Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test sold with a slightly lower undertone, 600-850 lbs sold steady to firm, with a couple of instances were 500-550 lb heifers and 650-700 lb steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, steers over 850 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Heifer calves weighing 450-750 lbs sold steady to firm with a near pot load weighing 841 lbs selling 8.00 lower than a similar load from two weeks ago. Demand was good on a moderate offering with overall a good quality offering of steers weighing 600-850 lbs and heifers weighing 500-850 lbs all sold on and active market. With near half the country bracing for snow and frigid temperatures likely to impair cattle performance and marketing. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon looking to be neutral to friendly with On Feed coming in at expectations at 97 percent, Placements at 95 percent with average estimate at 93 percent and Marketings at expectations at 102 percent. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with slaughter cows on lighter offerings traded 5.00-10.00 higher on an active market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $437.92/cwt on 88 head, up $17.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −17.11 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$437.92

▲ 17.74 vs prior sale

88 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.56

vs MO average

−27.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	445.47	2,548	38
Medium and Large 1-2	548	432.17	2,366	50

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale88 hd

437.92

—

MO average19 barns · 4,264 hd

459.48

−21.56

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−27.41

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−17.11

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	1,739	197.19	3,429	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,763	174.04	3,067	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	164.26	2,430	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,222	161.82	1,978	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	145.14	1,471	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,289	224.72	2,897	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,288	224.89	2,897	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,527	221.04	3,375	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	950–1000	952	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	460.59/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,994	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,641	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	436.52/cwt	408.00–450.00	2,296	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	400.82/cwt	386.00–415.00	2,301	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	407.73/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,736	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	356.44/cwt	344.50–366.00	2,773	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	515.76/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,218	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	456.17/cwt	447.50–458.00	2,126	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	374.51/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,565	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	502.83/cwt	499.00–508.00	1,835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	342.54/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,788	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	3,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	482.97/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,280	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	429.15/cwt	412.50–437.50	2,639	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	449.51/cwt	432.50–459.00	2,364	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	445.47/cwt	438.00–451.00	2,548	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,133	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,314	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	362.16/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,597	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	410.11/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,358	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	390.20/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,486	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	463.43/cwt	427.00–478.00	2,192	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	381.49/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,747	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	327.57/cwt	318.00–342.00	2,853	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,187	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	514.64/cwt	504.00–522.50	1,997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,192	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	129.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	161.33/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,933	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,830	183.73/cwt	176.50–191.00	3,362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	161.73/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,384	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	148.58/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,848	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	174.06/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,137	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,288	224.89/cwt	223.50–227.00	2,897	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,527	221.04/cwt	219.00–222.00	3,375	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,356	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	164.35/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	114.79/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	224.72/cwt	223.50–226.00	2,897	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	165.71/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,803	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	150.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,504	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	147.79/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,180	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	174.70/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,596	8
Bulls	—	—	1,739	193.00/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,356	8
Bulls	—	—	1,738	208.35/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	475.77/cwt	472.50–477.50	1,760	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	391.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,409	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,295	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	644	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	379.44/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	359.80/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,385	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	362.21/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,260	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	342.06/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,323	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	427.91/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	348.80/cwt	345.00–353.50	2,532	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	321.04/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,498	34

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,760Last week 420Year ago 2,279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 342Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	312	505.00	505.00
20	400–450	433	450.00–470.00	460.59
17	450–500	466	447.50–458.00	456.17
52	500–550	526	408.00–450.00	436.52
73	550–600	574	386.00–415.00	400.82
38	600–650	616	380.00–395.00	391.09
69	650–700	663	353.00–369.00	359.80
43	700–750	726	345.00–353.50	348.80
34	750–800	778	315.00–329.00	321.04
54	800–850	841	314.00	314.00
13	850–900	887	312.00	312.00
4	950–1000	952	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	370	472.50–477.50	475.77
9	400–450	433	417.50–435.00	427.91
8	550–600	577	370.00–385.00	379.44
36	600–650	624	350.00–376.00	362.21
31	650–700	679	331.00–347.00	342.06
3	700–750	702	336.50	336.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	644	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	388	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	552.50	552.50
19	400–450	430	515.00–520.00	515.76
26	450–500	472	475.00–495.00	482.97
38	550–600	572	438.00–451.00	445.47
114	600–650	615	412.50–437.50	429.15
106	650–700	671	400.00–417.00	407.73
58	700–750	720	379.00–385.00	381.49
86	750–800	778	344.50–366.00	356.44
63	800–850	814	338.00–346.00	342.54
16	850–900	871	318.00–342.00	327.57
6	900–950	937	317.50	317.50
10	950–1000	978	315.50	315.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	499.00–508.00	502.83
19	450–500	473	427.00–478.00	463.43
28	500–550	526	432.50–459.00	449.51
22	550–600	575	385.00–430.00	410.11
38	600–650	637	382.50–400.00	390.20
63	650–700	685	365.00–385.00	374.51
54	700–750	717	355.00–365.00	362.16
3	750–800	760	332.50	332.50
3	800–850	832	332.00	332.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1050–1100	1,090	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	388	504.00–522.50	514.64
5	450–500	450	487.00	487.00
12	500–550	517	423.00	423.00
4	650–700	655	354.00	354.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	477.50	477.50
3	550–600	582	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	617	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	677	339.00	339.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	680	307.00	307.00
5	750–800	752	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	125.00–134.00	129.33
9	—	1,198	157.00–166.00	161.33
4	—	1,244	141.00–152.00	148.58
10	—	1,228	168.00–182.00	174.06
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	176.50–191.00	183.73
2	—	1,695	160.00–169.00	164.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	155.00–166.00	161.73
4	—	1,475	145.00–151.00	147.79
8	—	1,486	169.00–182.00	174.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	131.00	131.00
3	—	970	105.00–123.00	114.79
3	—	1,088	164.00–168.00	165.71
8	—	999	145.00–155.00	150.58
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,288	223.50–227.00	224.89
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,527	219.00–222.00	221.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,289	223.50–226.00	224.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,739	190.00–195.00	193.00
3	—	1,738	208.00–209.00	208.35

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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