Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2025-10-24

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Oct 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,107 head
▲ 841 vs last sale 266▲ 106 vs year ago 1,001 · +10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 200▼ 90 vs year ago 300 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, a light test of steer calves weighing 500-550 lbs sold unevenly steady with a light test of 550-700 lb steers trading 10.00-15.00 lower on comparable sales, over 700 lbs on a limited test sold with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers all sold with a lower undertone on a very limited test of similar weights. Feeders sold mostly in small and odd packages with overall quality not as attractive as last special. There were a lot of variations in feeders on quality, condition, weaned or days unweaned and shots. CME Cattle futures closed the week mostly limit down after a very volatile week of sharply lower cattle futures. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $407.55/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −45.34 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.
Average price
$407.55
112 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.15
vs MO average
−50.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531437.632,32440
Medium and Large 1-2560391.402,19469
Medium and Large 2540378.002,0413thin
One grade step is worth $59.63/cwt here — about $283 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 sale112 hd
407.55
—
MO average17 barns · 2,428 hd
429.70
−22.15
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−50.59
This barn, trailing median26 sales
452.89
−45.34
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
514467420373median 452.8903/0605/0106/2609/1110/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,830185.703,3984thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,823177.363,2343thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453168.172,44321
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232164.992,03328
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038147.111,52734
HeifersChoiceAverage1,422236.503,3633thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,509242.003,6524thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,449236.663,42922
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,331235.003,12815

Every lot

82 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381451.32/cwt447.50–455.001,7206
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444447.75/cwt447.50–448.001,9886
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,1344
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472426.36/cwt410.00–436.002,0129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515449.67/cwt430.00–464.002,31623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519413.60/cwt400.00–425.002,14717
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned538413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,22211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,0413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553421.35/cwt416.00–423.002,33017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583377.93/cwt359.00–392.002,20338
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned593357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy607355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623382.46/cwt375.00–386.002,38316
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627376.33/cwt358.00–387.002,36029
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631331.75/cwt329.00–336.002,09310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned638340.50/cwt340.50–340.502,17232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned655338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,2143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659352.73/cwt345.00–367.002,32423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669368.19/cwt358.00–378.502,46342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678315.64/cwt308.00–323.002,1406
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy716343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,4567
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723349.94/cwt335.00–357.752,53038
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,7315
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned747317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3686
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2751334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,50810
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809332.50/cwt330.00–335.002,6906
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825348.06/cwt346.50–349.502,87117
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy864308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,66130
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy916292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,67515
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,5843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418434.54/cwt427.50–437.501,81610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,5403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466414.84/cwt412.00–417.501,9339
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476373.16/cwt355.00–395.001,77619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned491350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7195
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2498320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9358
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516390.98/cwt380.00–397.502,01715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned535339.53/cwt321.00–355.001,81618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned567334.56/cwt330.00–341.001,89710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570342.29/cwt331.00–358.001,95124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574314.59/cwt300.00–323.001,80610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy584339.08/cwt335.00–340.001,98016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637342.33/cwt335.00–351.502,18112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned639334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,1349
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2641320.01/cwt316.00–324.002,0519
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,1424
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,38026
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680328.73/cwt327.50–330.002,2356
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2463
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,46517
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,54520
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774318.84/cwt308.50–327.002,46828
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned462395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned520357.10/cwt340.00–375.001,8576
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567369.41/cwt347.00–389.002,09511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned584346.75/cwt334.00–355.002,02513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0003
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9723
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2739290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1435
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2802285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2863
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,331235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,12815
Steers—Choice1,449236.66/cwt236.50–237.003,42922
Steers—Choice and Prime1,509242.00/cwt242.00–242.003,6524
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,422236.50/cwt236.50–236.503,3633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,743183.93/cwt180.00–186.003,2063
Bulls——2,090191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,9921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020164.09/cwt158.00–169.001,67410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023133.45/cwt128.00–139.001,3655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049148.20/cwt143.00–155.001,55516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063107.46/cwt100.00–110.001,1423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205175.06/cwt171.00–183.502,10911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244152.68/cwt148.00–156.001,8995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249165.07/cwt158.00–170.002,06210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443177.61/cwt174.50–184.502,56310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455164.84/cwt162.50–168.002,3985
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468155.20/cwt147.00–159.002,2786
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,770182.04/cwt177.50–187.003,2222
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,930168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,2421

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.