Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on few comparable sales, 600-800 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited comparisons. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold with a higher undertone, 450-600 lbs traded 5.00-15.00 higher and over 600 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply, with a lot of the calves selling in small packages and groups. Large gains in the CME Feeder Cattle contracts on Friday with the front four months sharply higher from 6.37 to 8.07. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with a nice offering of slaughter cows selling firm to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.49/cwt on 131 head, up $23.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 25 comparable sales and sits +23.46 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$478.49

▲ 23.96 vs prior sale

131 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$32.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs MO average

+0.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	489.29	2,646	87
Medium and Large 1-2	546	457.13	2,494	44

One grade step is worth $32.16/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale131 hd

478.49

—

MO average19 barns · 2,672 hd

480.43

−1.95

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+0.40

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

+23.46

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	—	High	1,743	216.73	3,778	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,767	183.25	3,238	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	179.76	2,635	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,221	173.08	2,113	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	159.89	1,599	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	239.25	3,117	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	239.32	3,425	31

Every lot, as filed

78 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	850–900	870	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	415.92/cwt	414.00–425.00	2,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	298	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	442.37/cwt	427.50–464.00	2,345	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	470.17/cwt	461.00–480.00	2,215	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	505.01/cwt	489.00–519.00	2,636	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	573.22/cwt	551.00–592.50	2,132	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	394.10/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,613	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	477.36/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,544	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	377.33/cwt	361.50–390.00	2,694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	425.68/cwt	400.00–438.00	2,792	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,848	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	559.35/cwt	557.50–560.00	2,388	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	412.75/cwt	396.00–425.00	2,369	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	407.53/cwt	391.00–417.50	2,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	351.75/cwt	351.75–351.75	3,109	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	376.45/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,906	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	528.35/cwt	524.00–535.00	2,446	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	473.20/cwt	462.50–487.00	2,650	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	517.57/cwt	516.00–522.50	2,464	13
Steers	Large 1	800–850	847	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,590	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	324.69/cwt	324.00–326.00	2,974	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	367.89/cwt	364.00–375.00	2,950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	480.67/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,365	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	441.63/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,513	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	421.23/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,439	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,775	179.41/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,185	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	154.67/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,547	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	140.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,432	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	170.58/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,699	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,206	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,747	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	239.32/cwt	236.00–241.75	3,425	31
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	3,117	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	186.03/cwt	177.00–195.00	2,725	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	170.40/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,508	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,755	189.02/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	156.40/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,835	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	183.56/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,254	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	171.01/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,126	11
Bulls	—	—	1,739	224.61/cwt	212.00–235.00	3,906	9
Bulls	—	—	1,855	203.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	398.14/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,496	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	362.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,605	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	539.91/cwt	520.00–562.50	2,284	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	411.06/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	512.94/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,944	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	415.95/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,392	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	518.36/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,182	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	437.07/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,133	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	343.93/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,366	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	402.60/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,158	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	348.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,522	6
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	370.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,553	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	386.45/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	394.30/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	476.54/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,044	26

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,337Last week 325Year ago 1,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 295Year ago 238

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	379	495.00–525.00	512.94
26	400–450	429	460.00–490.00	476.54
31	450–500	488	410.00–442.50	437.07
19	500–550	536	390.00–410.00	402.60
12	550–600	585	385.00–402.50	394.30
9	600–650	629	370.00–397.50	386.45
21	650–700	688	335.00–357.50	343.93
6	700–750	723	347.50–350.00	348.76
3	800–850	802	328.00	328.00
3	850–900	870	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	537	414.00–425.00	415.92
6	550–600	566	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	640.00	640.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	555.00	555.00
18	400–450	421	490.00–545.00	518.36
47	450–500	471	461.00–480.00	470.17
51	500–550	530	427.50–464.00	442.37
43	550–600	575	410.00–427.50	415.95
16	600–650	627	393.00–410.00	398.14
60	650–700	689	365.00–375.00	370.51
13	700–750	719	360.00–370.00	362.29
8	750–800	763	350.00	350.00
3	850–900	878	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	568	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	427	557.50–560.00	559.35
23	450–500	463	524.00–535.00	528.35
44	500–550	522	489.00–519.00	505.01
43	550–600	560	462.50–487.00	473.20
7	600–650	621	442.50	442.50
36	650–700	656	400.00–438.00	425.68
14	700–750	705	404.00	404.00
106	750–800	772	365.00–383.00	376.45
17	800–850	802	364.00–375.00	367.89
11	850–900	884	351.75	351.75
17	900–950	916	324.00–326.00	324.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	590.00	590.00
24	350–400	372	551.00–592.50	573.22
6	400–450	443	532.50	532.50
13	450–500	476	516.00–522.50	517.57
24	500–550	533	470.00–487.50	477.36
12	550–600	574	396.00–425.00	412.75
8	600–650	633	391.00–417.50	407.53
20	650–700	663	385.00–407.50	394.10
9	700–750	714	361.50–390.00	377.33
3	750–800	790	357.50	357.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	847	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	495.00	495.00
8	500–550	541	463.00	463.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	624	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	492	470.00–500.00	480.67
3	600–650	613	365.00	365.00
4	800–850	848	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	562.50	562.50
14	400–450	423	520.00–562.50	539.91
6	500–550	526	490.00	490.00
16	550–600	569	432.50–455.00	441.63
12	600–650	626	410.00–412.50	411.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	410.00–430.00	421.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	175.00–182.00	179.41
2	—	1,755	186.00–192.00	189.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,000	150.00–163.00	154.67
2	—	1,018	135.00–146.00	140.65
8	—	996	165.00–178.00	170.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	150.00–156.00	152.90
25	—	1,465	177.00–195.00	186.03
11	—	1,472	163.00–175.00	170.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	145.00	145.00
7	—	1,173	150.00–162.00	156.40
16	—	1,228	178.00–190.00	183.56
11	—	1,243	165.00–176.00	171.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,431	236.00–241.75	239.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	239.25	239.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,739	212.00–235.00	224.61
3	—	1,855	200.00–206.00	203.01
1	—	1,445	187.00	187.00

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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