Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had very light receipts of feeder cattle with no comparable sales to compare selling in small packages and singles, but sold with good demand mostly bulls. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower on a light offering. Feeder cattle special next week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $381.32/cwt on 16 head, down $32.77 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −57.65 against this barn's trailing median of $438.97.

Average price

$381.32

▼ 32.77 vs prior sale

16 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	381.32	2,118	16thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.70, low $376.95, median $438.97 across 15 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 sale16 hd

381.32

—

MO average17 barns · 455 hd

360.43

+20.89

This barn, trailing median15 sales

438.97

−57.65

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	1,840	181.65	3,343	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	138.59	2,059	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	136.47	1,714	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	970	114.01	1,106	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,173	212.50	2,493	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$4,850	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,799	174.72/cwt	160.00–185.00	3,143	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	109.88/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,066	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	127.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	314.74/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	286.18/cwt	277.50–295.00	2,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	329.36/cwt	317.50–347.50	2,233	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	486.64/cwt	477.50–495.00	2,102	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	394.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	351.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	380.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	376.06/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	368.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	456.83/cwt	437.50–472.50	2,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	574	337.12/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,935	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	130.27/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	397.59/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,083	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	120.74/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,187	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,543	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,173	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,493	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	140.41/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,410	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	138.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,039	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	146.97/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,299	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	147.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,884	4

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 Oct 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 1,160Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 195Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	160.00–185.00	174.72
1	—	1,990	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,855	191.00	191.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	970	96.00–115.00	109.88
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
5	—	983	117.00–125.00	120.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	124.00–133.00	127.66
9	—	1,239	137.00–144.00	140.41
4	—	1,278	145.00–152.00	147.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	126.00–133.00	130.27
6	—	1,472	135.00–141.00	138.54
4	—	1,564	144.00–151.00	146.97
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	212.50	212.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
6	400–450	410	502.50	502.50
9	450–500	471	437.50–472.50	456.83
6	500–550	524	392.50–400.00	397.59
8	700–750	720	310.00–322.50	314.74
3	850–900	872	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	437.50	437.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	487.50	487.50
3	400–450	428	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	486	375.00–390.00	380.67
6	500–550	523	350.00–352.50	351.26
3	600–650	642	322.50	322.50
6	750–800	772	277.50–295.00	286.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	545.00	545.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	574	327.50–347.50	337.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	550.00	550.00
8	400–450	432	477.50–495.00	486.64
3	450–500	458	477.50	477.50
8	500–550	530	385.00–400.00	394.19
8	550–600	581	360.00–375.00	368.45
3	600–650	645	332.50	332.50
11	650–700	678	317.50–347.50	329.36
2	750–800	755	312.50	312.50
3	800–850	810	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	370.00–382.50	376.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	4,850.00	4,850.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

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