Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested, with 600-700 lbs trading mostly steady on comparable weights, 700-800 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower with 800-900 lbs selling mostly 10.00-12.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold steady on a light test, with 500-600 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 lower and 600-700 lbs trading mostly steady over 700 lbs were lightly tested on limited comparisons. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. The feeder cattle market held up very well as CME Cattle futures had a strong two day market slide with Friday's aggressive sell-off of on feeder cattle futures from March thru October falling 6.22 to 8.10 lower. The bulk of the feeder supply weighed over 600 lbs with 4 pot loads of big yearling steers weighing from 768 to 930 lbs and two pot loads of heifers at 817-876 lbs. Several stick out sales included 67 steers weighing 768 lbs at 374.00, 64 steers 879 lbs at 336.00 and 58 steers weighing 930 lbs at 331.50. Slaughter steers and heifers and slaughter cows all sold steady to firm. On March 13, EMC will hold their 3rd Border Wars Auctioneer Contest.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.48/cwt on 101 head, up $13.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +10.45 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$465.48

▲ 13.69 vs prior sale

101 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$67.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.12

vs MO average

−21.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	492.36	2,641	51
Medium and Large 1-2	545	445.39	2,430	31
Medium and Large 2	535	427.10	2,285	10thin
Large 1	588	425.00	2,499	9thin

One grade step is worth $67.36/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale101 hd

465.48

—

MO average18 barns · 2,424 hd

484.60

−19.12

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−21.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

+10.45

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	1,751	210.29	3,682	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,827	182.07	3,326	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	176.35	2,657	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	169.02	2,109	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	144.72	1,469	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,452	239.39	3,476	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	237.98	3,463	24

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 1	750–800	796	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	366.76/cwt	361.00–391.50	2,483	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	356.80/cwt	347.50–362.00	2,565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	441.65/cwt	430.00–448.00	2,367	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	408.61/cwt	398.00–417.50	2,525	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	373.48/cwt	358.00–379.00	2,861	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	441.78/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,757	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	326.40/cwt	315.50–331.50	3,042	87
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	789	327.59/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,585	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	317.20/cwt	317.00–318.25	2,592	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	478.19/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,300	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	344.94/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	411.36/cwt	387.00–425.00	2,522	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	412.75/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,778	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	427.10/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	344.39/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,824	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	515.63/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	329.15/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	378.87/cwt	355.00–385.50	2,732	25
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	481	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	416.36/cwt	394.00–427.50	2,490	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	456.56/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,625	10
Steers	Large 1	550–600	588	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,194	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	501.09/cwt	482.00–520.00	2,641	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	457.27/cwt	442.50–475.00	2,396	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	335.17/cwt	326.00–337.00	2,953	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	416.33/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,510	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	168.48/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	147.93/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	182.00/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,766	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,861	186.13/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,464	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	167.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,551	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	156.91/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,186	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,455	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.50	3,463	24
Heifers	Choice	—	1,452	239.39/cwt	238.25–240.00	3,476	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,758	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	127.64/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	168.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,094	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	176.98/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,191	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	157.60/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,998	5
Bulls	—	—	1,778	200.46/cwt	196.00–205.00	3,564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	213.56/cwt	208.00–217.00	3,720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,138	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	411.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	377.01/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,386	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	397.04/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,239	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	345.90/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,387	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	494.45/cwt	480.00–507.50	2,101	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	419.81/cwt	416.00–426.00	2,435	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	469.14/cwt	467.50–472.50	2,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	416.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,147	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	451.86/cwt	430.00–467.00	1,952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	454.24/cwt	447.50–461.00	2,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	318.75/cwt	318.75–318.75	2,792	59

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,661Last week 350Year ago 1,856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 190Year ago 330

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	425	480.00–507.50	494.45
13	450–500	473	467.50–472.50	469.14
33	500–550	536	430.00–448.00	441.65
15	550–600	580	416.00–426.00	419.81
25	600–650	618	398.00–417.50	408.61
70	650–700	677	361.00–391.50	366.76
18	700–750	719	347.50–362.00	356.80
5	750–800	796	320.00	320.00
69	800–850	817	317.00–318.25	317.20
59	850–900	876	318.75	318.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	789	326.00–328.00	327.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
10	400–450	432	430.00–467.00	451.86
6	450–500	458	447.50–461.00	454.24
14	500–550	516	400.00–425.00	416.08
23	550–600	564	385.00–405.00	397.04
30	600–650	633	360.00–391.00	377.01
15	650–700	690	342.00–350.00	345.90
5	700–750	706	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	400.00–420.00	411.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	527	482.00–520.00	501.09
10	550–600	575	450.00–470.00	456.56
88	600–650	624	430.00–452.50	441.78
37	650–700	673	400.00–430.00	412.75
15	700–750	739	390.50	390.50
110	750–800	766	358.00–379.00	373.48
30	800–850	820	340.00–346.00	344.39
83	850–900	881	326.00–337.00	335.17
87	900–950	932	315.50–331.50	326.40
58	950–1000	968	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	506.00	506.00
8	400–450	414	505.00–525.00	515.63
13	450–500	481	460.00–500.00	478.19
22	500–550	524	442.50–475.00	457.27
9	550–600	598	394.00–427.50	416.36
12	600–650	613	387.00–425.00	411.36
25	700–750	721	355.00–385.50	378.87
12	750–800	767	330.00–360.00	344.94
12	800–850	807	325.00–337.50	329.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	535	425.00–428.00	427.10
3	650–700	663	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	400.00	400.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	588	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	420	452.50	452.50
14	450–500	495	432.00	432.00
3	650–700	683	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	532	467.50	467.50
6	550–600	583	412.50–420.00	416.33
5	600–650	627	395.00	395.00
10	650–700	671	374.00	374.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	377.50	377.50
5	450–500	487	377.50	377.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	167.00–171.00	168.48
3	—	998	145.00–154.00	147.93
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,057	127.00–129.00	127.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,520	176.00–187.00	182.00
4	—	1,521	165.00–172.00	167.69
2	—	1,393	153.00–161.00	156.91
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,861	183.00–190.00	186.13
2	—	1,758	170.00–178.00	173.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,239	165.00–173.00	168.97
11	—	1,238	174.00–183.00	176.98
1	—	1,350	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,268	153.00–161.00	157.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,455	235.00–240.50	237.98
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	238.25–240.00	239.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	196.00–205.00	200.46
9	—	1,742	208.00–217.00	213.56

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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