Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeder cattle were lightly tested selling in small packages and singles, but what was on offer sold within last week's price ranges of similar quality and weights. There were several small packages of bred cows and pairs mostly running ages with a package of bred heifers and several small packages of pairs mostly 5 yrs to aged cows with 300-350 lb calves several bred back in 1st stage all selling with good demand. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to firm as did the the slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.92/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −29.11 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$377.92

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.03

vs MO average

+27.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	381.13	2,092	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	366.99	1,956	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $136 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

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 sale22 hd

377.92

—

MO average13 barns · 1,448 hd

371.88

+6.03

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+27.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−29.11

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	1,839	212.05	3,900	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,810	186.50	3,376	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	173.16	2,554	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	167.64	2,068	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	154.24	1,541	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	239.20	3,210	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	246.00	3,284	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	239.75	3,273	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,408	234.50	3,302	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$3,967	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$3,402	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,880	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$2,721	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$4,079	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$4,275	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$4,256	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,217	$3,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,075	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	584	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,243	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	339.61/cwt	337.00–343.00	2,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	366.99/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	379.40/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	406.08/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,982	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,401.50/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,402	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	4,078.84/head	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,079	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	3,967.34/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	422.01/cwt	420.00–424.00	2,262	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	170.60/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,103	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,284	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,528	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	180.84/cwt	178.50–184.50	2,638	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,810	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	3,376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,287	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,237.50/head	4,100.00–4,375.00	4,238	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,250	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,866.67/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,300.00/head	4,050.00–4,525.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,400	4,256.25/head	4,250.00–4,275.00	4,256	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	4,925.00/head	4,925.00–4,925.00	4,925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	156.65/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,570	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	239.75/cwt	239.00–240.00	3,273	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	169.55/cwt	165.00–175.50	2,494	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	239.20/cwt	238.00–242.00	3,210	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,408	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	3,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	200.72/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,219	2,880.44/head	2,800.00–2,985.00	2,880	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,721.08/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,721	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	169.49/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,668	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	154.92/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,907	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	183.55/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,291	2
Bulls	—	—	1,884	216.10/cwt	210.00–225.00	4,071	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	316.91/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	334.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	376.74/cwt	375.00–378.00	2,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	326.99/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	642	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	310.95/cwt	307.00–314.00	2,236	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,194	4

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 1,021Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 150Year ago 237

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	584	384.00	384.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	309.00–325.00	316.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	618	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	719	307.00–314.00	310.95
6	750–800	752	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	389.00	389.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	488	402.50–417.50	406.08
5	500–550	548	379.00–380.00	379.40
7	550–600	565	375.00–378.00	376.74
3	600–650	632	369.00	369.00
7	650–700	662	337.00–343.00	339.61
3	700–750	748	336.00	336.00
5	950–1000	988	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	417.50	417.50
2	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	533	365.00–370.00	366.99
7	600–650	621	330.00–340.00	334.09
6	700–750	724	326.00–328.00	326.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	642	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	420.00–424.00	422.01
3	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
5	650–700	690	374.00	374.00
3	700–750	718	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
4	750–800	761	332.00	332.00
7	800–850	802	331.50	331.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	840	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,330	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,401.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,318	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,721.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,327	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,967.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,219	2,800.00–2,985.00	2,880.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,150	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,078.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,100.00–4,375.00	4,237.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	4,050.00–4,525.00	4,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	3,075.00	3,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,400	4,250.00–4,275.00	4,256.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	4,925.00	4,925.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	3,950.00	3,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,233	165.00–177.00	170.60
6	—	1,231	145.00–161.00	154.92
2	—	1,248	181.00–186.00	183.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,459	178.50–184.50	180.84
7	—	1,471	165.00–175.50	169.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	186.50	186.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	125.00–130.00	127.47
8	—	1,002	149.00–161.00	156.65
4	—	984	167.00–171.00	169.49
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	246.00	246.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	239.00–240.00	239.75
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	238.00–242.00	239.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	195.00–205.00	200.72
14	—	1,884	210.00–225.00	216.10

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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