Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had a light offering of feeder cattle, mostly bulls and light calves selling in small packages and singles were lightly tested with last week's special. Slaughter steers and heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone with last week's light offering with slaughter cows trading steady with the bulk average to low dressing cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +2.97 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$410.00

9 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.31

vs MO average

+40.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	415.00	2,083	6thin
Medium and Large 1	553	400.00	2,212	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$129 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.

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 sale9 hd

410.00

—

MO average16 barns · 2,469 hd

388.69

+21.31

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+40.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

+2.97

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	1,707	195.93	3,345	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	168.37	2,123	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	164.82	2,467	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,895	158.00	2,994	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	148.09	1,529	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,198	241.75	2,896	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	236.50	2,602	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,449	226.67	3,285	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,335	247.40	3,303	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,259	240.50	3,028	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,228	231.00	2,837	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	410.15/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	436.68/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	429.03/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	419.02/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	405.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	454.60/cwt	445.00–472.50	1,987	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	502.36/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,083	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	154.95/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,636	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	138.95/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,405	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	184.92/cwt	181.50–188.50	2,770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	182.87/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,365	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	167.88/cwt	165.00–171.50	1,774	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	171.32/cwt	166.50–178.00	2,541	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,259	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	3,028	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	158.25/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,981	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,895	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	149.21/cwt	147.50–150.00	2,287	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	159.08/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,372	8
Bulls	—	—	1,448	187.55/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,716	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,211	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	170.97/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,144	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,913	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,335	247.40/cwt	242.00–248.75	3,303	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,198	241.75/cwt	241.00–246.50	2,896	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	496	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,959	7
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,777	4
Steers	Select	—	1,228	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,837	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,278	10
Bulls	—	—	1,818	197.28/cwt	192.00–202.00	3,587	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,296	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	448.98/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	389	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,420	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	418.58/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	398.02/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,863	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 1,135Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 185Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	425.00–430.00	429.03
8	400–450	411	400.00–420.00	410.15
10	450–500	468	390.00–410.00	398.02
6	500–550	502	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	628	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	795	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	435.00–440.00	436.68
3	550–600	553	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	417.50–420.00	419.02
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	389	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	410.00–427.50	418.58
3	500–550	507	413.00	413.00
6	600–650	638	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	537.50	537.50
6	350–400	374	500.00–505.00	502.36
17	400–450	437	445.00–472.50	454.60
2	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	535.00	535.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	520.00	520.00
8	400–450	427	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	531	447.50–450.00	448.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	400.00–410.00	405.95
10	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	635	372.50	372.50
4	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	775	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	395.00	395.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,060	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,056	150.00–163.00	154.95
14	—	1,011	130.00–144.00	138.95
3	—	1,057	165.00–171.50	167.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	181.50–188.50	184.92
5	—	1,483	166.50–178.00	171.32
3	—	1,533	147.50–150.00	149.21
8	—	1,491	153.00–164.00	159.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	180.00–185.00	182.87
10	—	1,252	153.00–163.00	158.25
20	—	1,254	165.00–178.00	170.97
2	—	1,280	149.00–150.00	149.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	158.00	158.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	240.50	240.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,335	242.00–248.75	247.40
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,198	241.00–246.50	241.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,425	230.00	230.00
5	—	1,498	220.00	220.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	186.00–189.00	187.55
1	—	2,005	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,818	192.00–202.00	197.28

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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