Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone with over 650 lbs selling with a higher undertone as quality and numbers was much better on calves and yearlings were overall lightly tested, but overall a good quality offering. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Slaughter steers and heifers on a good offering sold 3.00-6.00 higher as Fed Cattle market moved higher this week. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.81/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −59.22 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$395.81

78 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$45.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.10

vs MO average

−33.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	420.76	2,415	35
Medium and Large 1-2	555	375.51	2,082	43

One grade step is worth $45.25/cwt here — about $333 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $396.50, median $455.03 across 25 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 sale78 hd

395.81

—

MO average20 barns · 4,053 hd

413.92

−18.10

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−33.34

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−59.22

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	1,810	189.30	3,426	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	159.23	2,328	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	158.43	1,979	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,785	154.48	2,758	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	136.64	1,472	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,258	218.29	2,746	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,353	203.00	2,747	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	217.79	3,145	61
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	213.00	3,174	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,550	196.50	3,046	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,961	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	327.95/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,445	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,308	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	417.66/cwt	412.00–421.00	1,846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	350.30/cwt	341.50–357.00	2,407	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	352.04/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	346.82/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	372.93/cwt	361.00–389.00	2,301	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	420.76/cwt	387.50–424.00	2,415	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	321.75/cwt	321.75–321.75	2,786	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	338.76/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,446	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	372.49/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,116	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	380.13/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,030	17
Steers	Large 1	750–800	761	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	323.13/cwt	319.00–325.50	2,653	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	471.99/cwt	452.50–478.00	2,275	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	450.74/cwt	447.50–454.00	1,789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	324.94/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,236	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	336.32/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,263	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	349.76/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,141	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	369.55/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,103	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,306	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	306.86/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,556	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	379.30/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,824	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	364.15/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,915	24
Bulls	—	—	1,736	196.33/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,408	4
Bulls	—	—	2,220	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	4,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	175.52/cwt	173.00–177.00	3,110	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	155.86/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,942	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	165.38/cwt	160.00–173.50	2,057	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	141.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,826	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,444	217.79/cwt	215.00–221.00	3,145	61
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,663	161.22/cwt	160.50–162.00	2,681	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,030	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,862	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,258	218.29/cwt	214.00–220.00	2,746	12
Heifers	Select	—	1,353	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,747	3
Steers	Select	—	1,550	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	3,046	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,174	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	165.53/cwt	161.50–172.50	2,432	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	144.47/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,031	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	155.22/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,285	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	150.61/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,563	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	127.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,448	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	105.37/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,112	2

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 Dec 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 893Last week 0Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 0Year ago 298

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	468	419.00	419.00
24	500–550	526	355.00–376.00	364.15
46	550–600	569	360.00–374.00	369.55
43	600–650	612	340.00–367.50	349.76
30	650–700	673	330.00–342.50	336.32
10	700–750	714	323.00	323.00
16	750–800	758	322.50	322.50
34	800–850	833	300.00–307.50	306.86
8	900–950	931	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	481	370.00–382.00	379.30
14	500–550	533	346.00–350.00	346.82
6	550–600	551	352.00	352.00
8	600–650	648	342.00	342.00
10	650–700	688	320.00–327.00	324.94
3	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	417	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	617	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	442	412.00–421.00	417.66
17	500–550	534	360.00–386.00	380.13
26	550–600	568	350.00–383.00	372.49
9	600–650	609	340.00–358.00	352.04
8	650–700	689	335.00	335.00
8	700–750	723	326.00–330.00	327.95
3	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
4	850–900	885	289.00	289.00
12	950–1000	977	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	397	447.50–454.00	450.74
3	400–450	442	460.00	460.00
25	450–500	482	452.50–478.00	471.99
35	550–600	574	387.50–424.00	420.76
40	600–650	617	361.00–389.00	372.93
87	650–700	687	341.50–357.00	350.30
29	700–750	722	335.00–340.00	338.76
3	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
25	800–850	821	319.00–325.50	323.13
31	850–900	866	321.75	321.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	761	326.50	326.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	635	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	192.00–199.00	196.33
1	—	2,220	202.50	202.50
3	—	1,772	173.00–177.00	175.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,246	148.00–160.00	155.86
17	—	1,244	160.00–173.50	165.38
4	—	1,288	136.00–145.00	141.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	160.50–162.00	161.22
1	—	2,030	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,469	161.50–172.50	165.53
5	—	1,406	137.00–148.00	144.47
13	—	1,472	150.00–158.00	155.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	146.00–154.00	150.61
7	—	1,135	120.00–135.00	127.62
2	—	1,055	102.50–108.00	105.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,444	215.00–221.00	217.79
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	196.50	196.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,258	214.00–220.00	218.29
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	203.00	203.00

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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