Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks light test with little comparison calves under 600 pounds sold with a lower undertone and feeder steers and heifers sold with a sharply lower undertone with Tyson making the announcement of closing three beef processing plants with the Joslin IL

plant being one of the three closing immediately.Slaughter cow and bull trade would be mixed with the lean cows trading mostly steady leaving the breaker and boner cows trading $5.00-$8.00 lower and bulls trading mostly steady with light test

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.31/cwt on 37 head, down $22.48 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −36.71 against this barn's trailing median of $407.03.

Average price

$370.31

▼ 22.48 vs prior sale

37 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$32.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

vs MO average

+3.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	379.09	2,066	27
Medium and Large 1-2	550	346.60	1,907	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.49/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

370.31

—

MO average14 barns · 731 hd

382.66

−12.35

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+3.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

407.03

−36.71

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	—	Low	2,067	204.35	4,224	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,915	168.00	3,217	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	165.63	2,523	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	163.86	2,281	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,118	151.73	1,696	19

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	93.12/cwt	85.00–100.00	818	2
Bulls	—	—	2,585	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	4,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	141.83/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,598	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,915	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,217	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	167.53/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	438.47/cwt	432.50–447.00	2,486	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,434	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	347.86/cwt	346.00–351.00	2,195	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	829	310.46/cwt	309.50–311.00	2,574	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	381.73/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,050	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	962	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	408.36/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	335.97/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	302.20/cwt	299.00–303.00	2,726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,415	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	962	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,751	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	793	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,538	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	330.73/cwt	329.00–332.50	2,176	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	759	315.96/cwt	313.50–319.00	2,398	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	489	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,298	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	576	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	631	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,095	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,081	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	395.78/cwt	382.50–404.00	2,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,543	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	498	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	347.21/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,285	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	766	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	352.79/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,353	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	361.78/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,301	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	161.01/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,889	12
Bulls	—	—	1,808	216.02/cwt	210.00–223.00	3,906	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	163.86/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,281	9
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,064	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,820	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,122	21

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 Aug 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,012Last week 213Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 135Year ago 150

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	85.00–100.00	93.12
2	—	1,010	169.00–170.00	169.51
3	—	1,127	133.00–150.00	141.83
12	—	1,173	152.00–167.00	161.01
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	168.00	168.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	164.00–173.00	167.53
2	—	1,565	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,392	158.00–168.00	163.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,585	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,808	210.00–223.00	216.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	567	432.50–447.00	438.47
5	600–650	607	390.00	390.00
17	650–700	667	348.00–360.00	352.79
8	700–750	733	359.00	359.00
5	750–800	787	334.00–339.00	335.97
12	850–900	878	315.00	315.00
15	900–950	902	299.00–303.00	302.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	457.50	457.50
6	500–550	538	435.00	435.00
8	700–750	701	354.00	354.00
10	750–800	766	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	628	335.00	335.00
66	750–800	793	320.00	320.00
19	950–1000	962	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	680	376.00	376.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	467.50	467.50
3	450–500	480	423.00	423.00
8	550–600	556	382.50–404.00	395.78
7	600–650	636	360.00–362.50	361.78
20	650–700	696	347.00	347.00
4	900–950	912	290.50	290.50
4	1050–1100	1,081	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	653	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	750–800	766	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	537	377.00–392.00	381.73
5	550–600	580	367.50	367.50
13	600–650	631	346.00–351.00	347.86
51	650–700	658	346.00–350.00	347.21
23	700–750	733	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	392.50	392.50
35	600–650	631	332.00	332.00
20	700–750	745	308.50	308.50
52	750–800	759	313.50–319.00	315.96
82	800–850	829	309.50–311.00	310.46
6	950–1000	962	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	482	407.00–410.00	408.36
6	500–550	533	369.00	369.00
14	650–700	658	329.00–332.50	330.73
4	900–950	927	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	1050–1100	1,064	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	624	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	477.50	477.50
3	550–600	577	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	401.00	401.00

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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