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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Feb 28

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,856 head

▲ 1,750 vs last sale 106▲ 1,411 vs year ago 445 · +317.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

330 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 190▲ 65 vs year ago 265 · +24.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone with few comparisons from last sale, 550-600 lb steers sold 10.00-12.00 higher, 6 weights sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 700-850 lbs trading 3.00-10.00 higher, over 850 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 550-600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, 600-650 lbs traded 10.00-15.00 higher, 650-800 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher with 800-850 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy offering, with overall quality very good. Several stick out sales included the pot loads with a pot load steers weighing 884 lbs at 266.75, pot load steers weighing 927 lbs at 260.25 and 94 head of large frame heifers weighing 1120 lbs at 209.25. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with a large offering of slaughter cows trading fully steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.78/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −118.11 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.

Average price

$334.78

148 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$53.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs MO average

−13.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	347.62	1,967	106
Medium and Large 1-2	542	314.46	1,705	17thin
Medium and Large 2	576	294.16	1,693	25

One grade step is worth $53.46/cwt here — about $273 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale148 hd

334.78

—

MO average19 barns · 2,853 hd

345.15

−10.37

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−13.46

This barn, trailing median26 sales

452.89

−118.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $386.78, median $452.89 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,864	181.54	3,385	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	144.34	2,591	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	142.43	2,106	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	137.58	1,735	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	121.75	1,280	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	199.00	2,093	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,247	188.00	2,344	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	204.24	2,912	34
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	199.00	2,945	3thin

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,549	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,380	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	402.97/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,789	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	459	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,652	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	462	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,562	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	389.22/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,864	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	363.05/cwt	359.00–372.00	1,862	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	329.99/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,732	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,651	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	574	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,642	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	344.03/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,988	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	337.60/cwt	324.50–348.50	2,113	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,942	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	290.35/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,922	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	318.97/cwt	296.00–329.50	2,124	115
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	668	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,104	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,873	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	708	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,195	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	709	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,886	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,030	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	288.17/cwt	279.50–299.50	2,104	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	274.38/cwt	269.00–280.50	2,107	44
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	260.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,043	13
Steers	750–800	Large 1	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,186	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,128	7
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	862	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,112	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	266.75/cwt	266.75–266.75	2,358	68
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	241.25/cwt	235.00–246.00	2,147	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,413	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	987	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,329	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	368.30/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,411	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	358.97/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,576	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	325.54/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,429	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,735	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,380	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	331.64/cwt	327.00–357.50	1,628	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	308.21/cwt	307.00–311.00	1,519	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,445	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	329.92/cwt	316.00–344.00	1,735	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	311.21/cwt	296.00–327.00	1,793	61
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	283.40/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,632	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,589	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	589	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,449	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	607	317.07/cwt	314.75–324.00	1,925	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	262.68/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,634	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	293.68/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,836	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	642	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,573	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	254.18/cwt	247.00–264.50	1,700	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	274.72/cwt	267.00–281.50	1,863	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,687	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	271.81/cwt	271.00–276.50	1,930	27
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	712	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,865	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	747	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,785	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	262.53/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,979	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	250.78/cwt	250.50–252.00	2,086	36
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,120	209.25/cwt	209.25–209.25	2,344	94
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,339	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,380	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	324.32/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,534	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,629	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	252.38/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,832	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,426	204.24/cwt	201.50–206.50	2,912	34
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,480	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,945	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,052	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,093	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,247	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,344	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	185.02/cwt	179.00–194.00	3,515	10
Bulls	—	—	1,905	174.73/cwt	173.00–176.00	3,329	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	197.93/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,790	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	94.30/cwt	91.00–96.00	944	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	124.41/cwt	117.50–131.00	1,301	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	139.52/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,475	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	108.53/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,181	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	121.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,424	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	134.14/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,702	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	145.81/cwt	140.50–151.00	1,865	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,716	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	149.19/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,190	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	137.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,047	22
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,781	148.31/cwt	143.50–156.50	2,641	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,817	137.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,507	5

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,856Last week 106Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 190Year ago 265

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	712	262.00	262.00
94	1100–1150	1,120	209.25	209.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
10	400–450	439	318.00–335.00	325.54
10	450–500	493	307.00–311.00	308.21
4	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
20	550–600	576	275.00–296.00	283.40
10	600–650	622	257.00–267.00	262.68
38	650–700	669	247.00–264.50	254.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	518	279.00	279.00
6	550–600	582	273.00	273.00
3	700–750	703	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	246.00	246.00
3	600–650	642	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	383	360.00–378.00	368.30
20	400–450	439	345.00–368.00	358.97
52	450–500	491	327.00–357.50	331.64
61	500–550	526	316.00–344.00	329.92
61	550–600	576	296.00–327.00	311.21
31	600–650	625	285.00–301.00	293.68
28	650–700	678	267.00–281.50	274.72
27	700–750	710	271.00–276.50	271.81
66	750–800	754	257.00–263.00	262.53
36	800–850	832	250.50–252.00	250.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	607	314.75–324.00	317.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	747	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	417.50	417.50
9	400–450	444	390.00–407.50	402.97
23	450–500	479	387.00–390.00	389.22
20	500–550	513	359.00–372.00	363.05
86	550–600	578	335.00–355.00	344.03
42	600–650	626	324.50–348.50	337.60
115	650–700	666	296.00–329.50	318.97
55	700–750	730	279.50–299.50	288.17
44	750–800	768	269.00–280.50	274.38
24	800–850	811	269.50	269.50
68	850–900	884	266.75	266.75
59	900–950	927	260.25	260.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	545	303.00	303.00
17	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
14	650–700	695	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	862	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	750–800	795	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	321.00	321.00
11	500–550	525	328.00–332.00	329.99
7	600–650	643	302.00	302.00
14	650–700	662	289.00–293.00	290.35
7	700–750	711	285.50	285.50
13	750–800	783	255.00–265.00	260.89
7	800–850	848	251.00	251.00
7	850–900	890	235.00–246.00	241.25
7	950–1000	987	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	338.00	338.00
6	550–600	574	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	708	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	668	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	709	265.00–267.00	266.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	350.00–370.00	359.91
4	400–450	426	324.00	324.00
13	450–500	473	322.00–326.00	324.32
4	500–550	506	322.00	322.00
4	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
7	700–750	726	249.00–257.00	252.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,046	117.50–131.00	124.41
6	—	1,088	100.00–114.00	108.53
4	—	1,001	91.00–96.00	94.30
9	—	1,057	134.00–148.00	139.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,491	130.00–142.00	137.31
1	—	1,430	120.00	120.00
20	—	1,468	144.00–159.00	149.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	115.00–125.00	121.63
24	—	1,279	140.50–151.00	145.81
25	—	1,269	127.00–139.00	134.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,817	130.00–142.00	137.98
8	—	1,781	143.50–156.50	148.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,426	201.50–206.50	204.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,905	173.00–176.00	174.73
2	—	1,915	196.00–200.00	197.93
2	—	1,575	158.00	158.00
10	—	1,900	179.00–194.00	185.02

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.