Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder calves sold mostly steady on a light test in conjunction with the May replacement cattle sale. Demand was good for better quality bred cows and pairs. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher and the bulk of the slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher, with several stick out cows sharply higher at 200.00-203.50.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.79/cwt on 7 head, down $32.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −15.24 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$391.79

▼ 32.25 vs prior sale

7 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.72

vs MO average

−25.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	427.50	2,351	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	365.00	1,975	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $377 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $346.27, median $407.03 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

391.79

—

MO average17 barns · 2,823 hd

423.51

−31.72

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−25.32

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−15.24

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

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	1,801	233.38	4,204	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,738	187.93	3,265	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	184.98	2,855	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	177.09	2,172	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	162.35	1,688	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	259.04	3,518	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,304	$3,906	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$3,583	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,311	$2,950	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,091	$4,205	10
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,318	$5,917	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$4,985	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$4,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$3,822	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,113	$3,400	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,098	$5,382	37

Every lot, as filed

45 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	447	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	469.61/cwt	462.50–472.50	2,254	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	3,582.92/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,583	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	5,916.77/head	5,850.00–6,050.00	5,917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,482	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	5,381.76/head	5,100.00–5,700.00	5,382	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	4,043.33/head	3,750.00–4,400.00	4,043	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	4,985.00/head	4,985.00–4,985.00	4,985	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	259.04/cwt	256.00–260.00	3,518	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	178.47/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,211	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	152.00/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,625	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	167.56/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	247.45/cwt	247.00–248.00	4,598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	230.56/cwt	217.50–241.50	4,127	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	4,925.00/head	4,925.00–4,925.00	4,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	343.48/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,786	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	3,906.46/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,975	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	4,204.54/head	4,025.00–4,450.00	4,205	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	524	463.28/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	489	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	569.00/cwt	569.00–569.00	2,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,351	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,763	196.61/cwt	190.50–203.50	3,466	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	191.03/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,972	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	179.56/cwt	176.00–183.50	2,744	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	162.88/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	375	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,194	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	174.29/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,745	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,688	183.44/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,096	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,748	172.97/cwt	172.00–174.00	3,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	190.38/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,347	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	160.56/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,914	6

How this sale compares

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 1,038Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 200Year ago 286

Replacement CattleReceipts 231Last week 0Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	420.00	420.00
2	700–750	712	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	585.00	585.00
3	400–450	447	527.50	527.50
7	500–550	524	435.00–475.00	463.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	462.50–472.50	469.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	811	337.50–347.50	343.48
6	950–1000	953	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	489	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	541	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	525.00	525.00
3	550–600	550	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	517	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	573	447.50	447.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	569.00	569.00
7	450–500	456	530.00	530.00
3	550–600	592	445.00	445.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,356	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,582.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,304	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,906.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,311	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,318	5,850.00–6,050.00	5,916.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,088	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	4,925.00	4,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,266	3,750.00–4,400.00	4,043.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,358	4,985.00	4,985.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,098	5,100.00–5,700.00	5,381.76
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,091	4,025.00–4,450.00	4,204.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,358	256.00–260.00	259.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,239	172.00–183.00	178.47
6	—	1,233	185.00–195.00	190.38
6	—	1,192	153.00–167.00	160.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	145.00–156.00	152.00
4	—	1,105	161.00–168.00	162.88
6	—	1,001	170.00–177.00	174.29
1	—	895	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	164.00–170.00	167.56
14	—	1,556	185.00–200.00	191.03
6	—	1,528	176.00–183.50	179.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,763	190.50–203.50	196.61
3	—	1,688	179.00–186.00	183.44
2	—	1,748	172.00–174.00	172.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	247.00–248.00	247.45
10	—	1,790	217.50–241.50	230.56

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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