Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had a very light run of feeders (mostly bulls) that were not tested, but sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $441.73/cwt on 17 head, up $1.73 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 15 comparable sales and sits +2.77 against this barn's trailing median of $438.97.

Average price

$441.73

▲ 1.73 vs prior sale

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+52.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	441.73	2,409	17thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.70, low $362.44, median $438.97 across 15 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 sale17 hd

441.73

—

MO average10 barns · 127 hd

389.17

+52.56

This barn, trailing median15 sales

438.97

+2.77

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	1,554	225.44	3,504	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	184.70	2,721	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	183.06	2,209	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,720	177.75	3,057	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	161.18	1,721	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	176.05	2,988	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,550	150.00	2,325	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,218	223.56	2,723	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	228.38	3,060	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,340	225.00	3,015	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$4,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,336	$3,100	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$2,950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$2,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	178.71/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,991	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	178.33/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,145	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,873	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	176.05/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	523.76/cwt	517.50–525.00	1,854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	485.56/cwt	482.50–488.00	2,268	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	442.64/cwt	442.00–443.00	2,448	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,231	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	228.38/cwt	227.50–229.00	3,060	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,292	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,222	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	163.43/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,685	5
Bulls	—	—	1,722	217.28/cwt	206.50–225.00	3,742	15
Bulls	—	—	1,725	232.03/cwt	230.00–234.50	4,003	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,269	236.37/cwt	233.00–239.00	3,000	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,218	223.56/cwt	223.00–225.00	2,723	11
Steers	Select	—	1,340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,303	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	3,247	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	188.68/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,281	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,892	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	182.12/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,725	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	189.22/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,713	4

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 595Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 126Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Friday's auction had a very light run of feeders (mostly bulls) that were not tested, but sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	176.00–182.00	178.71
1	—	1,025	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,031	158.00–173.00	163.43
2	—	1,065	120.00–125.00	122.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	174.00–183.00	178.33
8	—	1,209	186.00–193.00	188.68
1	—	1,205	157.00	157.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,760	184.50	184.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,496	177.00–186.00	182.12
4	—	1,434	188.00–192.00	189.22
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	170.00–181.00	176.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,340	227.50–229.00	228.38
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,722	206.50–225.00	217.28
2	—	1,725	230.00–234.50	232.03
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,269	233.00–239.00	236.37
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,218	223.00–225.00	223.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	354	517.50–525.00	523.76
9	450–500	467	482.50–488.00	485.56
3	500–550	510	437.50	437.50
14	550–600	553	442.00–443.00	442.64
3	850–900	885	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	461.00	461.00
3	450–500	465	462.50	462.50
13	550–600	552	412.00	412.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	502	441.00	441.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	440.00	440.00
3	800–850	802	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,292	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,222	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,372	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,460	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,336	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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