Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeders this week selling in small packages and singles traded with a lower undertone, but on comparable sales of quality and kind prices held up well after this weeks sharp decline on a light offering. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00-6.00 lower with slaughter cows trading steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.43/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.59 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$349.43

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.08

vs MO average

−25.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	349.43	1,874	23

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 sale23 hd

349.43

—

MO average17 barns · 1,363 hd

342.36

+7.08

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−25.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−57.59

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	1,652	181.55	2,998	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	166.40	2,439	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	165.98	2,069	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,690	159.76	2,700	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,061	142.29	1,509	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	230.50	3,059	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	219.00	2,529	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	229.50	3,218	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	225.00	3,056	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,690	159.76/cwt	159.00–160.50	2,700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,128	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	165.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,055	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	167.27/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,414	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	176.85/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,571	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	438.49/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	328.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,230	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	337.00/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	301.10/cwt	290.00–308.50	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	389.25/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,841	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	368.19/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	381.95/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	381.01/cwt	378.00–387.50	1,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	148.30/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	176.72/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,225	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	3,059	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	3,218	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	163.62/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,728	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,155	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,529	3
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	624	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,872	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	171.73/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	191.36/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,291	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	154.22/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,350	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	154.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	330.65/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,050	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	290.41/cwt	282.00–298.00	2,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	344.05/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 1,107Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 210Year ago 200

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	159.00–160.50	159.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	115.00–117.50	116.28
9	—	1,074	130.00–140.00	135.91
4	—	1,081	144.00–154.00	148.30
4	—	1,056	160.00–165.50	163.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,241	160.00–169.00	165.60
8	—	1,259	173.00–184.00	176.72
7	—	1,242	150.00–156.00	154.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,443	161.00–172.00	167.27
7	—	1,454	174.00–181.00	176.85
7	—	1,524	149.00–159.00	154.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,327	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	219.00	219.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,402	229.50	229.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	170.00–174.00	171.73
2	—	1,720	190.00–193.00	191.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	438.00	438.00
8	350–400	370	378.00–387.50	381.01
2	400–450	449	417.50	417.50
12	450–500	473	375.00–400.00	389.25
11	500–550	516	365.00–370.00	368.19
6	550–600	583	334.00–340.00	337.00
3	600–650	612	336.00	336.00
16	650–700	679	325.00–330.00	328.44
5	750–800	772	290.00–308.50	301.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	325.00–330.00	327.48
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
10	400–450	417	430.00–442.50	438.49
5	500–550	529	380.00–385.00	381.95
3	600–650	608	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	684	340.00–348.00	344.05
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	624	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	417.50	417.50
4	450–500	491	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
9	600–650	620	322.50–335.00	330.65
6	750–800	773	282.00–298.00	290.41

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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