Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 500-800 lbs and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs all sold steady with the last special, heifers over 700 lbs were lightly tested with the biggest draft being 118 hd of heifers weighing 862 lbs at 324.00. Demand was good on a moderate supply with the bulk of the calves being mostly new crop fall calves carrying a little more flesh with not as much condition as last special. Slaughter steers and heifers along with slaughter cows all traded steady with last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $439.62/cwt on 118 head, up $27.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +32.59 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$439.62

▲ 27.39 vs prior sale

118 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$30.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.00

vs MO average

+17.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	447.94	2,414	86
Medium and Large 1-2	545	417.26	2,276	32

One grade step is worth $30.68/cwt here — about $138 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 sale118 hd

439.62

—

MO average17 barns · 2,357 hd

426.62

+13.00

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+17.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

+32.59

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	1,820	220.28	4,009	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,747	173.04	3,022	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	170.96	2,613	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,230	170.35	2,095	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	148.11	1,480	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	246.00	3,198	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,438	242.00	3,480	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,296	246.23	3,191	21

Every lot, as filed

72 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	500–550	523	439.31/cwt	426.00–446.00	2,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	517	429.93/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	437	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	414.94/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,432	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	488.19/cwt	479.00–510.00	2,348	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	530.27/cwt	527.50–531.00	2,407	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	563.35/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,411	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	509.79/cwt	497.50–516.00	2,585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	398.94/cwt	395.25–412.50	2,908	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	512	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	377.92/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	500.24/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	431.71/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,759	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	3,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	481.59/cwt	465.00–486.00	2,519	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	438.80/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,510	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	527.72/cwt	497.50–550.00	2,301	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,433	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	475.45/cwt	451.00–485.00	2,748	64
Steers	Large 1	850–900	888	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	3,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	577.27/cwt	565.00–587.50	2,194	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	551	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,424	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	118.08/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,143	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	143.81/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,425	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	159.83/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,524	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	174.14/cwt	169.50–180.50	2,636	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	183.42/cwt	179.50–186.00	2,366	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,198	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,438	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	3,480	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,726	176.18/cwt	173.50–180.50	3,041	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,788	166.75/cwt	165.00–168.50	2,981	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	175.12/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,837	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	159.53/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,602	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,296	246.23/cwt	245.50–247.00	3,191	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	172.53/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,065	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	157.32/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,957	7
Bulls	—	—	1,723	190.60/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,889	229.28/cwt	217.00–238.50	4,331	10
Bulls	—	—	1,740	209.32/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,642	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	4,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	340.86/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,570	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	381.42/cwt	378.00–387.00	2,384	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	394.94/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,283	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	507.57/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	312.37/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	443.74/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	351.86/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,558	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	297.33/cwt	293.00–299.00	2,721	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	404.71/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,529	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	503.71/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,166	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,793	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	469.14/cwt	453.00–485.00	2,397	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	471.81/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,057	11

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,282Last week 420Year ago 1,740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 275Year ago 375

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
14	350–400	367	495.00–525.00	507.57
11	400–450	436	470.00–472.50	471.81
6	450–500	490	442.50–445.00	443.74
9	500–550	523	426.00–446.00	439.31
14	550–600	578	387.00–405.00	394.94
15	600–650	625	378.00–387.00	381.42
8	650–700	670	343.50	343.50
50	700–750	727	350.00–358.00	351.86
22	750–800	754	335.00–350.00	340.86
7	800–850	835	305.00–322.50	312.37
43	900–950	915	293.00–299.00	297.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	500.00–507.50	503.71
31	450–500	481	479.00–510.00	488.19
46	500–550	511	453.00–485.00	469.14
32	550–600	586	405.00–432.50	414.94
17	600–650	625	399.00–410.00	404.71
5	750–800	788	355.00	355.00
118	850–900	862	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	490.00	490.00
9	500–550	517	425.00–432.50	429.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	511	458.00	458.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	487	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	560.00–570.00	563.35
20	450–500	454	527.50–531.00	530.27
9	500–550	507	497.50–516.00	509.79
64	550–600	578	451.00–485.00	475.45
22	600–650	639	425.00–442.50	431.71
5	650–700	678	412.50	412.50
92	700–750	729	395.25–412.50	398.94
12	750–800	760	389.50	389.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	565.00–587.50	577.27
19	400–450	436	497.50–550.00	527.72
10	450–500	470	490.00–515.00	500.24
47	500–550	523	465.00–486.00	481.59
25	550–600	572	425.00–445.00	438.80
4	600–650	632	422.50	422.50
11	650–700	678	375.00–379.00	377.92
8	850–900	893	340.50	340.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
9	500–550	543	438.00	438.00
5	750–800	788	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	510.00	510.00
19	500–550	548	444.00	444.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	888	351.50	351.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	630.00	630.00
3	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	572	420.00	420.00
3	650–700	655	385.00	385.00
6	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	551	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	112.00–126.00	118.08
17	—	991	135.00–151.00	143.81
6	—	1,049	171.00–179.00	175.12
8	—	1,004	154.00–168.00	159.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	155.00–166.00	159.83
14	—	1,514	169.50–180.50	174.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	146.00	146.00
6	—	1,290	179.50–186.00	183.42
17	—	1,197	168.00–179.00	172.53
7	—	1,244	149.00–162.00	157.32
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,726	173.50–180.50	176.18
2	—	1,788	165.00–168.50	166.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	242.00	242.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,296	245.50–247.00	246.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	190.00–191.00	190.60
10	—	1,889	217.00–238.50	229.28
5	—	1,740	200.00–214.00	209.32
1	—	1,720	244.50	244.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Eastern Missouri Commission Company