Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2025-03-21

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Mar 21
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
370 head
▼ 2,373 vs last sale 2,743▼ 1,704 vs year ago 2,074 · −82.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
375 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 330▲ 125 vs year ago 250 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 0▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had a light run of feeders that were lightly tested but for the most part sold mostly in the same price ranges as last week on comparable quality and weights. Several bred cows were on offer mostly 4-7 yrs in the 2nd and 3rd stage sold with moderate to good demand. Slaughter steers and heifers traded firm to 4.00 higher with a large offering of slaughter cows selling fully steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.47/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −107.67 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.
Average price
$291.47
25 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$42.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.33
vs MO average
−23.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519322.211,6727thin
Medium and Large 1-2554279.521,54918thin
One grade step is worth $42.69/cwt here — about $124 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 sale25 hd
291.47
—
MO average17 barns · 2,727 hd
317.80
−26.33
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−23.11
This barn, trailing median30 sales
399.14
−107.67
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

30 sales
454412371329median 399.1403/0604/2406/2609/1110/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $343.18, median $399.14 across 30 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,862169.003,14723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,482142.372,11048
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,706138.372,36011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,264138.001,74545
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017122.291,24438
HeifersChoiceAverage1,357211.452,86919
HeifersSelectAverage1,257194.002,4395thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,461216.663,16521
SteersChoiceAverage1,416208.902,95821

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$2,79338
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,308$2,7628
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,66515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,500$2,4503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,9867
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,200$3,0503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,090$2,5253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$3,7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$3,4754thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,050$3,7503thin

Every lot

67 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438392.35/cwt380.00–400.001,7188
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8543
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9123
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659277.69/cwt272.50–285.001,83010
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1935
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1931253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,3555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332371.93/cwt360.00–388.001,23511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369358.94/cwt355.00–362.501,3246
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1398380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415340.50/cwt335.00–345.001,41312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473278.63/cwt275.00–282.501,3186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519322.21/cwt312.50–335.001,6727
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526283.10/cwt279.00–287.501,4896
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568277.73/cwt270.00–287.001,57812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619286.25/cwt285.00–287.001,7728
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6123
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672264.22/cwt257.00–268.001,7769
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,8913
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9764
Heifers1050–1100Large 1-21,085208.50/cwt208.50–208.502,2623
Heifers1100–1150Large 1-21,134202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,2965
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4743
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375409.73/cwt402.50–417.501,5368
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472358.58/cwt352.50–365.001,69213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,5813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521329.70/cwt320.00–340.001,71815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521313.89/cwt310.00–317.501,6356
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568326.22/cwt310.00–335.001,85319
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9343
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9834
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,416208.90/cwt204.00–211.002,95821
Steers—Choice and Prime1,461216.66/cwt215.50–218.753,16521
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,257194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,4395
Heifers—Choice1,357211.45/cwt205.00–214.002,86919
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,730171.02/cwt165.00–176.002,9597
Bulls——1,896182.28/cwt178.00–190.003,4567
Bulls——1,938157.11/cwt153.00–161.003,0459
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92593.89/cwt92.00–97.008683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018123.80/cwt118.00–130.001,26014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027135.52/cwt131.00–142.001,39213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034108.80/cwt100.00–115.001,1258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235121.14/cwt117.00–127.001,4964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245134.72/cwt128.00–139.001,67720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288144.33/cwt140.00–153.001,85921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477145.35/cwt140.00–152.502,14732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492136.42/cwt128.00–139.002,03516
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,703143.74/cwt142.50–146.002,4484
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,707135.30/cwt131.00–139.002,3107
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29631,985.76/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,770.45/head2,210.00–2,900.002,77035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2203,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2853,282.47/head3,125.00–3,500.003,2827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3082,762.48/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7628
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503

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.