Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow sale with a consignment of good quality young bred cows in the 3rd stage 3-5 yrs of age selling form 3950.00-4250.00 and a consignment of bred heifers in the 3rd stage selling at 4050.00. The balance were mostly bred cows 5 yrs to short solid mouth mostly in the 3rd stage. Feeder cattle were lightly tested selling in small packages and groups. Slaughter steers and heifers along with a large consignment of slaughter cows all sold fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.17/cwt on 46 head, down $28.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −34.86 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$420.17

▼ 28.28 vs prior sale

46 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$561

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$92.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.27

vs MO average

−51.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	437.00	2,552	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	428.28	2,317	36
Medium 2	577	345.00	1,991	5thin

One grade step is worth $92.00/cwt here — about $561 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 sale46 hd

420.17

—

MO average20 barns · 5,303 hd

459.44

−39.27

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−51.81

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−34.86

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	1,808	188.48	3,407	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	158.56	2,345	43
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,785	157.67	2,814	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	157.28	1,972	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	133.72	1,383	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	227.06	2,827	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	222.57	2,811	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	224.81	3,350	19

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)	1,296	$3,812	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,381	$3,366	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$3,200	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,850	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,360	$2,500	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,204	$4,050	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$3,513	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$4,327	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$3,975	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	850–900	872	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	386.95/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	383.68/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	361.52/cwt	355.50–380.00	2,137	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	377.57/cwt	377.00–378.00	2,315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	323.81/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,182	15
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	577	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	440.11/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,328	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	481.14/cwt	465.00–506.00	2,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	688	341.63/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,350	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	377.97/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,544	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	400.31/cwt	376.00–418.00	2,454	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	339.14/cwt	335.50–345.00	2,574	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	393.47/cwt	376.00–404.00	2,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	384.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,216	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,153	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	155.33/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,631	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	146.02/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,155	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	164.72/cwt	162.00–169.50	2,416	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	157.52/cwt	151.50–160.00	2,355	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,761	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,775	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,769	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	224.81/cwt	224.00–226.00	3,350	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	227.06/cwt	226.00–228.00	2,827	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	222.57/cwt	222.00–223.50	2,811	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	142.37/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,553	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	128.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,301	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	112.71/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,119	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,805	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	165.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,106	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	156.98/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,972	16
Bulls	—	—	1,732	173.09/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,998	7
Bulls	—	—	1,844	192.29/cwt	185.00–198.50	3,546	13
Bulls	—	—	1,823	203.04/cwt	200.00–209.50	3,701	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	3,512.75/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,513	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,211.90/head	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,212	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	3,492.79/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,493	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,463	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,339	4,044.99/head	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,045	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,325	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	4,326.79/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 2,132Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 342Last week 248Year ago 270

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 0Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	467.50	467.50
12	450–500	482	378.00–400.00	386.95
12	500–550	529	365.00–395.00	383.68
12	550–600	591	355.50–380.00	361.52
3	600–650	622	330.00	330.00
15	650–700	674	320.00–339.00	323.81
5	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
3	850–900	872	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	469	424.00	424.00
6	550–600	576	370.00–400.00	384.64
7	600–650	613	377.00–378.00	377.57
4	650–700	678	344.00	344.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	577	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	426.00	426.00
3	650–700	658	349.50	349.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	465.00–506.00	481.14
25	500–550	529	425.00–450.00	440.11
8	550–600	583	376.00–404.00	393.47
18	600–650	613	376.00–418.00	400.31
23	650–700	673	360.00–393.00	377.97
13	750–800	759	335.50–345.00	339.14
3	900–950	902	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	688	330.00–349.00	341.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	422.50	422.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	437.00	437.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	152.50–160.00	155.33
8	—	1,091	138.00–148.00	142.37
15	—	1,009	120.00–135.00	128.98
3	—	993	111.00–115.00	112.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,476	143.00–148.00	146.02
19	—	1,467	162.00–169.50	164.72
16	—	1,495	151.50–160.00	157.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	140.00–148.00	144.00
13	—	1,270	162.00–170.00	165.81
16	—	1,256	150.00–161.00	156.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	155.00–157.00	156.00
1	—	1,805	161.00	161.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,490	224.00–226.00	224.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,245	226.00–228.00	227.06
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,263	222.00–223.50	222.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,732	162.00–181.00	173.09
13	—	1,844	185.00–198.50	192.29
4	—	1,823	200.00–209.50	203.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,106	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,512.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,204	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,288	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,211.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,238	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,492.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,340	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,360	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,463	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,339	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,044.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,325	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	3,975.00	3,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,273	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,326.79

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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Steers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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