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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, May 2

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

286 head

▼ 1,454 vs last sale 1,740▼ 160 vs year ago 446 · −35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

286 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 375▼ 52 vs year ago 338 · −15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeders sold mostly in small packages and singles were not well tested with similar average quality and weights trading within last week's price ranges. A nice offering of near 100 head of slaughter steers and heifers sold firm to 5.00 higher with slaughter cows selling fully steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.57/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.57 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.

Average price

$314.57

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$47.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.28

vs MO average

−14.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	322.76	1,771	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	315.93	1,749	9thin
Medium and Large 2	548	275.00	1,507	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

314.57

—

MO average18 barns · 3,492 hd

335.86

−21.28

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−14.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

399.14

−84.57

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,663	184.58	3,071	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	147.06	2,141	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,753	147.05	2,578	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	146.42	1,795	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	126.83	1,304	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	216.09	2,982	40
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	208.00	2,257	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	221.50	3,260	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	216.53	3,094	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,253	208.00	2,606	3thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,531	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	354.82/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,881	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	345.23/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,964	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	321.79/cwt	310.00–331.00	2,008	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,067	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,960	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,150	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,258	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,308	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	379.39/cwt	370.00–386.00	1,438	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,588	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,439	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	315.48/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,331	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	354.37/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,683	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	303.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,483	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	336.67/cwt	336.00–337.50	1,734	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	311.88/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,650	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,507	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,875	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	306.54/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,802	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	309.11/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,858	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	267.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,829	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,977	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,127	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,007	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,923	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,635	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	373.46/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,774	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,976	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,253	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,606	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,429	216.53/cwt	215.50–217.75	3,094	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,472	221.50/cwt	220.00–222.50	3,260	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,085	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,257	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	216.09/cwt	214.50–218.00	2,982	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,604	186.29/cwt	184.00–197.00	2,988	26
Bulls	—	—	1,680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	178.53/cwt	172.00–182.00	3,160	11
Bulls	—	—	2,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	127.94/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,287	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	142.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,459	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	117.81/cwt	105.00–136.00	1,255	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	157.16/cwt	151.00–165.50	1,894	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	133.34/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,620	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	144.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,819	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	156.24/cwt	150.00–163.50	2,258	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	136.33/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,978	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	143.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,104	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,651	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,775	143.08/cwt	140.50–146.00	2,540	2

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 May 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 1,740Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 375Year ago 338

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	726	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	403.00	403.00
16	500–550	530	350.00–364.00	354.82
24	550–600	569	333.00–360.00	345.23
19	600–650	624	310.00–331.00	321.79
3	650–700	652	317.00	317.00
3	750–800	768	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	818	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	678	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	313.00–318.00	315.48
5	450–500	488	300.00–310.00	303.94
3	500–550	548	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	382.50	382.50
9	350–400	379	370.00–386.00	379.39
3	400–450	403	357.00	357.00
4	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	529	303.00–318.00	311.88
4	550–600	584	321.00	321.00
9	650–700	683	260.00–275.00	267.85
4	700–750	706	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	790	254.00	254.00
3	800–850	815	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	402.00	402.00
16	450–500	475	340.00–361.00	354.37
7	500–550	515	336.00–337.50	336.67
6	550–600	588	298.00–315.00	306.54
9	600–650	601	308.00–310.00	309.11
3	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
7	700–750	709	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	442	365.00–375.00	369.96
5	450–500	475	367.50–377.50	373.46
3	750–800	763	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	105.00–136.00	117.81
5	—	1,023	140.00–147.00	142.65
7	—	1,006	122.00–135.00	127.94
1	—	995	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	134.50–138.00	136.33
10	—	1,445	150.00–163.50	156.24
10	—	1,469	140.00–149.00	143.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,775	140.50–146.00	143.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,205	151.00–165.50	157.16
12	—	1,215	128.00–138.00	133.34
17	—	1,255	140.00–149.00	144.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	160.00	160.00
26	—	1,604	184.00–197.00	186.29
2	—	1,680	208.00	208.00
11	—	1,770	172.00–182.00	178.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,472	220.00–222.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,429	215.50–217.75	216.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,380	214.50–218.00	216.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	208.00	208.00

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.