Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, the best test on feeder steers were weighing 600-800 lbs trading mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, with steer calves under 600 lbs and yearling steers over 800 lbs all trading with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing under 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, with spots 20.00 higher on the 550-600 lb heifers and two pot loads of 930 lb heifers selling with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering. Several stick out sales included 59 steers weighing 914 lbs at 353.00 and a 104 hd of 930 lb heifers at 317.50. Slaughter steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on a nice offering topping out with 9 hd weighing 1562 lbs at 250.50 a record high for the EMC slaughter cattle market. Slaughter cows sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $429.36/cwt on 91 head, up $41.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +22.33 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$429.36

▲ 41.04 vs prior sale

91 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$73.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs MO average

+1.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	441.03	2,465	64
Medium and Large 1-2	559	407.64	2,277	23
Medium and Large 2	574	367.50	2,109	4thin

One grade step is worth $73.53/cwt here — about $356 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale91 hd

429.36

—

MO average16 barns · 1,828 hd

433.92

−4.56

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+1.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

+22.33

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	—	Low	1,785	218.68	3,904	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	175.42	2,635	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	174.80	2,138	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,753	170.49	2,989	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	157.23	1,625	34
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	250.06	3,681	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,289	243.81	3,143	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	238.50	3,065	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,389	248.08	3,446	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	244.95	3,424	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,269	240.50	3,052	9thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1Fancy	450–500	467	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,485	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	700–750	704	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	417.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,217	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	400.11/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,321	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	448.72/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,401	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	434.98/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,632	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	524.59/cwt	502.50–555.00	1,799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	389.47/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,473	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	461.83/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	437.17/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,514	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,251	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	524.87/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	485.94/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,298	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	379.62/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,555	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	514.70/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,136	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	372.00/cwt	368.00–377.50	2,704	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	422.21/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,407	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	536.28/cwt	535.00–537.50	2,317	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	172.63/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,101	18
Bulls	—	—	1,485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,676	207.63/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,480	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	224.18/cwt	215.00–235.00	4,120	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	142.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,425	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	183.32/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,288	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	244.95/cwt	242.00–246.50	3,424	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,389	248.08/cwt	247.75–249.00	3,446	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	243.81/cwt	243.00–244.00	3,143	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	179.09/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,893	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	161.28/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,703	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	3,065	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	250.06/cwt	249.50–250.50	3,681	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,269	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	3,052	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	161.15/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,908	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,753	170.49/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,989	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,113	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	174.43/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,662	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	183.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,697	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	120.52/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	312	659.98/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,059	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,421	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	551.61/cwt	535.00–557.50	2,344	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	456.58/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,406	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	437.52/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,726	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	517.97/cwt	510.00–524.00	2,647	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,053	7
Steers	Large 1	900–950	902	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	557.05/cwt	549.00–563.00	2,579	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,092	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	501.12/cwt	498.00–507.50	2,435	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	572.97/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	473.64/cwt	467.50–482.50	2,652	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	480.03/cwt	477.50–482.50	2,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	403.84/cwt	392.00–408.50	2,976	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	448.41/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	384.70/cwt	377.00–388.00	3,020	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,953	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	824	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	420.90/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,786	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,226	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,205Last week 266Year ago 1,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 160Year ago 260

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	467	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	515	482.50	482.50
9	550–600	578	469.00	469.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	704	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	620.00	620.00
7	300–350	343	502.50–555.00	524.59
5	350–400	370	510.00–535.00	524.87
3	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
11	450–500	470	452.50–470.00	461.83
10	500–550	531	410.00–425.00	417.44
13	550–600	580	387.50–410.00	400.11
31	600–650	635	375.00–395.00	389.47
3	650–700	670	365.00	365.00
15	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
4	750–800	790	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	475.00	475.00
4	550–600	574	367.50	367.50
3	700–750	718	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	580.00	580.00
27	400–450	415	500.00–520.00	514.70
25	450–500	473	470.00–505.00	485.94
12	500–550	535	440.00–467.50	448.72
27	550–600	575	420.00–455.00	437.17
16	600–650	605	420.00–440.00	434.98
19	650–700	673	377.50–382.50	379.62
12	700–750	727	368.00–377.50	372.00
10	800–850	816	332.00	332.00
104	900–950	930	317.50	317.50
4	950–1000	951	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	545	413.00	413.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	715	402.00	402.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	585.00	585.00
6	400–450	432	535.00–537.50	536.28
3	450–500	453	500.00	500.00
14	500–550	527	450.00–465.00	456.58
6	550–600	570	410.00–435.00	422.21
3	600–650	625	402.50	402.50
3	650–700	660	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	712	380.00	380.00
3	750–800	752	367.00	367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	640.00–670.00	659.98
8	400–450	425	535.00–557.50	551.61
10	450–500	494	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	486	498.00–507.50	501.12
6	500–550	536	477.50–482.50	480.03
11	550–600	577	447.50–450.00	448.41
3	600–650	642	402.00	402.00
3	700–750	707	380.00	380.00
3	750–800	790	355.00	355.00
12	800–850	800	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	570.00–575.00	572.97
19	450–500	463	549.00–563.00	557.05
18	500–550	511	510.00–524.00	517.97
22	550–600	560	467.50–482.50	473.64
51	600–650	623	425.00–457.50	437.52
36	650–700	662	415.00–435.00	420.90
52	700–750	737	392.00–408.50	403.84
27	750–800	785	377.00–388.00	384.70
7	800–850	814	375.00	375.00
18	850–900	886	349.00	349.00
59	900–950	914	353.00	353.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	902	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	824	356.00	356.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,217	166.00–176.00	172.63
11	—	1,248	179.00–187.00	183.32
4	—	1,184	157.00–163.00	161.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,003	135.00–150.00	142.08
11	—	1,057	174.00–184.00	179.09
9	—	1,056	156.00–167.00	161.28
3	—	995	110.00–130.00	120.52
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,753	166.00–176.00	170.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	151.00–153.00	151.99
21	—	1,526	167.00–179.00	174.43
8	—	1,467	180.00–190.00	183.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	186.00	186.00
5	—	1,676	200.00–213.00	207.63
16	—	1,838	215.00–235.00	224.18
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	242.00–246.50	244.95
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,389	247.75–249.00	248.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,269	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,289	243.00–244.00	243.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,472	249.50–250.50	250.06

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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