Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a very light offering of feeder steers and heifers were lightly tested selling in small packages and singles all selling within last weeks price ranges on similar quality cattle. Slaughter cows sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.32/cwt on 38 head, down $30.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −18.71 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$388.32

▼ 30.02 vs prior sale

38 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$9.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.10

vs MO average

−34.87 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	391.29	2,170	26
Medium and Large 2	550	381.87	2,100	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.42/cwt here — about $70 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

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 sale38 hd

388.32

—

MO average19 barns · 1,943 hd

427.41

−39.10

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−34.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−18.71

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	1,884	209.42	3,946	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,834	180.31	3,307	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	174.34	2,548	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	171.55	2,160	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	151.89	1,539	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,302	235.00	3,060	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,156	262.00	3,029	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2Fleshy	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	354.98/cwt	353.00–359.00	2,467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	352.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	365.02/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	514.07/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	202.57/cwt	195.00–211.00	3,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	174.17/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,726	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,302	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,060	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	170.25/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,464	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,120	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	184.83/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,331	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	171.85/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,181	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	383.58/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,171	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	536.61/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	378.37/cwt	369.00–384.00	2,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	528.04/cwt	512.50–542.50	2,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	427.49/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	442	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	431.29/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,217	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	155.73/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,923	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,156	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	3,029	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	118.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,199	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	160.70/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,572	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	143.69/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,525	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,847	185.74/cwt	182.50–189.00	3,431	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	157.07/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,240	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	185.28/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,759	12
Bulls	—	—	1,913	218.55/cwt	215.00–222.00	4,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	606	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	393.74/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,091	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 Apr 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 1,337Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 220Year ago 260

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	595.00	595.00
6	400–450	415	512.50–542.50	528.04
9	450–500	468	530.00–540.00	536.61
3	550–600	568	430.00	430.00
3	650–700	692	392.50	392.50
8	700–750	742	369.00–384.00	378.37
3	800–850	840	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
12	350–400	374	500.00–530.00	514.07
3	400–450	402	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	486	425.00–430.00	427.49
6	500–550	514	425.00–437.50	431.29
17	550–600	566	375.00–387.50	383.58
6	600–650	611	355.00–375.00	365.02
9	650–700	695	353.00–359.00	354.98
6	700–750	743	345.00–360.00	352.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	392.50–395.00	393.74
6	550–600	569	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	442	512.50	512.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	355.00	355.00
7	600–650	606	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	652	390.00	390.00
3	750–800	778	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	195.00–211.00	202.57
3	—	1,913	215.00–222.00	218.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	168.00–184.00	174.17
4	—	1,010	115.00–125.00	118.74
2	—	978	157.00–165.00	160.70
5	—	1,061	138.00–150.00	143.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,447	166.00–175.00	170.25
5	—	1,426	150.00–162.00	157.07
12	—	1,489	181.00–191.00	185.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	180.00–189.00	184.83
15	—	1,269	165.00–177.00	171.85
7	—	1,235	150.00–161.00	155.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	182.50–189.00	185.74
1	—	1,795	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	235.00	235.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	262.00	262.00

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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