Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, bulk of the receipts were pot loads and part loads of yearling steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs and did not have a good comparison from two weeks ago but traded with a lower undertone. Steer and heifer calves sold in small packages and singles and were not well tested and also sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on the yearlings as 109 hd of 982 lb heifers sold for 285.50; 58 hd of 872 lb steers sold at 340.00 and 55 hd of 789 lb steers sold for 358.00. The fed cattle market has been rocked on its heels for the month of July as fat cattle have lost 30.00 and are pressuring the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm with a light offering of slaughter steers and heifers trading 2.00-4.00 lower after last week's sharply lower market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.40/cwt on 24 head, down $22.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −28.63 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$378.40

▼ 22.18 vs prior sale

24 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs MO average

+2.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	391.00	2,112	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	368.58	2,123	6thin
Medium and Large 2	566	349.00	1,975	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about $137 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 sale24 hd

378.40

—

MO average11 barns · 691 hd

383.86

−5.46

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+2.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−28.63

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	1,790	222.42	3,981	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,855	191.00	3,543	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	183.18	2,678	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	181.09	2,244	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	163.53	1,663	20
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,788	171.00	3,057	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,150	234.00	2,691	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	233.47	3,528	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,915	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,543	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	162.60/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,689	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	179.75/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,857	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	169.47/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,025	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	177.06/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,178	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	357.67/cwt	354.00–358.00	2,818	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	414.22/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,349	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	377.03/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	436.25/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,477	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,965	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	372.96/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	330.05/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	329.26/cwt	322.50–336.00	2,209	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	460.83/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	491.80/cwt	480.00–502.50	2,115	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	368.58/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	383.50/cwt	383.00–384.00	2,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	350.34/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	459.60/cwt	446.00–465.00	2,156	20
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	982	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,804	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	473.36/cwt	472.50–474.00	2,419	7
Bulls	—	—	1,864	214.11/cwt	204.00–220.00	3,991	5
Bulls	—	—	1,737	228.36/cwt	225.00–235.50	3,967	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	189.48/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,393	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	183.09/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,721	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	145.41/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,410	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	190.73/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,767	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,317	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,765	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,332	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,150	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,691	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,511	233.47/cwt	232.50–234.00	3,528	7

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 Jul 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 101Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 130Year ago 152

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,795	197.00	197.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	157.00–171.00	162.60
7	—	1,033	175.00–185.00	179.75
4	—	970	141.00–149.00	145.41
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	168.00–171.00	169.47
13	—	1,230	165.00–184.00	177.06
9	—	1,263	186.00–194.00	189.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,486	177.00–186.00	183.09
4	—	1,451	189.00–194.00	190.73
2	—	1,375	167.00–170.00	168.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	204.00–220.00	214.11
7	—	1,737	225.00–235.50	228.36
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,995	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	234.00	234.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	232.50–234.00	233.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	472.50–474.00	473.36
6	550–600	572	448.00	448.00
10	650–700	690	381.00	381.00
13	700–750	719	381.00	381.00
60	750–800	788	354.00–358.00	357.67
58	850–900	872	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	480.00–502.50	491.80
9	500–550	523	460.00–462.50	460.83
4	550–600	566	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	622	393.00	393.00
5	650–700	673	364.00–379.00	372.96
3	700–750	700	358.00	358.00
3	750–800	753	320.00	320.00
10	800–850	831	321.00–336.00	330.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	433.00	433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	492.50	492.50
5	400–450	422	495.00	495.00
20	450–500	469	446.00–465.00	459.60
7	550–600	567	412.00–420.00	414.22
10	600–650	617	372.50–380.00	377.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	502.00	502.00
6	450–500	471	435.00–437.50	436.25
6	550–600	576	360.00–377.50	368.58
12	600–650	629	341.00–354.00	350.34
17	650–700	671	322.50–336.00	329.26
6	700–750	709	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	487.50	487.50
5	450–500	480	460.00	460.00
8	550–600	559	383.00–384.00	383.50
25	750–800	767	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	566	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	950–1000	982	285.50	285.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	401.00	401.00

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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