Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2026-01-23

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jan 23
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,760 head
▲ 1,340 vs last sale 420▼ 519 vs year ago 2,279 · −22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 342▲ 1 vs year ago 185 · +0.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test sold with a slightly lower undertone, 600-850 lbs sold steady to firm, with a couple of instances were 500-550 lb heifers and 650-700 lb steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, steers over 850 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Heifer calves weighing 450-750 lbs sold steady to firm with a near pot load weighing 841 lbs selling 8.00 lower than a similar load from two weeks ago. Demand was good on a moderate offering with overall a good quality offering of steers weighing 600-850 lbs and heifers weighing 500-850 lbs all sold on and active market. With near half the country bracing for snow and frigid temperatures likely to impair cattle performance and marketing. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon looking to be neutral to friendly with On Feed coming in at expectations at 97 percent, Placements at 95 percent with average estimate at 93 percent and Marketings at expectations at 102 percent. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with slaughter cows on lighter offerings traded 5.00-10.00 higher on an active market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $437.92/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −14.98 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.
Average price
$437.92
88 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.56
vs MO average
−27.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572445.472,54838
Medium and Large 1-2548432.172,36650
One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale88 hd
437.92
—
MO average19 barns · 4,264 hd
459.48
−21.56
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−27.41
This barn, trailing median26 sales
452.89
−14.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
514467420373median 452.8903/0605/0106/2609/1110/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.75, low $386.78, median $452.89 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,739197.193,42911
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,763174.043,0674thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,479164.262,43019
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,222161.821,97825
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,013145.141,47115
HeifersChoiceAverage1,289224.722,89726
SteersChoiceAverage1,288224.892,89723
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,527221.043,3756thin

Every lot

70 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365502.83/cwt499.00–508.001,83513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,1335
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430515.76/cwt515.00–520.002,21819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472482.97/cwt475.00–495.002,28026
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473463.43/cwt427.00–478.002,19219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526449.51/cwt432.50–459.002,36428
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572445.47/cwt438.00–451.002,54838
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575410.11/cwt385.00–430.002,35822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615429.15/cwt412.50–437.502,639114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637390.20/cwt382.50–400.002,48638
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671407.73/cwt400.00–417.002,736106
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685374.51/cwt365.00–385.002,56563
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717362.16/cwt355.00–365.002,59754
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720381.49/cwt379.00–385.002,74758
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5273
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778356.44/cwt344.50–366.002,77386
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814342.54/cwt338.00–346.002,78863
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,7623
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871327.57/cwt318.00–342.002,85316
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1937317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,9756
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1978315.50/cwt315.50–315.503,08610
Steers1050–1100Large 11,090304.00/cwt304.00–304.003,31412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,57610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370475.77/cwt472.50–477.501,76023
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6308
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433460.59/cwt450.00–470.001,99420
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433427.91/cwt417.50–435.001,8539
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466456.17/cwt447.50–458.002,12617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526436.52/cwt408.00–450.002,29652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574400.82/cwt386.00–415.002,30173
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577379.44/cwt370.00–385.002,1898
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616391.09/cwt380.00–395.002,40938
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624362.21/cwt350.00–376.002,26036
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy644363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,3387
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663359.80/cwt353.00–369.002,38569
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679342.06/cwt331.00–347.002,32331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,3623
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726348.80/cwt345.00–353.502,53243
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778321.04/cwt315.00–329.002,49834
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1841314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,64154
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1887312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,76713
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1952301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,8664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,3854
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388514.64/cwt504.00–522.501,9977
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,1925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,18712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2703
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2833
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,3194
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2956
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0885
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2752270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0305
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,288224.89/cwt223.50–227.002,89723
Steers—Select and Choice1,527221.04/cwt219.00–222.003,3756
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,289224.72/cwt223.50–226.002,89726
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,738208.35/cwt208.00–209.003,6213
Bulls——1,739193.00/cwt190.00–195.003,3568
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970114.79/cwt105.00–123.001,1133
Cows—Lean 85-90%999150.58/cwt145.00–155.001,5048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088165.71/cwt164.00–168.001,8033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198161.33/cwt157.00–166.001,9339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228174.06/cwt168.00–182.002,13710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244148.58/cwt141.00–152.001,8484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258129.33/cwt125.00–134.001,6272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474161.73/cwt155.00–166.002,3847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475147.79/cwt145.00–151.002,1804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486174.70/cwt169.00–182.002,5968
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,695164.35/cwt160.00–169.002,7862
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,830183.73/cwt176.50–191.003,3622

This sale against other markets

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.