Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light offering this week, with feeders very lightly tested selling in small packages and groups. Slaughter steers and heifers along with slaughter cows all sold fully steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.62/cwt on 23 head, down $21.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −2.41 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$404.62

▼ 21.51 vs prior sale

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.16

vs MO average

−2.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	404.62	2,191	23

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale23 hd

404.62

—

MO average8 barns · 730 hd

417.78

−13.16

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−2.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−2.41

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	1,720	221.30	3,807	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,765	189.00	3,336	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	186.20	2,752	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	176.42	2,189	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	161.27	1,747	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	259.77	3,556	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	455.03/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	163.22/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,998	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,103	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,116	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	193.08/cwt	187.00–201.00	2,796	12
Bulls	—	—	1,723	228.88/cwt	219.00–235.00	3,944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	206.14/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,535	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,369	259.77/cwt	258.00–261.00	3,556	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,284	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	192.40/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,399	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	181.08/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,751	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	166.30/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,715	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	150.11/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,711	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,765	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	345.73/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	452.23/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	525.42/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	509.02/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	549.70/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	420.97/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	377.77/cwt	373.00–400.00	2,607	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	420.17/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	396.32/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,200	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	352.40/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	494.77/cwt	477.50–522.50	2,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	355.04/cwt	353.00–355.50	2,748	11

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 1,016Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 250Year ago 187

Light offering this week, with feeders very lightly tested selling in small packages and groups. Slaughter steers and heifers along with slaughter cows all sold fully steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	410.00	410.00
6	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
6	650–700	676	335.00–370.00	352.40
3	800–850	815	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,103	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	564	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	620.00	620.00
5	400–450	417	477.50–522.50	494.77
3	450–500	465	497.50	497.50
13	550–600	563	440.00–462.50	455.03
13	600–650	619	415.00–435.00	420.97
15	650–700	690	373.00–400.00	377.77
11	750–800	774	353.00–355.50	355.04
3	800–850	822	350.00	350.00
3	850–900	853	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	718	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	828	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	780	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	530.00–570.00	549.70
5	350–400	379	510.00–550.00	525.42
5	400–450	426	505.00–515.00	509.02
6	450–500	485	435.00–470.00	452.23
8	500–550	516	412.00–425.00	420.17
15	550–600	555	391.00–400.00	396.32
7	600–650	609	376.00	376.00
7	700–750	715	344.00–350.00	345.73
5	750–800	786	325.00	325.00
3	850–900	885	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	155.00–171.00	163.22
1	—	1,320	173.00	173.00
6	—	1,247	185.00–203.00	192.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,448	187.00–201.00	193.08
1	—	1,350	165.00	165.00
12	—	1,519	175.00–186.00	181.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	157.00–174.00	166.30
1	—	1,110	193.00	193.00
6	—	1,140	143.00–155.00	150.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	189.00	189.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	219.00–235.00	228.88
3	—	1,715	201.00–209.00	206.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,369	258.00–261.00	259.77

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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