Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steers weighing 550-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with 7 weight steers trading 5.00-10.00 lower and a pot load of steers weighing 806 lb traded steady. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady, 5 weight heifers traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower and over 600 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was good on a moderate offering. Despite CME Cattle futures selling off with sharp losses on Thursday and Friday (Feeder Cattle limit down on Thursday) the market held up very well. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon with On Feed at 102 percent; Placements were higher than expected at 106 percent and Marketings came in at 90 percent. COF report seems to be confirming what cattle futures have been telling for the last couple of days- a bearish report was coming. Slaughter cattle and slaughter cows all sold fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $484.69/cwt on 102 head, up $30.27 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 25 comparable sales and sits +29.66 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$484.69

▲ 30.27 vs prior sale

102 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$25.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs MO average

+10.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	493.12	2,786	68
Medium and Large 1-2	534	467.84	2,497	34

One grade step is worth $25.28/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd

484.69

—

MO average20 barns · 5,790 hd

481.38

+3.31

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+10.21

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

+29.66

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	1,761	235.65	4,151	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,665	194.53	3,239	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	184.87	2,778	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	176.50	2,184	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	158.79	1,687	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	256.79	3,302	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	252.65	3,108	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	257.56	3,678	38

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	300–350	348	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	402.70/cwt	392.00–425.00	2,565	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	532.64/cwt	502.50–555.00	1,923	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	456.67/cwt	445.00–464.50	2,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	372.02/cwt	368.00–376.00	2,262	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	412.44/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,588	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	384.42/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	671	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	397.32/cwt	394.00–402.00	2,261	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	501.21/cwt	495.00–516.00	2,145	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	464.29/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,883	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	455.29/cwt	445.00–457.00	2,313	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,951	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,755	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,141	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	180.02/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,874	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	147.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,543	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	162.10/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,760	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,293	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	161.41/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,587	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,635	199.71/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,265	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	191.84/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,903	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	184.09/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,671	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	175.69/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,196	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	161.27/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,914	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	190.33/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,387	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	257.56/cwt	257.00–260.00	3,678	38
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	256.79/cwt	255.00–258.00	3,302	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	252.65/cwt	252.00–253.00	3,108	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	234.11/cwt	223.00–244.00	4,083	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	4,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	374.25/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	487.63/cwt	470.00–498.00	2,809	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	408.35/cwt	398.00–425.00	2,760	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	527.09/cwt	525.00–532.50	2,514	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	363.47/cwt	361.00–364.00	2,926	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	379.77/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,803	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	472.47/cwt	463.00–486.00	2,504	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,269	3

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 159Year ago 1,123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 327Year ago 260

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	592.50	592.50
4	350–400	394	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	452	502.00	502.00
31	500–550	530	463.00–486.00	472.47
3	550–600	572	420.00	420.00
13	600–650	637	392.00–425.00	402.70
3	650–700	698	355.00	355.00
56	700–750	738	375.00–394.00	379.77
3	750–800	763	352.00	352.00
4	900–950	931	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	477	525.00–532.50	527.09
15	500–550	526	512.50	512.50
53	550–600	576	470.00–498.00	487.63
15	600–650	621	452.50–470.00	464.29
39	650–700	676	398.00–425.00	408.35
79	800–850	805	361.00–364.00	363.47
7	850–900	850	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	361	502.50–555.00	532.64
3	400–450	435	484.00	484.00
11	450–500	471	445.00–464.50	456.67
7	500–550	531	400.00–422.00	412.44
7	550–600	558	384.00–385.00	384.42
10	600–650	608	368.00–376.00	372.02
5	650–700	651	365.00	365.00
16	700–750	716	361.50	361.50
3	750–800	777	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	863	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	671	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	428	495.00–516.00	501.21
4	450–500	450	480.00	480.00
38	500–550	508	445.00–457.00	455.29
25	550–600	569	394.00–402.00	397.32
15	650–700	689	367.00	367.00
9	700–750	733	370.00–382.50	374.25
29	800–850	813	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	338.00	338.00
5	650–700	661	335.00	335.00
9	700–750	718	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	542.00	542.00
4	450–500	471	485.00	485.00
6	500–550	538	460.00	460.00
6	600–650	610	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,635	195.00–208.00	199.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	176.00–186.00	180.02
9	—	1,045	140.00–155.00	147.67
19	—	1,086	157.00–169.00	162.10
2	—	958	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	156.00–167.00	161.41
11	—	1,513	187.00–200.00	191.84
8	—	1,451	181.00–185.00	184.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,250	171.00–182.00	175.69
1	—	1,235	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,187	157.00–170.00	161.27
9	—	1,254	185.00–196.00	190.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,428	257.00–260.00	257.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,286	255.00–258.00	256.79
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	252.00–253.00	252.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,744	223.00–244.00	234.11
1	—	1,900	248.00	248.00

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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