Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had very light receipts of feeders ahead of next Friday's Feeder Special which will include the Border Wars Auctioneering Contest, expecting a good run of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.72/cwt on 25 head, down $35.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −21.31 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$385.72

▼ 35.80 vs prior sale

25 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.86

vs MO average

−35.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	385.72	2,142	25

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale25 hd

385.72

—

MO average15 barns · 1,603 hd

414.58

−28.86

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−35.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−21.31

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	1,719	196.93	3,386	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,487	166.99	2,483	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,834	165.81	3,041	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,243	164.28	2,042	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	134.03	1,417	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,333	230.00	3,066	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	239.00	3,382	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	650–700	662	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	415.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	562	372.18/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,092	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	485.57/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	350.38/cwt	338.00–357.00	2,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	656	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	379.72/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	478.19/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	400.51/cwt	381.00–406.00	2,231	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	733	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,088	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,579	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	166.71/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,067	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	176.43/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,248	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,908	160.27/cwt	156.00–163.50	3,058	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,139	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,382	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	154.70/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,271	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,785	169.51/cwt	164.00–175.50	3,026	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,333	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,066	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	138.06/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	117.23/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,290	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	147.61/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	169.62/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,534	16
Bulls	—	—	1,713	183.33/cwt	176.00–189.00	3,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	154.03/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,891	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,751	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	177.09/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,616	6

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 Mar 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 1,661Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 190Year ago 190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	455.00–505.00	485.57
2	400–450	445	432.50	432.50
4	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	522	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	557	381.00–406.00	400.51
9	600–650	621	338.00–357.00	350.38
3	650–700	662	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	562	365.00–381.00	372.18
4	650–700	656	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	490.00	490.00
7	500–550	503	475.00	475.00
6	550–600	573	410.00–420.00	415.07
6	650–700	678	365.00–395.00	379.72
4	950–1000	992	284.50	284.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	733	346.50	346.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
9	400–450	420	470.00–490.00	478.19
7	450–500	496	422.50	422.50
3	600–650	618	390.00	390.00
3	700–750	720	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,713	176.00–189.00	183.33
2	—	1,663	212.00	212.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	146.00	146.00
12	—	1,240	163.00–170.00	166.71
5	—	1,274	175.00–181.00	176.43
7	—	1,228	149.00–160.00	154.03
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,908	156.00–163.50	160.27
6	—	1,785	164.00–175.50	169.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,468	149.00–159.00	154.70
16	—	1,494	164.00–173.00	169.62
6	—	1,477	175.00–183.50	177.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	137.00–139.00	138.06
4	—	1,100	112.00–122.00	117.23
2	—	943	144.00–152.00	147.61
1	—	1,055	166.00	166.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	230.00	230.00

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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