Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2026-03-20

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Mar 20
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 893 vs last sale 1,218▼ 45 vs year ago 370 · −12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 260▼ 80 vs year ago 375 · −21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 125 · +48.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with the bulk of the bred cows being short solid mouth cows in the 1st stage with a few in the 2nd and 3rd stage, Pairs were mostly 7yrs to short solid with 125-300 lb calves by side , with a few 4-6 yrs in the offering all selling with good demand. Feeder cattle were lightly tested selling in small packages and singles but selling in last week's price ranges on similar quality and kind. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady on and active market with a nice offering of slaughter cows trading firm to 3.00 higher also on and active market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.36/cwt on 22 head, down $16.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −9.79 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.
Average price
$389.36
▼ 16.91 vs prior sale
22 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−38.26
vs MO average
−26.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551389.362,14422
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
389.36
—
MO average15 barns · 1,251 hd
427.62
−38.26
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−26.76
This barn, trailing median30 sales
399.14
−9.79
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—High1,881202.853,81517
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,789177.283,1729thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,502173.032,59939
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232169.142,08438
CowsLean 85-90%High1,017154.541,57220
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373242.863,3346thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,150232.502,6745thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,452246.003,5728thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,467241.803,54719
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250236.502,9567thin

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)1,303$4,24713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$3,7009
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,275$3,5574thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,391$3,1749
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,487$3,07730
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,172$2,7503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,335$4,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$5,3605
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$4,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,304$4,54123
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,000$5,3255

Every lot

64 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1304637.45/cwt630.00–640.001,9384
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322607.50/cwt607.50–607.501,9563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,2344
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,4623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,4283
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7003
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303577.12/cwt542.50–595.001,7493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5187
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379495.12/cwt475.00–510.001,87710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned412440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417479.86/cwt462.50–497.502,00121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464444.67/cwt435.00–455.002,06316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513414.44/cwt392.50–425.002,1268
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0633
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned578375.03/cwt362.50–382.502,16811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614357.39/cwt352.50–365.002,1945
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned338589.00/cwt580.00–595.001,9915
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,2473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned432508.31/cwt495.00–527.502,19612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465485.64/cwt465.00–495.002,25813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2497450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2373
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned522420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2863
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned624387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4185
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3054
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,250236.50/cwt236.50–236.502,9567
Steers—Choice and Prime1,452246.00/cwt246.00–246.003,5728
Steers—Choice1,467241.80/cwt238.00–244.003,54719
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,150232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,6745
Heifers—Choice1,373242.86/cwt241.50–244.003,3346
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,772197.38/cwt190.00–204.003,4985
Bulls——1,911178.73/cwt170.00–185.003,4164
Bulls——1,934218.32/cwt209.00–227.004,2228
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923124.45/cwt120.00–127.501,1492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007154.47/cwt147.00–160.001,5567
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018168.32/cwt165.00–173.001,7138
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100138.03/cwt135.00–140.001,5183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192154.89/cwt146.00–159.001,8469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226167.01/cwt162.00–173.002,04815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265180.58/cwt175.00–188.002,28414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410151.59/cwt143.00–160.002,1372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492170.29/cwt164.00–173.002,54121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527179.30/cwt174.00–185.002,73816
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,753183.13/cwt180.00–192.503,2105
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,835169.96/cwt167.00–173.003,1194
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1105,360.00/head5,150.00–5,500.005,3605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1504,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3044,541.30/head4,275.00–4,800.004,54123
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0005,325.00/head5,325.00–5,325.005,3255
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0182,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1722,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2084,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,556.87/head3,500.00–3,750.003,5574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2824,885.34/head4,650.00–4,975.004,8854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3133,963.93/head3,800.00–4,000.003,9649
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,063.41/head3,000.00–3,300.003,0635
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4743,313.10/head3,300.00–3,350.003,3134
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5323,120.12/head2,975.00–3,300.003,12026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3354,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4003

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.