Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction consisted of a light offering of feeders selling mostly in small packages and singles mostly unweaned with a few groups of 600-700 lb heifers that sold within last week's price ranges at steady money. Also in the offering were a few small consignments of bred cows and pairs. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.99/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −65.03 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$341.99

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.80

vs MO average

−55.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	345.24	1,859	12thin
Medium 2	582	329.00	1,915	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about −$56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

341.99

—

MO average18 barns · 1,865 hd

389.79

−47.80

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−55.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−65.03

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	1,502	181.99	2,734	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,772	178.17	3,156	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	168.75	2,454	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	161.63	2,022	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	142.13	1,453	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,106	233.50	2,583	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	229.00	2,931	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	233.50	3,185	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	231.00	3,033	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	886	$2,681	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,358	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$2,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$4,192	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,238	$3,556	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	359.04/cwt	339.00–376.00	1,896	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	363.02/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	372.56/cwt	369.00–375.00	2,716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	453.84/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	576	347.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,001	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	340.71/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	647	338.00/cwt	337.00–339.00	2,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	556	332.54/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	367.11/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,261	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	397	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	450	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,464	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	130.35/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,332	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	151.06/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,526	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	153.92/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,240	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,737	182.22/cwt	178.50–187.50	3,165	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	163.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,363	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	164.36/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,747	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	4,191.67/head	4,100.00–4,375.00	4,192	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	3,556.25/head	3,250.00–3,675.00	3,556	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	999	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,280	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,931	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,144	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	3,083	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	172.47/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,170	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	162.73/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,049	16
Bulls	—	—	2,170	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,340	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,106	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,583	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,364	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	3,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,646	180.68/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,974	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,875	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,113	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	582	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	423	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,311	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	886	2,680.65/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,681	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	177.55/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,608	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	150.24/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	445.07/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	392.41/cwt	390.00–394.00	1,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	671	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,439	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,226	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	3

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 720Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 185Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	473	390.00–394.00	392.41
18	500–550	528	339.00–376.00	359.04
6	550–600	576	340.00–355.00	347.32
6	600–650	647	337.00–339.00	338.00
4	650–700	671	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	487.50	487.50
4	450–500	456	430.00–450.00	445.07
3	600–650	638	360.00	360.00
5	700–750	729	369.00–375.00	372.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	651	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	490	371.00	371.00
5	500–550	514	360.00–365.00	363.02
7	550–600	556	328.00–336.00	332.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	450.00–457.50	453.84
25	600–650	616	361.00–369.00	367.11
10	650–700	690	353.50	353.50
7	700–750	705	349.50	349.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	431.00	431.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	329.00	329.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	572	332.00–350.00	340.71
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,022	124.00–137.00	130.35
9	—	1,010	142.50–156.00	151.06
4	—	1,063	160.00–168.50	164.36
1	—	975	102.50	102.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	152.00–156.00	153.92
12	—	1,442	160.00–168.00	163.89
10	—	1,469	172.00–185.00	177.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	178.50–187.50	182.22
1	—	1,875	166.00	166.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,258	169.00–176.00	172.47
16	—	1,259	157.00–168.00	162.73
12	—	1,234	147.00–154.00	150.24
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,106	233.50	233.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	205.50	205.50
1	—	2,170	200.00	200.00
5	—	1,646	168.00–185.00	180.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	233.50	233.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	231.00	231.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	4,100.00–4,375.00	4,191.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,238	3,250.00–3,675.00	3,556.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,850.00	3,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,358	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	886	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,680.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,226	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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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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