Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had no recent comparison with calves and yearlings as going back 4 weeks ago weight ranges didn't match up well with this week's auction, with a much larger offering of yearlings, but the undertone was sharply higher on all weights that was offered. Demand was good on the calves and yearlings on a moderate supply. Several stick out sales included 90 Large Frame heifers weighing 1035 lbs at 267.75, 49 heifers weighing 638 lbs at 374.50, 41 hd of steers weighing 776 lbs at 360.25 and pot load steers weighing 863 lbs at 336.00. Slaughter cows on a lighter offering sold mostly steady with the bulk average dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.36/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −29.67 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$425.36

32 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$31.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs MO average

+35.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	428.30	2,329	29
Medium and Large 1-2	582	397.00	2,311	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.30/cwt here — about $19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale32 hd

425.36

—

MO average13 barns · 2,160 hd

416.44

+8.93

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+35.34

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−29.67

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	1,745	198.58	3,465	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,682	170.96	2,876	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,465	167.67	2,457	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	161.78	2,005	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	148.89	1,550	28
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	248.00	3,204	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	800–850	829	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	341.04/cwt	327.00–356.00	2,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	352.99/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	769	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,672	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	360.25/cwt	360.25–360.25	2,796	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	371.28/cwt	365.00–374.50	2,354	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	451.39/cwt	442.00–461.00	1,900	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	436.88/cwt	431.00–460.00	2,289	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	416.14/cwt	410.00–426.00	2,380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	476.89/cwt	475.00–483.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	416.10/cwt	407.50–422.00	2,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,900	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	548.00/cwt	548.00–548.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	502.65/cwt	482.00–513.00	1,820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	429.29/cwt	424.00–437.00	2,013	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	414.49/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,197	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	437.32/cwt	434.00–438.00	1,920	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	426.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,975	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,297	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,196	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,682	170.96/cwt	170.00–171.50	2,876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	136.93/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,431	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	170.83/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	156.23/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,589	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,292	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	3,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	216.65/cwt	212.50–220.00	4,136	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	182.09/cwt	172.50–189.00	3,256	6
Bulls	—	—	1,614	202.38/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,266	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	159.96/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,324	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	173.50/cwt	167.50–177.00	2,542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	634	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,339	6
Steers	Large 1	750–800	784	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,666	12
Steers	Large 1	850–900	886	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,817	7
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	267.75/cwt	267.75–267.75	2,771	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	153.91/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,873	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	172.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	327.86/cwt	321.00–333.00	2,554	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	376.77/cwt	365.00–381.50	2,551	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	429	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	327.98/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	345.50/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	325.01/cwt	323.50–327.00	2,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	366.76/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,355	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	371.43/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	442.88/cwt	437.00–452.50	1,705	10

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 Aug 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 175Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 210Year ago 207

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	482.50	482.50
3	550–600	582	397.00	397.00
14	600–650	642	360.00–376.00	366.76
8	650–700	680	344.00–348.00	345.50
7	750–800	757	323.50–327.00	325.01
10	800–850	829	327.50	327.50
12	850–900	882	320.00	320.00
3	950–1000	970	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	750–800	769	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	475.00–483.00	476.89
3	450–500	495	458.00	458.00
17	500–550	524	431.00–460.00	436.88
12	550–600	572	410.00–426.00	416.14
5	600–650	615	407.50–422.00	416.10
40	650–700	677	365.00–381.50	376.77
3	700–750	737	348.50	348.50
41	750–800	776	360.25	360.25
63	850–900	863	336.00	336.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	784	340.00	340.00
7	850–900	886	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	706	324.00–329.00	327.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	472.50	472.50
6	450–500	476	397.50–400.00	398.77
6	500–550	531	346.00–360.00	352.99
3	550–600	553	345.00	345.00
8	600–650	625	327.00–356.00	341.04
3	650–700	672	341.00	341.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	548.00	548.00
3	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
17	400–450	439	434.00–438.00	437.32
13	450–500	463	425.00–430.00	426.51
12	550–600	572	384.00	384.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	429	478.00	478.00
6	600–650	634	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	445.00	445.00
5	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	495	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	500.00	500.00
15	350–400	362	482.00–513.00	502.65
16	400–450	421	442.00–461.00	451.39
13	450–500	469	424.00–437.00	429.29
44	500–550	530	400.00–425.00	414.49
5	550–600	593	361.00	361.00
81	600–650	634	365.00–374.50	371.28
7	650–700	659	348.50	348.50
19	750–800	779	321.00–333.00	327.86
6	800–850	834	323.00	323.00
7	900–950	937	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	1000–1050	1,035	267.75	267.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	437.00–452.50	442.88
8	450–500	477	370.00–374.00	371.43
3	600–650	627	329.00	329.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	170.00–171.50	170.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	124.00	124.00
12	—	1,045	130.00–142.00	136.93
4	—	1,070	168.00–176.00	170.83
11	—	1,017	149.00–162.00	156.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,453	152.00–164.00	159.96
9	—	1,465	167.50–177.00	173.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,217	148.00–162.00	153.91
10	—	1,268	165.00–175.00	172.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,292	248.00	248.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,909	212.50–220.00	216.65
6	—	1,788	172.50–189.00	182.09
7	—	1,614	195.00–207.00	202.38

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