Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there has not been a good recent test on comparable weights (last week was a bred cow special) on overall kind and quality with feeder cattle trading with a lower undertone as feeder market has seen sharp declines over the last several weeks. Fed cattle market continues to see lower trade with this week's trade ranging from 218.00-222.00 mostly 5.00-7.00 lower this week. There were several good groups of good quality calves in Friday's offering with 19 hd of steers weighing 506 lbs at 442.50, 27 hd of 648 lbs steers at 380.00 and a group of heifer calves weighing 452 lbs at 420.00. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $404.04/cwt on 51 head, up $16.90 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −50.99 against this barn's trailing median of $455.03.

Average price

$404.04

▲ 16.90 vs prior sale

51 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$61.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.95

vs MO average

+33.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	442.50	2,239	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	381.21	2,152	32

One grade step is worth $61.29/cwt here — about $87 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $387.14, 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 sale51 hd

404.04

—

MO average14 barns · 947 hd

381.10

+22.95

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+33.04

This barn, trailing median25 sales

455.03

−50.99

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	—	Average	1,653	203.28	3,360	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	161.37	2,352	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,723	157.83	2,719	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	157.51	1,975	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	134.35	1,330	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,061	242.50	2,573	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,215	225.00	2,734	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,363	224.00	3,053	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,308	218.68	2,861	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	216.00	2,706	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	364.60/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	322.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,359	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	378.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,190	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	423.55/cwt	423.00–425.00	1,821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	371.64/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,077	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	336.65/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,926	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	324.31/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,189	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	459.28/cwt	445.00–472.50	1,493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	395.88/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,110	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	589	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	378.95/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,406	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,239	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	348.46/cwt	346.00–352.50	2,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	170.05/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,457	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,840	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,723	157.83/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	171.60/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,145	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	112.12/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,149	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	161.48/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	329.25/cwt	329.00–331.00	2,644	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	452	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	359.88/cwt	357.50–362.00	2,253	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	347.30/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	426.49/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	398.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,847	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,363	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,053	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,734	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	204.74/cwt	200.00–208.50	3,628	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,081	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	131.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,303	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	185.98/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,353	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	148.60/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,424	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,168	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,570	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,208	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,923	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,706	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,061	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	159.99/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,989	11
Steers	Select	—	1,346	209.93/cwt	208.00–211.00	2,826	8
Bulls	—	—	1,795	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	3,832	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	160.54/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,337	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,220	2

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 246Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 180Year ago 235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	362.00–370.00	364.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	445.00–472.50	459.28
12	350–400	378	405.00–435.00	426.49
11	400–450	430	423.00–425.00	423.55
5	450–500	463	395.00–405.00	398.95
3	500–550	520	362.50	362.50
27	550–600	572	322.50–357.50	336.65
11	650–700	675	320.00–327.50	324.31
14	700–750	732	320.00–325.00	322.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	452	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	524	377.50	377.50
37	550–600	559	360.00–377.00	371.64
8	600–650	614	346.00–352.50	348.46
3	700–750	722	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	774	317.00	317.00
6	800–850	813	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	658	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	522.00	522.00
3	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	494	410.00	410.00
11	500–550	533	380.00–405.00	395.88
15	550–600	578	370.00–390.00	378.93
10	600–650	626	357.50–362.00	359.88
3	650–700	668	325.00	325.00
6	700–750	714	320.00–325.00	322.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	589	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	506	442.50	442.50
41	600–650	635	375.00–380.00	378.95
10	650–700	692	356.00	356.00
13	700–750	708	340.00–352.50	347.30
3	750–800	752	337.50	337.50
24	800–850	803	329.00–331.00	329.25
3	950–1000	965	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	473	440.00	440.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,000	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	648	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	742	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	520	382.50	382.50
6	550–600	592	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	605	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	532.00	532.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	168.00–172.00	170.05
4	—	1,456	155.00–166.00	160.54
2	—	1,480	149.00–151.00	150.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	140.00–147.00	143.60
3	—	1,250	170.00–173.00	171.60
11	—	1,243	157.00–166.00	159.99
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	156.00–160.00	157.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	100.00–120.00	112.12
4	—	958	158.00–165.00	161.48
6	—	992	125.00–135.00	131.36
3	—	958	145.00–154.00	148.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	224.00	224.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	242.00	242.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	216.00	216.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,346	208.00–211.00	209.93
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,215	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	242.50	242.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,772	200.00–208.50	204.74
4	—	1,803	179.00–195.00	185.98
1	—	1,795	213.50	213.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	220.00	220.00

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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