Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had light receipts of feeders were not well tested, with slaughter cows trading steady to 3.00 lower and a few slaughter steers and heifers selling steady to firm. Next week expecting a nice run of feeders for their feeder special.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.74/cwt on 18 head, down $24.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.71 against this barn's trailing median of $406.45.

Average price

$346.74

▼ 24.16 vs prior sale

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.32

vs MO average

−7.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	346.74	1,891	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $346.74, median $406.45 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 sale18 hd

346.74

—

MO average18 barns · 1,236 hd

370.06

−23.32

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−7.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.45

−59.71

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	1,900	177.57	3,374	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	147.48	2,154	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	143.39	1,813	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	133.22	1,392	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	218.25	2,990	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,107	200.00	2,214	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	221.73	3,424	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,188	$2,447	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,283	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,043	$3,150	8

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	133.79/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,676	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,406	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	113.48/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,168	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	148.87/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,142	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	160.37/cwt	156.50–164.00	2,354	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	133.97/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	352.60/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,858	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	335.02/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,414	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,999	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	400.86/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,816	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,447.44/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	486.39/cwt	477.50–492.50	1,566	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	2,990	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	152.58/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,496	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	819	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,265	2,283.15/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	149.00/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,892	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	143.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,457	7
Bulls	—	—	1,900	177.57/cwt	171.00–182.00	3,374	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,107	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,214	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,544	221.73/cwt	221.50–221.75	3,424	10

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 Sep 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 787Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 180Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	131.00–138.00	133.79
1	—	1,290	116.00	116.00
14	—	1,270	141.00–154.00	149.00
2	—	1,263	160.00–162.00	161.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,101	125.00–130.00	127.74
5	—	1,029	105.00–120.00	113.48
3	—	1,030	151.00–153.50	152.58
7	—	1,014	140.00–145.00	143.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	143.00–153.00	148.87
3	—	1,468	156.50–164.00	160.37
4	—	1,514	131.00–138.00	133.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	218.25	218.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	171.00–182.00	177.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,544	221.50–221.75	221.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	442.50	442.50
3	600–650	638	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	660	341.00	341.00
3	800–850	807	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	477.50–492.50	486.39
9	450–500	453	382.50–410.00	400.86
12	500–550	527	340.00–365.00	352.60
6	550–600	582	332.50–337.50	335.02
3	600–650	638	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	649	308.00	308.00
3	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	250–300	252	1,600.00	1,600.00
3	400–450	423	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	490	457.50	457.50
3	500–550	520	372.50	372.50
3	550–600	572	387.50	387.50
3	600–650	622	365.00	365.00
8	700–750	737	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	514	455.00	455.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,188	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,447.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,265	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283.15
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	819	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,266	4,100.00	4,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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