Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, light test of 4 weight steers sold with a higher undertone, 500-550 lb steers sold 20.00-30.00 higher, with 550-700 lbs trading 5.00-15.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Heifers weighing 450-650 lbs all sold steady to firm on comparable sales. Demand was good on a light to moderate offering with best demand on the 5 weight steers as overall quality was very good. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $499.75/cwt on 73 head, up $3.78 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 25 comparable sales and sits +44.72 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$499.75

▲ 3.78 vs prior sale

73 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$48.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.66

vs MO average

+31.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	508.41	2,776	60
Medium and Large 1-2	554	459.80	2,549	13thin

One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $227 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $396.50, median $455.03 across 25 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 sale73 hd

499.75

—

MO average19 barns · 3,531 hd

478.09

+21.66

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+31.29

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

+44.72

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	—	Low	1,799	217.42	3,911	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,715	181.99	3,121	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	181.72	2,252	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	180.45	2,650	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	153.07	1,556	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,366	257.87	3,523	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,456	255.00	3,713	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	259.42	3,845	23

Every lot, as filed

57 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	723	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	476.38/cwt	462.50–502.50	2,282	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	381.46/cwt	362.00–395.00	2,392	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	404.03/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,933	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	393.18/cwt	391.00–397.50	2,335	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	401.65/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,771	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	554.38/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	388.92/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	411.36/cwt	407.00–413.00	2,472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	418.95/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,388	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	320.92/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	459.42/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	481.08/cwt	468.00–495.00	2,776	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	383.25/cwt	380.00–385.50	2,947	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,449	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,456	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,966	227.97/cwt	221.00–237.00	4,482	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	129.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,364	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	177.95/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,596	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	177.95/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,233	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,121	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	208.97/cwt	201.00–217.00	3,369	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	189.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,314	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	164.04/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,672	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	167.86/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,410	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,683	3
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	995	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,085	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,366	257.87/cwt	257.00–258.00	3,523	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	259.42/cwt	257.50–261.00	3,845	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	150.01/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,502	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	189.10/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	446.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	599.72/cwt	585.00–630.00	2,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	433.71/cwt	417.50–458.00	2,277	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	537.62/cwt	520.00–547.50	2,758	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	435.91/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,938	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	477.18/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	537.59/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	481.05/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	351.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	424.44/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	365.99/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	351.59/cwt	341.00–354.50	2,563	38

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 150Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 190Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	645.00	645.00
3	350–400	375	600.00	600.00
3	450–500	488	515.00	515.00
7	500–550	518	480.00–482.50	481.05
6	550–600	597	435.00	435.00
13	600–650	631	422.50–425.00	424.44
30	650–700	690	395.00–405.00	401.65
6	700–750	723	397.50	397.50
7	750–800	761	364.00–370.00	365.99
8	900–950	922	320.00–322.50	320.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	585.00–630.00	599.72
9	450–500	473	540.00–565.00	554.38
29	500–550	513	520.00–547.50	537.62
31	550–600	577	468.00–495.00	481.08
13	600–650	612	440.00–477.50	459.42
47	650–700	674	410.00–440.00	435.91
14	700–750	726	400.00–407.00	404.03
22	750–800	769	380.00–385.50	383.25
22	800–850	812	364.00	364.00
11	850–900	850	356.00	356.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	995	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
23	450–500	479	462.50–502.50	476.38
24	500–550	525	417.50–458.00	433.71
30	550–600	570	410.00–425.00	418.95
11	600–650	601	407.00–413.00	411.36
6	650–700	662	370.00	370.00
8	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	535.00–540.00	537.59
10	400–450	421	465.00–500.00	477.18
5	500–550	540	385.00–395.00	388.92
9	550–600	594	391.00–397.50	393.18
41	600–650	627	362.00–395.00	381.46
7	650–700	673	340.00–360.00	351.40
38	700–750	729	341.00–354.50	351.59
3	750–800	772	341.00	341.00
3	800–850	843	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	440.00–450.00	446.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	533	498.00	498.00
3	550–600	580	462.50	462.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,366	257.00–258.00	257.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,966	221.00–237.00	227.97
3	—	1,612	201.00–217.00	208.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	125.00–135.00	129.31
6	—	1,019	158.00–170.00	164.04
6	—	1,001	144.00–155.00	150.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,459	173.00–183.00	177.95
4	—	1,436	163.00–171.00	167.86
9	—	1,495	186.00–193.00	189.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,255	175.00–181.00	177.95
6	—	1,223	185.00–195.00	189.19
1	—	1,215	167.00	167.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	180.00–184.00	181.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,482	257.50–261.00	259.42

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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