Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2026-02-20

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Feb 20
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 1,481 vs last sale 1,831▲ 244 vs year ago 106 · +230.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 260▲ 0 vs year ago 190 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 0▲ 45 vs year ago 110 · +40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was Special Bred Cow/Pairs sale with the highlight being 20 hd of good quality 1st calf heifer pairs originating out of Montana with baby calves by side selling with good demand from 5800.00-6025.00 per pair. Balance of the replacement cows were several small groups of bred cows mostly 5 yrs to short solid mouth in the 2nd and 3rd stage and several groups of running aged cows 6 yrs to short solid mouth with baby calves to 350 lb calves by side all selling with good demand. Feeder supply was lightly tested with small groups and singles all selling within last week's price ranges on comparable quality and weights. Slaughter steers and heifers were steady with slaughter cows trading steady to firm with spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.64/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +7.50 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.
Average price
$406.64
29 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.83
vs MO average
−22.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550420.122,31020
Medium and Large 1-2550376.692,0729thin
One grade step is worth $43.42/cwt here — about $238 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 sale29 hd
406.64
—
MO average20 barns · 3,497 hd
429.47
−22.83
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−22.53
This barn, trailing median30 sales
399.14
+7.50
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

30 sales
454412371329median 399.1403/0604/2406/2609/1110/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.62, low $343.18, median $399.14 across 30 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—Low1,771201.473,56716
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,754176.203,0917thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,489170.622,54019
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,217166.802,03025
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039144.971,50723
HeifersChoiceAverage1,420238.503,3878thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312234.003,0703thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,395237.443,31218

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$4,4165
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,332$4,0867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$3,8503thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,158$4,0915
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,650$5,3003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,148$4,19824
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$3,1003thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,070$5,94820

Every lot

72 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317647.17/cwt620.00–660.002,05210
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5574
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0083
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415424.21/cwt420.00–430.001,7607
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,3535
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1549467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,5673
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,5533
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643418.37/cwt405.00–425.002,69011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,9493
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,7643
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1892337.00/cwt337.00–337.003,0063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421498.25/cwt487.50–512.502,0989
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461478.66/cwt475.00–482.502,2078
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1505
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,0383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523454.26/cwt445.00–460.002,3767
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned559400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,23610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575361.29/cwt360.00–362.502,0776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3723
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619355.73/cwt342.50–375.002,2025
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy652337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2013
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5574
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned332605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0093
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,2163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470497.56/cwt495.00–500.002,3396
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1502460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned527473.18/cwt465.00–475.002,49411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3753
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,5676
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2723
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823322.20/cwt320.00–327.502,65210
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2993266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,6415
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,022297.00/cwt297.00–297.003,0353
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,395237.44/cwt237.00–237.503,31218
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,312234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,0703
Heifers—Choice1,420238.50/cwt238.50–238.503,3878
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,758177.79/cwt174.00–182.003,1263
Bulls——1,771218.18/cwt210.00–225.003,8645
Bulls——1,775199.91/cwt193.50–205.003,5488
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028141.65/cwt132.50–165.001,45610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033147.18/cwt145.00–150.001,5206
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096166.94/cwt162.00–170.001,8305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168143.48/cwt142.00–145.001,6762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207179.07/cwt174.00–185.002,1619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229156.07/cwt150.00–159.001,9186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231166.88/cwt164.00–172.002,0548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403156.02/cwt152.00–160.002,1892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482168.61/cwt165.50–172.002,4998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506179.49/cwt174.00–187.002,7038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2841
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,724187.31/cwt180.00–194.503,2294
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,785165.08/cwt163.50–166.502,9472
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,815154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,7951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1584,091.31/head4,000.00–4,450.004,0915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2534,416.09/head4,300.00–4,600.004,4165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3324,085.79/head4,000.00–4,200.004,0867
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0705,947.50/head5,800.00–6,025.005,94820
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth9503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,466.67/head4,400.00–4,500.004,4679
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1503,720.00/head3,400.00–3,950.003,72010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3204,670.00/head4,500.00–4,900.004,6705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6505,300.00/head5,300.00–5,300.005,3003

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.