Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's sale had a very light offering of feeder cattle selling mostly in small packages and singles with the majority being bulls. Slaughter cows sold steady with last week's market. Feeder Cattle Special next week October 10.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.66/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −71.31 against this barn's trailing median of $438.97.

Average price

$367.66

16 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$27.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	372.88	2,072	13thin
Medium and Large 2	528	345.00	1,822	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.88/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.70, low $362.44, median $438.97 across 15 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 sale16 hd

367.66

—

MO average14 barns · 274 hd

367.44

+0.22

This barn, trailing median15 sales

438.97

−71.31

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	1,791	200.96	3,600	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	162.84	2,388	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	162.33	1,994	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,677	159.51	2,675	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	137.66	1,401	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	220.00	2,961	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,271	210.00	2,669	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	589	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	291.48/cwt	289.00–295.00	2,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	382	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	367.20/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,204	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	170.96/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,127	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	162.14/cwt	157.50–167.00	2,001	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,961	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,271	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	159.24/cwt	157.00–164.50	1,610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	409.75/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,778	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	152.29/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,826	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	171.68/cwt	169.50–174.00	2,479	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	160.96/cwt	158.00–165.50	2,363	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	152.66/cwt	152.50–153.00	2,301	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	131.03/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,335	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	112.48/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	406.20/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,818	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	146.89/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,492	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	406.17/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,104	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	209.73/cwt	209.50–210.00	4,174	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	198.03/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,416	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,627	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,668	161.76/cwt	160.00–163.50	2,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	322.37/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	544	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	424.44/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,591	5

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 Oct 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 1,285Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 225Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	355	497.50	497.50
4	450–500	476	382.00	382.00
3	500–550	520	382.50	382.50
5	550–600	589	352.00	352.00
6	650–700	660	310.00–335.00	322.37
6	750–800	765	290.00–295.00	292.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	434	390.00–420.00	409.75
5	500–550	544	388.00	388.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	410	422.00	422.00
3	650–700	678	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	725	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	303	525.00	525.00
9	350–400	376	507.50	507.50
12	450–500	464	410.00–445.00	424.44
3	500–550	535	368.00	368.00
3	600–650	625	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	723	289.00–295.00	291.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	469	400.00–415.00	406.20
12	500–550	536	350.00–385.00	367.20
3	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	624	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	397.50–415.00	406.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,244	168.00–179.00	170.96
17	—	1,234	157.50–167.00	162.14
10	—	1,199	147.00–156.00	152.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	157.00–164.50	159.24
5	—	1,019	128.00–135.00	131.03
7	—	1,024	105.00–120.00	112.48
11	—	1,016	143.00–154.00	146.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	169.50–174.00	171.68
12	—	1,468	158.00–165.50	160.96
3	—	1,507	152.50–153.00	152.66
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,668	160.00–163.50	161.76
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,346	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	209.50–210.00	209.73
6	—	1,725	194.00–203.00	198.03

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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