Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was Special Bred Cow/Pairs sale with the highlight being 20 hd of good quality 1st calf heifer pairs originating out of Montana with baby calves by side selling with good demand from 5800.00-6025.00 per pair. Balance of the replacement cows were several small groups of bred cows mostly 5 yrs to short solid mouth in the 2nd and 3rd stage and several groups of running aged cows 6 yrs to short solid mouth with baby calves to 350 lb calves by side all selling with good demand. Feeder supply was lightly tested with small groups and singles all selling within last week's price ranges on comparable quality and weights. Slaughter steers and heifers were steady with slaughter cows trading steady to firm with spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.64/cwt on 29 head, down $21.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −0.39 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$406.64

▼ 21.66 vs prior sale

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$43.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.83

vs MO average

−22.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	420.12	2,310	20
Medium and Large 1-2	550	376.69	2,072	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.42/cwt here — about $238 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $346.27, median $407.03 across 30 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 sale29 hd

406.64

—

MO average20 barns · 3,497 hd

429.47

−22.83

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−22.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−0.39

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	1,771	201.47	3,567	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,754	176.20	3,091	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	170.62	2,540	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	166.80	2,030	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	144.97	1,507	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	238.50	3,387	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	234.00	3,070	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	237.44	3,312	18

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)	1,253	$4,416	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,332	$4,086	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,850	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,158	$4,091	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,650	$5,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,148	$4,198	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$3,100	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$5,948	20

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 1Unweaned	450–500	470	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	478.66/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	454.26/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	652	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	993	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	361.29/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	355.73/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,236	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	498.25/cwt	487.50–512.50	2,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	418.37/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	647.17/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	424.21/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	497.56/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	473.18/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,216	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,815	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,795	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,724	187.31/cwt	180.00–194.50	3,229	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,785	165.08/cwt	163.50–166.50	2,947	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	156.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,189	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,284	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	156.07/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,918	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	141.65/cwt	132.50–165.00	1,456	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	147.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,520	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	166.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,830	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	179.49/cwt	174.00–187.00	2,703	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	168.61/cwt	165.50–172.00	2,499	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,395	237.44/cwt	237.00–237.50	3,312	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,312	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,070	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,420	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	3,387	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	179.07/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,161	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	166.88/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,054	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	177.79/cwt	174.00–182.00	3,126	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	218.18/cwt	210.00–225.00	3,864	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	199.91/cwt	193.50–205.00	3,548	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	4,091.31/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,091	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	4,085.79/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,086	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	4,416.09/head	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,416	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	5,947.50/head	5,800.00–6,025.00	5,948	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,650	5,300.00/head	5,300.00–5,300.00	5,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,720.00/head	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,720	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,466.67/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,467	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	4,670.00/head	4,500.00–4,900.00	4,670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	950	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	322.20/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,064	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 Feb 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 1,831Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 260Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 0Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	535.00	535.00
5	450–500	470	457.50	457.50
10	550–600	559	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	487.50–512.50	498.25
8	450–500	461	475.00–482.50	478.66
7	500–550	523	445.00–460.00	454.26
3	550–600	582	407.50	407.50
4	750–800	768	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	652	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	444	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	477	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	500	407.50	407.50
6	550–600	575	360.00–362.50	361.29
5	600–650	619	342.50–375.00	355.73
3	800–850	808	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
5	950–1000	993	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	580.00	580.00
3	400–450	412	525.00	525.00
6	450–500	470	495.00–500.00	497.56
3	500–550	502	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	590	412.50	412.50
6	650–700	681	377.00	377.00
10	800–850	823	320.00–327.50	322.20
3	1000–1050	1,022	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	605.00	605.00
11	500–550	527	465.00–475.00	473.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
5	400–450	424	555.00	555.00
11	600–650	643	405.00–425.00	418.37
3	800–850	835	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	620.00–660.00	647.17
3	500–550	549	467.50	467.50
3	550–600	558	457.50	457.50
3	800–850	833	354.00	354.00
3	850–900	892	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	485.00	485.00
7	400–450	415	420.00–430.00	424.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,724	180.00–194.50	187.31
2	—	1,785	163.50–166.50	165.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	152.00–160.00	156.02
1	—	1,575	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,506	174.00–187.00	179.49
8	—	1,482	165.50–172.00	168.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	150.00–159.00	156.07
9	—	1,207	174.00–185.00	179.07
8	—	1,231	164.00–172.00	166.88
2	—	1,168	142.00–145.00	143.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,028	132.50–165.00	141.65
6	—	1,033	145.00–150.00	147.18
5	—	1,096	162.00–170.00	166.94
2	—	975	100.00	100.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,395	237.00–237.50	237.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	238.50	238.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	174.00–182.00	177.79
5	—	1,771	210.00–225.00	218.18
8	—	1,775	193.50–205.00	199.91

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,158	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,091.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,332	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,085.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,253	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,416.09
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,070	5,800.00–6,025.00	5,947.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,650	5,300.00	5,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,150	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,050	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,466.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,320	4,500.00–4,900.00	4,670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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