Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested on limited comparisons but sold with a firm to higher undertone, feeder cattle over 600 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone with few good comparisons as weights from two weeks ago didn't match up well with this week's offering. Demand was good on a moderate offering. Several stick out sales included 59 hd of 729 lb steers at 380.50, 57 hd of 723 lb heifers at 355.00 and 60 hd of 779 lb heifers at 342.50. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with slaughter cows trading fully steady to firm. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon with On Feed at 98 percent, Placements came in at 94 percent with average guess at 91 percent and Marketings at 94 percent as expected.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.51/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.51 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$387.51

63 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$8.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

vs MO average

+27.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	390.91	2,227	39
Medium and Large 1-2	570	381.99	2,179	24

One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about $48 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 sale63 hd

387.51

—

MO average11 barns · 811 hd

380.66

+6.85

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+27.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−19.51

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	1,773	212.14	3,760	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,814	183.12	3,322	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	171.58	2,520	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	169.96	2,134	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	153.01	1,611	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,258	239.43	3,012	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,146	234.27	2,685	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	242.15	3,395	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,296	234.17	3,035	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,399	229.32	3,208	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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	700–750	733	353.31/cwt	346.00–368.00	2,590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	353.08/cwt	344.00–357.00	2,376	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	343.11/cwt	336.00–345.50	2,470	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	379.66/cwt	374.00–380.50	2,760	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	419.93/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	442.25/cwt	436.00–450.00	2,269	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	682	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,619	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	357.17/cwt	356.00–358.50	2,800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	374.25/cwt	374.25–374.25	2,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	360.01/cwt	359.00–362.00	2,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	719	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,567	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	436.74/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	2,914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	592	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,173	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	395.62/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,611	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,668	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	420.23/cwt	411.00–425.00	2,580	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	498.42/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	333.68/cwt	331.75–334.75	2,719	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	444.24/cwt	442.50–446.00	2,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	431.57/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	352.88/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,548	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	390.45/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,229	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	450.63/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,136	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,362	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	157.13/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,667	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	114.88/cwt	102.50–125.00	1,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	173.11/cwt	168.00–176.50	1,871	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	137.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,383	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,115	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	3,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	184.40/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,320	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	173.73/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,100	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	215.80/cwt	210.00–221.00	3,798	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	184.54/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,740	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	172.68/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,601	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,296	234.17/cwt	232.00–236.00	3,035	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,697	191.03/cwt	187.00–193.00	3,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	157.83/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,052	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	160.20/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,243	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,865	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,301	1
Steers	Select	—	1,399	229.32/cwt	225.00–230.25	3,208	10
Bulls	—	—	1,810	201.14/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,641	2
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,076	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,067	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	606	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,218	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	629	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,466	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	242.15/cwt	241.50–243.00	3,395	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,258	239.43/cwt	239.00–239.50	3,012	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,146	234.27/cwt	234.00–236.00	2,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	420.54/cwt	408.00–430.00	2,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	446.74/cwt	439.00–455.00	2,162	6
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	412.95/cwt	403.00–416.00	2,337	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	335.96/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,305	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	371.17/cwt	368.00–379.00	2,498	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	401.00/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	372.49/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,190	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	334.22/cwt	325.00–338.50	2,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,880	49

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 228Year ago 1,241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 150Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	566	403.00–416.00	412.95
15	650–700	673	368.00–379.00	371.17
12	700–750	733	346.00–368.00	353.31
13	750–800	784	356.00–358.50	357.17
49	800–850	817	352.50	352.50
3	950–1000	955	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	439	487.50–505.00	498.42
3	450–500	472	475.00	475.00
18	500–550	513	436.00–450.00	442.25
8	550–600	563	430.00–432.50	431.57
21	600–650	614	411.00–425.00	420.23
49	650–700	660	385.00–410.00	395.62
82	700–750	727	374.00–380.50	379.66
5	750–800	795	366.50	366.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	682	384.00	384.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	719	357.00	357.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	629	392.00	392.00
8	1000–1050	1,006	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	710	348.00	348.00
5	750–800	777	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	477	417.50–422.50	419.93
8	500–550	535	400.00–402.00	401.00
16	550–600	588	365.00–377.50	372.49
4	600–650	646	356.00	356.00
61	650–700	673	344.00–357.00	353.08
57	700–750	720	336.00–345.50	343.11
13	750–800	774	325.00–338.50	334.22
10	900–950	926	294.50	294.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	515.00	515.00
9	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	436.74
12	450–500	474	440.00–465.00	450.63
6	500–550	517	442.50–446.00	444.24
20	550–600	571	382.50–392.50	390.45
3	600–650	600	388.00	388.00
11	650–700	663	374.25	374.25
86	700–750	722	346.00–355.00	352.88
60	750–800	779	342.50	342.50
28	800–850	815	331.75–334.75	333.68
3	850–900	858	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	422.50	422.50
13	550–600	592	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	606	366.00	366.00
5	1050–1100	1,076	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	686	334.00–337.00	335.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	440.00	440.00
9	600–650	635	359.00–362.00	360.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	477.50	477.50
6	450–500	484	439.00–455.00	446.74
7	500–550	540	408.00–430.00	420.54
3	550–600	572	413.00	413.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	150.00–163.00	157.13
2	—	1,045	102.50–125.00	114.88
5	—	1,081	168.00–176.50	173.11
5	—	1,006	130.00–141.00	137.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	165.50	165.50
3	—	1,697	187.00–193.00	191.03
1	—	1,865	177.00	177.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,258	182.00–186.00	184.40
10	—	1,209	167.00–179.00	173.73
2	—	1,350	136.00–138.00	137.00
6	—	1,300	151.00–162.00	157.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	183.00–186.00	184.54
6	—	1,506	169.00–179.00	172.68
4	—	1,400	150.00–164.00	160.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,760	210.00–221.00	215.80
2	—	1,810	198.00–205.00	201.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	232.00–236.00	234.17
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,399	225.00–230.25	229.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	241.50–243.00	242.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,258	239.00–239.50	239.43
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,146	234.00–236.00	234.27

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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