Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady, with 600-800 lbs on a light test trading with a firm to higher undertone. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, with 450-700 lbs all selling steady to firm on comparable weights, there were 6 pot loads of yearling heifers weighing 780-988 lbs were not tested with the largest consignment being 115 hd of heifers weighing 935 lbs at 311.00 and 104 hd heifers weighing 988 lbs at 303.50. Slaughter cows traded steady with last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.99/cwt on 72 head, up $15.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +13.97 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$420.99

▲ 15.09 vs prior sale

72 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$23.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.05

vs MO average

+20.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	428.84	2,360	48
Medium and Large 1-2	561	405.29	2,274	24

One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $86 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 sale72 hd

420.99

—

MO average16 barns · 2,234 hd

415.94

+5.05

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

+20.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

+13.97

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	—	Average	1,799	220.89	3,974	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,784	183.23	3,269	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	179.38	2,210	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	177.54	2,643	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	153.11	1,599	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,574	254.17	4,001	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,300	258.26	3,357	26

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	491.01/cwt	490.00–492.00	2,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	375.33/cwt	367.50–387.00	2,387	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	537.24/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,025	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	472.25/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,253	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	404.99/cwt	401.00–417.50	2,515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	402.74/cwt	396.00–407.50	2,324	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,908	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	506.17/cwt	500.00–512.00	2,657	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	424.92/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,384	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	661	448.61/cwt	448.00–450.00	2,965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	319.42/cwt	319.00–328.00	2,683	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	447.39/cwt	436.00–457.50	2,828	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	472.03/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,809	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	412.06/cwt	409.00–417.00	2,864	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	367.61/cwt	358.00–378.00	2,456	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	180.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,893	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	165.12/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,656	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	165.18/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,408	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	178.62/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,199	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	188.35/cwt	186.00–192.50	2,774	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	177.40/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,688	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,408	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	3,647	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,811	180.47/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,268	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,748	186.90/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,267	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	210.67/cwt	203.00–215.00	3,634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	166.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,020	5
Bulls	—	—	1,852	228.19/cwt	225.00–236.00	4,226	7
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	988	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,999	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	114.07/cwt	107.00–122.50	1,221	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	144.03/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,524	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,657	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	4,171	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,300	258.26/cwt	258.00–259.00	3,357	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	189.28/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	435.99/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,315	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	539.17/cwt	512.50–550.00	2,243	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	626.83/cwt	622.00–642.50	2,376	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,011	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,114	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	797	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,557	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,918	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	488.39/cwt	475.00–502.00	2,413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	441.58/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	554.59/cwt	530.00–567.50	2,385	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	391.12/cwt	382.50–394.00	2,695	8

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 Jun 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 258Year ago 1,136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 160Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	430	530.00–567.50	554.59
6	450–500	494	475.00–502.00	488.39
6	500–550	511	490.00–492.00	491.01
9	550–600	579	437.50–450.00	441.58
3	600–650	600	424.00	424.00
8	650–700	689	382.50–394.00	391.12
5	700–750	700	387.00	387.00
13	800–850	836	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	700.00	700.00
17	350–400	379	622.00–642.50	626.83
11	450–500	450	545.00	545.00
54	500–550	525	500.00–512.00	506.17
27	550–600	595	467.50–475.00	472.03
38	600–650	632	436.00–457.50	447.39
24	650–700	695	409.00–417.00	412.06
14	700–750	700	410.00	410.00
7	750–800	782	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	661	448.00–450.00	448.61
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,011	308.00	308.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	797	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	377	525.00–545.00	537.24
5	500–550	501	415.00	415.00
19	550–600	577	396.00–407.50	402.74
11	600–650	636	367.50–387.00	375.33
4	650–700	676	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	722	343.00	343.00
55	750–800	782	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	416	512.50–550.00	539.17
34	450–500	477	470.00–480.00	472.25
17	500–550	531	430.00–440.00	435.99
31	550–600	561	410.00–437.50	424.92
14	600–650	621	401.00–417.50	404.99
33	650–700	668	358.00–378.00	367.61
64	800–850	840	319.00–328.00	319.42
115	900–950	935	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	950–1000	988	303.50	303.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
9	450–500	460	522.50	522.50
7	600–650	624	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	175.00–185.00	180.28
6	—	1,003	162.00–169.00	165.12
3	—	1,070	107.00–122.50	114.07
10	—	1,058	139.00–153.00	144.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	161.00–171.00	165.18
7	—	1,473	186.00–192.50	188.35
11	—	1,515	173.00–184.00	177.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,231	174.00–184.00	178.62
5	—	1,213	160.00–170.00	166.57
7	—	1,247	186.00–194.00	189.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	175.00–183.00	180.47
3	—	1,748	185.00–189.00	186.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	259.00	259.00
8	—	1,657	251.75	251.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,725	203.00–215.00	210.67
7	—	1,852	225.00–236.00	228.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,300	258.00–259.00	258.26

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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