Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had several consignments of bred heifers (coming with their 2nd calf) 2-4 yrs mostly in the 2nd stage along with several pairs 3-5 yrs with big calves by side 400 lbs bred back in 1st and 2nd stage all selling with good demand. Feeder calves were lightly tested selling mostly as singles and small packages. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Stick out sales on the bred heifers included one lot heifers weighing 1135 lbs 2nd stage 4550.00 and young pairs 3-5 yrs bred back 1st and 2nd stage w/400-425 lb calves 4850.00-5400.00 per pair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.46/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.56 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$356.46

18 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.89

vs MO average

−3.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	356.46	1,969	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale18 hd

356.46

—

MO average15 barns · 1,376 hd

370.35

−13.89

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−3.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−50.56

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	1,684	193.88	3,265	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	164.39	2,440	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,711	159.52	2,730	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	157.40	1,972	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	138.87	1,472	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,109	233.00	2,584	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	234.98	2,883	12
Steers	Choice	Low	1,394	230.00	3,206	7thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$3,500	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,508	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,383	$2,500	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$4,277	18
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,033	$3,300	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$5,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$4,883	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$4,475	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,428	9

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	550–600	578	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	457.84/cwt	442.00–474.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	408.61/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	418.33/cwt	402.50–426.00	2,213	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	342.02/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	375.51/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,531	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	404.30/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,795	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	164.63/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	149.89/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,554	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	164.07/cwt	160.00–166.50	2,030	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	154.88/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,311	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,732	162.54/cwt	159.00–165.50	2,815	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	163.86/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,394	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,427.78/head	4,000.00–4,550.00	4,428	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	4,475.00/head	4,350.00–4,600.00	4,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	4,883.33/head	4,850.00–5,000.00	4,883	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,677	154.48/cwt	153.00–155.50	2,591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	134.04/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,462	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,206	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	234.98/cwt	233.50–238.00	2,883	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	171.17/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,610	5
Bulls	—	—	1,893	206.70/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,913	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,109	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,154	21
Bulls	—	—	1,695	186.30/cwt	184.00–187.00	3,158	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	152.96/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,932	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	108.28/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	329.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	537	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,255	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,383	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	3,847.37/head	3,625.00–4,050.00	3,847	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,299.87/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	430.52/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	397.77/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,299	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	374.52/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,996	8

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 Sep 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 1,575Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 205Year ago 270

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	388.00	388.00
3	550–600	578	343.00	343.00
5	600–650	637	358.00	358.00
5	650–700	674	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	459.00	459.00
8	500–550	537	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	352.00	352.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
6	450–500	470	430.00–431.00	430.52
11	500–550	529	402.50–426.00	418.33
15	550–600	578	397.00–400.00	397.77
7	600–650	606	389.00	389.00
3	650–700	650	336.00	336.00
4	700–750	701	361.00	361.00
6	800–850	834	325.50	325.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	532	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	442.00–474.00	457.84
6	400–450	414	400.00–417.50	408.61
15	450–500	471	355.00–397.00	375.51
8	500–550	533	362.50–395.00	374.52
10	550–600	568	332.00–350.00	342.02
3	600–650	628	335.00	335.00
5	650–700	664	325.00–335.00	329.01
5	750–800	767	319.00	319.00
4	850–900	851	317.50	317.50
7	900–950	931	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	453	400.00–410.00	404.30

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,508	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,383	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,134	4,550.00	4,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,092	3,625.00–4,050.00	3,847.37
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,033	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,299.87
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,000	4,000.00–4,550.00	4,427.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	4,350.00–4,600.00	4,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,150	5,400.00	5,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,117	4,850.00–5,000.00	4,883.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	161.00–170.00	164.63
13	—	1,037	142.00–154.00	149.89
14	—	1,091	125.00–140.00	134.04
5	—	1,017	100.00–117.50	108.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	160.00–166.50	164.07
15	—	1,263	145.00–159.00	152.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	147.00–159.00	154.88
10	—	1,461	160.00–167.00	163.86
5	—	1,525	167.00–175.00	171.17
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,732	159.00–165.50	162.54
3	—	1,677	153.00–155.50	154.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	230.00	230.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,227	233.50–238.00	234.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,893	203.00–210.00	206.70
21	—	1,618	190.00–200.00	194.91
13	—	1,695	184.00–187.00	186.30
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	233.00	233.00

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.

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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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