Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves weighing mostly 450-650 lbs all sold near steady on similar weights, kind and quality. Mostly all fall calves which we are in the heart of selling with many claves carrying little more flesh and didn't have the overall quality as last special, also a lot more cross-bred calves in the offering. Few yearlings over 700 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher than last week with slaughter cows trading steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.04/cwt on 61 head, up $7.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +17.01 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$424.04

▲ 7.79 vs prior sale

61 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$42.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.36

vs MO average

−3.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	429.82	2,411	32
Medium and Large 1-2	525	428.95	2,252	19thin
Medium 2	500	410.00	2,050	4thin
Medium and Large 2	534	387.00	2,067	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.82/cwt here — about $345 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 sale61 hd

424.04

—

MO average20 barns · 2,934 hd

442.40

−18.36

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−3.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

+17.01

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	1,594	223.84	3,567	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	175.06	2,553	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,738	174.48	3,032	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	171.93	2,141	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	160.37	1,647	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	254.82	3,432	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	255.98	3,589	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,578	250.26	3,949	8thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	800–850	822	326.68/cwt	326.50–327.50	2,685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	1,972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	506.87/cwt	499.00–510.00	2,600	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,815	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	562.58/cwt	550.00–566.00	2,143	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	414.54/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,599	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	621	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,592	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	353.73/cwt	344.00–363.00	2,381	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	472.80/cwt	457.50–491.00	2,501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,038	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	392.51/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,630	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	541.04/cwt	537.50–542.50	2,299	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	379.27/cwt	373.00–399.00	2,689	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	510.59/cwt	482.50–527.50	2,466	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	431.17/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,509	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	333.97/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,544	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	441.79/cwt	438.00–450.00	2,355	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	404.31/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,377	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	349.23/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,588	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	158.91/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,630	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	184.25/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,703	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	172.56/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,493	9
Bulls	—	—	1,886	233.34/cwt	218.00–241.00	4,401	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,737	178.64/cwt	176.50–181.50	3,103	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	174.48/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,836	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,578	250.26/cwt	250.00–250.50	3,949	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	255.98/cwt	253.00–256.50	3,589	26
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	254.82/cwt	252.00–257.00	3,432	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,740	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	172.56/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,140	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	159.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,976	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	146.01/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	183.11/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,311	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	206.40/cwt	198.00–213.00	3,432	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	4,526	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,142	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	386.88/cwt	376.00–393.00	2,433	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	447.11/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,151	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	335.38/cwt	331.00–342.50	2,606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	444.92/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,171	12
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	479.03/cwt	477.50–480.00	2,227	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	428.51/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,413	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	428.95/cwt	422.00–442.50	2,252	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	672	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	501.14/cwt	492.50–517.50	2,150	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	413.16/cwt	411.00–416.00	2,495	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,038	15

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 May 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 450Year ago 1,378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 276Year ago 310

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	381	530.00–540.00	535.00
3	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
21	450–500	481	435.00–460.00	447.11
19	500–550	525	422.00–442.50	428.95
69	600–650	629	376.00–393.00	386.88
28	650–700	673	344.00–363.00	353.73
46	700–750	718	361.00	361.00
13	750–800	777	331.00–342.50	335.38
16	800–850	822	326.50–327.50	326.68
12	850–900	870	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	488	440.00–460.00	444.92
3	650–700	657	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	425.00	425.00
6	500–550	534	387.00	387.00
3	700–750	728	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	429	492.50–517.50	501.14
18	450–500	465	477.50–480.00	479.03
3	500–550	542	442.50	442.50
29	550–600	563	420.00–432.00	428.51
13	600–650	604	411.00–416.00	413.16
9	750–800	755	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	597.50	597.50
13	350–400	381	550.00–566.00	562.58
14	400–450	425	537.50–542.50	541.04
46	450–500	483	482.50–527.50	510.59
10	500–550	529	457.50–491.00	472.80
25	550–600	582	425.00–436.00	431.17
52	600–650	627	407.50–425.00	414.54
15	650–700	665	387.50–395.00	392.51
24	700–750	709	373.00–399.00	379.27
23	850–900	873	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	480	530.00	530.00
26	500–550	513	499.00–510.00	506.87
3	550–600	560	465.00	465.00
4	600–650	612	440.00	440.00
21	650–700	680	414.00	414.00
10	800–850	822	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	672	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	492.50	492.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	668	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	542	467.50	467.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	460.00	460.00
13	850–900	862	330.00–337.00	333.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	552.50	552.50
3	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
9	500–550	533	438.00–450.00	441.79
10	550–600	588	385.00–422.50	404.31
9	700–750	741	342.50–352.50	349.23
4	750–800	775	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	154.00–163.00	158.91
5	—	1,052	168.00–182.00	174.48
4	—	999	137.00–150.00	146.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	182.00–191.00	184.25
9	—	1,445	168.00–178.00	172.56
4	—	1,468	155.00–165.00	160.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	176.50–181.50	178.64
1	—	1,740	162.00	162.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,240	167.00–178.00	172.56
6	—	1,241	155.00–165.00	159.26
6	—	1,262	182.00–186.00	183.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,886	218.00–241.00	233.34
6	—	1,663	198.00–213.00	206.40
1	—	1,840	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	226.50	226.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,578	250.00–250.50	250.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,402	253.00–256.50	255.98
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,347	252.00–257.00	254.82

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