Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special three weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs sold mostly 20.00-40.00 higher, spots 50.00 higher on the steer calves with 650-850 lb yearling steers trading firm to 12.00 higher and heifers over 650 sold with a higher undertone on limited comparisons. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy offering as buyers are very active and aggressive to purchase cattle. Slaughter steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone with slaughter cows trading steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.45/cwt on 219 head, up $51.95 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −6.58 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$448.45

▲ 51.95 vs prior sale

219 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$75.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.77

vs MO average

−17.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	474.03	2,620	113
Medium and Large 1-2	563	426.51	2,402	86
Medium and Large 2	566	398.32	2,254	20

One grade step is worth $75.71/cwt here — about $366 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

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 sale219 hd

448.45

—

MO average22 barns · 7,346 hd

464.22

−15.77

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−17.88

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−6.58

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	—	High	1,999	184.90	3,695	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	157.07	2,351	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,868	156.52	2,923	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	152.68	1,902	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	138.86	1,438	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	227.17	3,355	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	221.31	3,103	12

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	882	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	726	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	808	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	373.83/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,512	34
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	871	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	387.18/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,284	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	333.88/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,768	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	497.64/cwt	477.50–530.00	2,548	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	345.16/cwt	344.00–345.50	2,779	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	418.85/cwt	400.00–438.00	2,421	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	390.77/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,454	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	364.37/cwt	345.00–372.00	2,642	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	347.48/cwt	343.50–349.50	2,703	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	372.38/cwt	357.50–384.00	2,506	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	431.96/cwt	413.00–459.00	2,713	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	465.10/cwt	443.00–482.50	2,642	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	440.10/cwt	425.00–459.00	2,363	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	462.94/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	656	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,854	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,986	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	498.70/cwt	475.00–512.50	2,329	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	517.90/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,248	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	394.35/cwt	379.00–413.00	2,666	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	354.31/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,700	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	404.86/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,198	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	384.23/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,267	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	387.87/cwt	373.00–407.00	2,793	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	396.59/cwt	388.00–417.00	2,316	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	424.46/cwt	395.00–438.00	2,207	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	370.14/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,302	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	352.78/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,529	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	332.36/cwt	324.00–337.00	2,413	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	420.49/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	378.08/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,000	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	342.81/cwt	336.00–345.50	2,290	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,649	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	341.49/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	387.98/cwt	379.00–405.00	2,417	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	468.69/cwt	460.00–473.00	2,001	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	439.19/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,064	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,055	4
Bulls	—	—	2,390	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	5,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	174.37/cwt	163.00–182.00	3,257	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	155.50/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,916	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	164.75/cwt	160.00–171.50	2,539	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	147.10/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,133	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	143.99/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,463	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,855	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	131.60/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,346	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	112.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,184	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,402	221.31/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,103	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	227.17/cwt	224.00–228.50	3,355	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,871	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,950	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	163.65/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,091	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	156.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,667	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	140.59/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,722	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	154.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,277	11

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 Jan 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,132Last week 326Year ago 836

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 295Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	726	361.00	361.00
10	800–850	808	329.00	329.00
20	850–900	882	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	450.00	450.00
10	400–450	409	410.00–425.00	420.49
3	450–500	487	410.00	410.00
13	500–550	529	355.00–387.50	378.08
4	550–600	579	355.00	355.00
29	600–650	622	350.00–377.50	370.14
14	650–700	668	336.00–345.50	342.81
30	700–750	726	324.00–337.00	332.36
6	750–800	788	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	427	460.00–473.00	468.69
36	450–500	470	422.50–455.00	439.19
81	500–550	520	395.00–438.00	424.46
73	550–600	584	388.00–417.00	396.59
122	600–650	623	379.00–405.00	387.98
34	650–700	672	360.00–381.00	373.83
41	700–750	717	340.00–361.00	352.78
60	800–850	820	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	380.00	380.00
8	650–700	681	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	871	329.50	329.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	419.00	419.00
13	550–600	590	382.50–390.00	387.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	527.50	527.50
4	400–450	441	497.50	497.50
7	450–500	477	460.00–465.00	462.94
31	500–550	537	425.00–459.00	440.10
55	550–600	578	400.00–438.00	418.85
43	600–650	628	370.00–405.00	390.77
27	650–700	673	357.50–384.00	372.38
36	700–750	725	345.00–372.00	364.37
29	750–800	778	343.50–349.50	347.48
21	800–850	829	333.00–335.00	333.88
5	850–900	874	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	565.00	565.00
37	400–450	434	515.00–525.00	517.90
54	450–500	467	475.00–512.50	498.70
31	500–550	512	477.50–530.00	497.64
82	550–600	568	443.00–482.50	465.10
93	600–650	628	413.00–459.00	431.96
123	650–700	676	379.00–413.00	394.35
81	700–750	720	373.00–407.00	387.87
30	750–800	762	352.00–361.00	354.31
22	800–850	805	344.00–345.50	345.16
59	850–900	886	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	656	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	420.00	420.00
8	500–550	543	380.00–420.00	404.86
7	550–600	590	380.00–390.00	384.23
8	650–700	686	340.00–343.00	341.49
4	700–750	731	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	515.00	515.00
4	500–550	519	442.50	442.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,390	216.50	216.50
3	—	1,868	163.00–182.00	174.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,232	151.00–159.00	155.50
11	—	1,278	160.00–172.00	163.65
11	—	1,225	135.00–147.00	140.59
1	—	1,295	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,541	160.00–171.50	164.75
7	—	1,450	143.00–149.00	147.10
11	—	1,475	150.00–159.00	154.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,016	138.00–151.00	143.99
8	—	1,023	125.00–136.00	131.60
3	—	1,052	110.00–118.00	112.59
6	—	1,065	153.00–160.00	156.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,871	155.00–160.00	157.65
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,402	220.00–222.00	221.31
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,477	224.00–228.50	227.17

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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