.00–356.00	347.84
6	600–650	636	332.00–334.00	332.99
13	650–700	693	358.00	358.00
19	700–750	739	310.00–320.00	311.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	631	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	748	292.00	292.00
4	750–800	764	302.50	302.50
5	800–850	808	288.00	288.00
4	950–1000	989	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	433.00	433.00
3	550–600	597	354.00	354.00
8	700–750	706	318.00	318.00
6	800–850	806	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,334	232.00–234.50	233.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,396	230.00–231.50	230.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,225	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,101	128.00–138.00	133.98
3	—	1,057	170.00–179.00	173.31
5	—	1,059	146.00–153.00	149.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	176.50–188.00	180.80
2	—	1,453	144.00–156.00	150.03
2	—	1,510	166.00–173.00	169.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	145.00–161.00	154.77
1	—	1,310	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,255	175.00–186.50	178.59
4	—	1,246	167.00–174.00	170.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,868	179.50–182.50	181.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,812	188.00–199.00	193.78
1	—	2,060	212.00	212.00
1	—	1,550	180.00	180.00

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.