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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Oct 16

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 314 vs last sale 634▲ 54 vs year ago 266 · +20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 125▲ 20 vs year ago 200 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

228 head

▲ 228 vs last sale 0▲ 183 vs year ago 45 · +406.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a special bed cow and pairs sale with the main attraction being a consignment of good quality 48 hd of young western 3-5 yr old bred cows in the 2nsd stage selling form 3850.00--4150.00 per head, the balance mostly young 3-6 yrs in the 2nd stage with several short solid mouth cows also in the 2nd stage all selling with moderate to good demand. Package of 2nd calf heifer pairs with good big calves by side sold for 6050.00 per pair. Feeders were mostly sold in small packages but all sold with a steady to firm undertone on comparable sales and quality. Slaughter cows on a good offering sold steady to firm with last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.23/cwt on 34 head, down $23.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.34 against this barn's trailing median of $400.57.

Average price

$348.23

▼ 23.29 vs prior sale

34 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$52.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.08

vs MO average

−24.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	382.50	2,082	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	329.54	1,881	22

One grade step is worth $52.96/cwt here — about $201 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

348.23

—

MO average19 barns · 1,602 hd

362.32

−14.08

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−24.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

400.57

−52.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $343.18, median $400.57 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,862	176.68	3,290	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	133.83	1,975	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,249	131.97	1,648	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,803	127.03	2,290	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	116.26	1,229	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,416	220.50	3,122	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	217.00	2,880	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,169	214.50	2,508	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,456	221.95	3,232	24
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,615	215.00	3,472	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$3,865	72
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,267	$3,830	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,397	$3,043	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,463	$3,026	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,341	$2,637	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$5,150	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,483	$3,651	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,875	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$6,050	5

Every lot, as filed

63 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	486.26/cwt	485.00–487.50	2,042	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	441.16/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,853	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	410.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,882	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	431.85/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,198	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	361.21/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,088	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	402.25/cwt	395.00–414.00	2,333	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,438	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	378.81/cwt	366.00–387.50	2,341	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	347.20/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,298	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	692	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,201	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	348.09/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,625	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	1,373	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	405.30/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,698	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,855	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	376.17/cwt	372.50–377.50	1,776	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,105	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	571	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,756	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	337.32/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,943	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	335.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,065	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	619	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,981	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,233	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,824	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,894	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,022	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,456	221.95/cwt	221.50–222.00	3,232	24
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,472	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,169	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,508	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,327	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,880	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,416	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	3,122	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	173.01/cwt	166.00–181.00	3,131	11
Bulls	—	—	2,006	186.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,746	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	98.67/cwt	90.00–108.00	982	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	124.76/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,307	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	115.99/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,283	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	133.95/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,641	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	142.34/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,781	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	124.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,587	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	114.23/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,512	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	121.87/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,740	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,071	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	115.64/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,708	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	134.21/cwt	128.50–139.00	2,032	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,803	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,290	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,143	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	3,865.33/head	3,550.00–4,150.00	3,865	72
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	2,637.29/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,637	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	3,926.65/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,927	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	3,042.88/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,043	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	3,026.07/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,026	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	5,150.00/head	4,600.00–5,400.00	5,150	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,350	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,530	3,681.67/head	3,575.00–3,775.00	3,682	15
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	6,050.00/head	6,050.00–6,050.00	6,050	5

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 Oct 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 634Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 125Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 0Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	420	430.00–455.00	441.16
5	450–500	459	400.00–425.00	410.03
3	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
10	550–600	580	395.00–414.00	402.25
10	600–650	618	366.00–387.50	378.81
12	650–700	662	340.00–356.00	347.20
11	750–800	754	343.00–350.00	348.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	485.00–487.50	486.26
4	500–550	509	430.00–432.50	431.85
3	600–650	602	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	360.00–362.50	361.21
3	650–700	692	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	518.00	518.00
4	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	392	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	419	390.00–415.00	405.30
11	450–500	472	372.50–377.50	376.17
14	550–600	576	325.00–352.00	337.32
7	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	335.80
3	750–800	762	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
9	550–600	554	380.00	380.00
14	900–950	926	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	571	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	619	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	427.50	427.50
3	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	532	380.00	380.00
6	600–650	620	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,456	221.50–222.00	221.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,416	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	113.00–115.00	114.23
19	—	1,225	129.00–138.00	133.95
7	—	1,251	139.00–149.00	142.34
5	—	1,278	121.00–127.00	124.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00
7	—	995	90.00–108.00	98.67
11	—	1,106	112.00–118.00	115.99
13	—	1,048	121.00–129.00	124.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	119.00–125.00	121.87
3	—	1,477	115.00–117.00	115.64
7	—	1,514	128.50–139.00	134.21
9	—	1,456	140.00–145.00	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	125.00–130.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,006	185.00–190.00	186.76
11	—	1,810	166.00–181.00	173.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	72	—	1,293	3,550.00–4,150.00	3,865.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,463	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,026.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,397	2,700.00–3,200.00	3,042.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,341	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,637.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,360	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,926.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,530	3,575.00–3,775.00	3,681.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,114	4,600.00–5,400.00	5,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	2,875.00	2,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	6,050.00	6,050.00

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.