Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady on a light test, 600-700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower with 700-925 lb steers trading steady on comparable weights. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to firm on comparable sales with two weeks ago. Demand was good on a moderate offering with the bulk of the offering weighing over 600 lbs. Overall the feeder cattle market held up very well with all the volatility in the markets as bidders were very active. Slaughter steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone with slaughter cows trading steady to firm. It was an exciting day at EMC with a large crowd on hand, as EMC held their 3rd Border Wars Livestock Auctioneer Contest. The contest was an open contest with 26 contestants entered for the competition. Preliminaries started at 9:00 with contestants competing for the top 10 positions that would compete for the Championship after lunch. Justin Dodson from Oklahoma and sells at Four State Stockyards in Exeter, MO and Coffeyville Stockyards in Coffeyville KS was awarded Champion with Leon Caselman from Buffalo Livestock Market in Buffalo, MO reserve champion and Quest Flesner with F & T Livestock runner-up. Quest Flesner was also chosen as the People's Choice Award voted on by the people to raise money for First Candle, an organization committed to the elimination of SIDS as a very generous amount was raised for this good cause.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.53/cwt on 80 head, up $7.19 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −0.50 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$454.53

▲ 7.19 vs prior sale

80 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$54.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.91

vs MO average

−17.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	463.71	2,578	29
Medium and Large 1-2	544	461.55	2,511	39
Medium and Large 2	533	409.51	2,183	12thin

One grade step is worth $54.20/cwt here — about $395 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale80 hd

454.53

—

MO average18 barns · 1,891 hd

464.44

−9.91

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−17.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−0.50

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	1,917	210.67	4,039	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	169.89	2,512	38
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,739	169.28	2,944	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	167.33	2,105	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	145.65	1,505	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	240.00	3,377	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	232.00	2,694	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	247.00	3,745	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,414	240.30	3,398	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,321	231.00	3,052	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	358.88/cwt	352.00–362.50	2,882	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	360.57/cwt	357.50–361.00	2,820	35
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,087	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	3,266	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	329.08/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,926	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	392.19/cwt	387.50–396.00	2,832	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	333.75/cwt	333.75–333.75	3,047	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	371.57/cwt	361.00–383.00	2,686	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	487.04/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,294	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	409.51/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,183	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	453.72/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,586	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	472.21/cwt	446.00–480.00	2,512	31
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	492	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	407.26/cwt	401.00–414.00	2,505	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	568.04/cwt	565.00–571.00	2,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	347.59/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	380.59/cwt	378.00–386.00	2,577	24
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	890	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,741	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	390.55/cwt	388.00–392.50	2,445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	406.08/cwt	402.00–409.00	2,729	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	420.24/cwt	410.00–437.00	2,484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	425.49/cwt	420.00–429.00	2,655	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	604.52/cwt	602.50–615.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	319.16/cwt	318.25–325.00	2,754	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	466.05/cwt	462.50–469.00	2,204	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	444	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	686	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,401	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	166.86/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,077	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	155.05/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,194	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	176.95/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,647	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	166.36/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,460	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,377	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,739	169.28/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,944	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,321	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,052	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	3,745	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,414	240.30/cwt	237.00–243.00	3,398	20
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,161	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,694	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	154.66/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,930	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	176.94/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,261	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	113.04/cwt	102.00–122.50	1,122	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	133.39/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,387	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	166.88/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,665	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	154.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,638	9
Bulls	—	—	2,185	190.95/cwt	190.00–192.00	4,172	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	215.60/cwt	205.00–226.00	3,989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	437.05/cwt	422.50–457.50	2,299	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	380.57/cwt	375.00–391.00	2,394	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	381.35/cwt	372.00–387.00	2,063	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	374.77/cwt	363.00–390.00	2,518	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	312.39/cwt	303.00–325.00	2,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	359.91/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,613	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.51/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,639	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	401.38/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,477	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	466.23/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	301.17/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,771	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	643	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	344.50/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	413.98/cwt	408.00–419.00	2,389	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	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 Mar 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 185Year ago 2,743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 150Year ago 330

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	602.50–615.00	604.52
3	350–400	365	605.00	605.00
7	400–450	430	557.50	557.50
3	450–500	460	517.50	517.50
6	500–550	502	502.00	502.00
23	550–600	570	440.00–465.00	453.72
40	600–650	624	420.00–429.00	425.49
40	650–700	672	402.00–409.00	406.08
26	700–750	722	387.50–396.00	392.19
35	750–800	782	357.50–361.00	360.57
38	800–850	803	352.00–362.50	358.88
26	850–900	889	325.00–331.00	329.08
25	900–950	913	333.75	333.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1050–1100	1,087	300.50	300.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	565.00–571.00	568.04
4	400–450	401	513.00	513.00
17	450–500	471	480.00–490.00	487.04
31	500–550	532	446.00–480.00	472.21
8	550–600	591	410.00–437.00	420.24
30	600–650	615	401.00–414.00	407.26
24	650–700	677	378.00–386.00	380.59
18	700–750	723	361.00–383.00	371.57
10	750–800	769	347.00–348.00	347.59
4	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
4	950–1000	958	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	445.00	445.00
12	500–550	533	400.00–417.50	409.51
9	600–650	626	388.00–392.50	390.55
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	450.00	450.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	850–900	890	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
8	400–450	420	465.00–470.00	466.23
10	500–550	541	372.00–387.00	381.35
8	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
19	600–650	629	375.00–391.00	380.57
3	650–700	685	348.00	348.00
7	700–750	731	337.00–350.00	344.50
20	900–950	920	297.50–305.00	301.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	473	462.50–469.00	466.05
15	500–550	526	422.50–457.50	437.05
46	550–600	577	408.00–419.00	413.98
30	600–650	617	400.00–406.00	401.38
59	650–700	672	363.00–390.00	374.77
26	700–750	726	358.00–362.00	359.91
24	750–800	775	336.00–345.00	340.51
4	800–850	809	327.00	327.00
79	850–900	863	318.25–325.00	319.16
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	416.00	416.00
4	650–700	668	324.00	324.00
7	700–750	726	303.00–325.00	312.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	566	372.00	372.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
5	650–700	686	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,245	161.00–171.00	166.86
13	—	1,248	147.00–159.00	154.66
18	—	1,278	172.00–182.00	176.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	151.00–158.00	155.05
18	—	1,496	172.00–182.00	176.95
15	—	1,479	161.00–171.00	166.36
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	163.00–172.00	169.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	102.00–122.50	113.04
7	—	1,040	128.00–143.00	133.39
5	—	998	161.00–174.00	166.88
9	—	1,062	150.00–158.00	154.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	232.00	232.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	231.00	231.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,516	247.00	247.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,414	237.00–243.00	240.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,185	190.00–192.00	190.95
12	—	1,850	205.00–226.00	215.60

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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