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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2025-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, May 9

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,378 head

▲ 1,092 vs last sale 286▼ 76 vs year ago 1,454 · −5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 286▲ 10 vs year ago 300 · +3.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 350-500 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, spots 25.00 higher with 500-650 lbs selling firm to 10.00 higher over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Light weight 350-450 lb heifer calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 450-550 lbs selling firm to 10.00 higher, 550-650 lbs traded fully steady and over 700 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was good on a good quality offering of calves with stick out sales included 104 head of 1054 lb heifers selling at 242.00 and 29 heifers weighing 824 lbs at 273.25. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with slaughter cows trading steady.

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 $335.44/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.71 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.

Average price

$335.44

146 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$5.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs MO average

+2.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	335.67	1,860	140
Medium and Large 1-2	531	330.00	1,752	6thin

One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about $107 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 sale146 hd

335.44

—

MO average17 barns · 3,621 hd

338.54

−3.10

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+2.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

399.14

−63.71

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	—	High	1,935	199.09	3,852	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	146.56	2,129	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	146.25	1,787	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,715	145.87	2,502	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	136.50	1,362	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	224.59	2,992	40
Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	224.42	3,128	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,567	210.00	3,291	6thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	329	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,648	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	467.34/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,692	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,643	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	402.89/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,680	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	421.12/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,786	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	406.59/cwt	392.00–415.00	1,931	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	380.50/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,826	21
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	393.33/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,069	84
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,952	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	358.00/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,905	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	374.41/cwt	362.50–383.00	2,089	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	336.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,913	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	597	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,340	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	602	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,366	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1	602	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,047	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	607	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,906	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	361.84/cwt	344.00–369.00	2,265	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	324.68/cwt	321.50–337.00	2,055	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,043	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	318.20/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,173	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	301.94/cwt	297.00–307.00	2,065	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,242	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	754	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,172	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,257	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,499	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	425.91/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,631	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	402.20/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,746	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	372.62/cwt	360.00–388.00	1,781	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	350.83/cwt	335.00–366.00	1,838	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,752	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	322.53/cwt	315.00–336.00	1,871	75
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	312.05/cwt	309.00–317.00	1,932	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	303.88/cwt	302.00–304.50	1,921	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	302.52/cwt	299.00–307.00	1,997	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	681	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,839	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	292.83/cwt	284.00–294.75	2,111	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,187	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	273.25/cwt	273.25–273.25	2,252	29
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,336	11
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,054	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,551	104
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,720	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,578	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,896	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,856	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	327.35/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,876	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	314.43/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,943	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,999	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,093	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,394	224.42/cwt	221.50–225.75	3,128	40
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,567	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,291	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,332	224.59/cwt	224.00–226.00	2,992	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	187.93/cwt	176.00–194.00	3,449	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	210.24/cwt	207.00–217.00	4,278	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	122.02/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,175	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	134.35/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,334	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	146.95/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,503	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	145.80/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,763	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	155.03/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,904	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	137.43/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,701	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	145.71/cwt	142.00–150.50	2,103	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	156.45/cwt	153.50–162.50	2,275	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,014	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,695	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,305	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,722	149.16/cwt	145.00–152.50	2,569	6

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,378Last week 286Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 286Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	382	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	417	400.00–405.00	402.89
21	450–500	480	372.50–387.50	380.50
6	500–550	532	356.00–360.00	358.00
11	550–600	568	330.00–345.00	336.84
21	600–650	633	321.50–337.00	324.68
6	650–700	684	297.00–307.00	301.94
4	750–800	769	293.50	293.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	362	460.00–470.00	467.34
29	400–450	424	410.00–435.00	421.12
28	450–500	475	392.00–415.00	406.59
84	500–550	526	380.00–400.00	393.33
30	550–600	558	362.50–383.00	374.41
55	600–650	626	344.00–369.00	361.84
25	650–700	683	317.00–323.00	318.20
25	700–750	729	305.00–310.00	307.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	501.00	501.00
11	550–600	597	392.00	392.00
4	600–650	602	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	681	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	754	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	681	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	462.50	462.50
39	350–400	383	410.00–447.50	425.91
29	400–450	434	385.00–410.00	402.20
71	450–500	478	360.00–388.00	372.62
65	500–550	524	335.00–366.00	350.83
75	550–600	580	315.00–336.00	322.53
34	600–650	619	309.00–317.00	312.05
10	650–700	660	299.00–307.00	302.52
29	700–750	721	284.00–294.75	292.83
3	750–800	788	277.50	277.50
29	800–850	824	273.25	273.25
11	900–950	916	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	1050–1100	1,054	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	472	330.00	330.00
6	500–550	531	330.00	330.00
12	600–650	632	302.00–304.50	303.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	417	412.50	412.50
4	500–550	538	352.50	352.50
8	700–750	714	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	549	338.00	338.00
11	550–600	573	326.00–329.00	327.35
17	600–650	618	305.00–322.00	314.43
6	750–800	761	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,722	145.00–152.50	149.16
2	—	1,695	132.00–140.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	117.00–126.00	122.02
6	—	1,023	140.00–157.50	146.95
9	—	993	131.50–138.00	134.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,443	142.00–150.50	145.71
9	—	1,474	130.00–140.00	136.65
11	—	1,454	153.50–162.50	156.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,238	132.00–140.00	137.43
12	—	1,228	152.00–161.50	155.03
19	—	1,209	143.00–150.00	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,035	207.00–217.00	210.24
4	—	1,835	176.00–194.00	187.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,394	221.50–225.75	224.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,567	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,332	224.00–226.00	224.59

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.