Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2026-04-17

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Apr 17
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
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Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▼ 785 vs last sale 1,205▲ 80 vs year ago 340 · +23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 300▲ 0 vs year ago 275 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
535 head
▲ 535 vs last sale 0▲ 246 vs year ago 289 · +85.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with a nice offering of young bred cows mostly 3-5 yrs in the second stage all selling with good demand. Also included in the sale were several consignments of nice quality 1st calf heifer pairs in the offering with 100-125 lb calves selling with good demand from 5675.00-6100.00 per pair. Feeder cattle were lightly tested selling in small groups and singles but traded in last week's price ranges on similar quality and weights. Slaughter steers and heifers traded mostly steady with slaughter cows on a large offering trading mostly 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.22/cwt on 28 head, down $17.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +13.08 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.
Average price
$412.22
▼ 17.13 vs prior sale
28 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,251
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−30.20
vs MO average
−15.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546412.222,25128
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 sale28 hd
412.22
—
MO average19 barns · 2,654 hd
442.43
−30.20
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−15.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
399.14
+13.08
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—Average1,729220.073,80518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518178.382,70830
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234169.492,09239
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002154.561,54934
HeifersChoiceAverage1,156243.282,8127thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,263239.253,0222thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,490251.003,7401thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,357246.003,33811

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,327$4,41145
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,467$4,28912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$3,46096
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,407$3,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,159$3,05153
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,8753thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,098$4,0502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)992$3,83815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$5,22010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$4,8009
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,525$4,6004thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,124$5,87184
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$4,3509

Every lot

71 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423553.40/cwt542.50–565.002,34110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,51510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5143
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2483
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524514.00/cwt514.00–514.002,69310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,7163
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned598391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,3385
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630425.10/cwt422.00–440.002,67817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675384.11/cwt378.00–390.002,5936
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,7723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416505.17/cwt500.00–510.002,1028
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned422467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,9733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429485.01/cwt470.00–495.002,08112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,2258
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472460.69/cwt437.50–472.502,1749
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned488450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1963
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned515428.70/cwt425.00–435.002,2088
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,28210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596373.27/cwt362.50–385.002,22510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609374.04/cwt367.50–377.502,2789
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned618374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,3116
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3383
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2441513.75/cwt512.50–515.002,2666
Bulls500–550Medium 2500322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533428.30/cwt410.00–445.002,2839
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561425.33/cwt422.50–427.502,38614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2883
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6565
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,5925
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3688227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5656
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,357246.00/cwt246.00–246.003,33811
Steers—Choice and Prime1,490251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,7401
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,156243.28/cwt241.00–246.002,8127
Heifers—Select and Choice1,263239.25/cwt239.00–239.503,0222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,694223.92/cwt215.00–238.003,7939
Bulls——1,703210.08/cwt207.00–214.003,5786
Bulls——1,815187.00/cwt187.00–187.003,3941
Bulls——1,923249.24/cwt248.00–250.504,7932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955119.27/cwt115.00–125.001,1393
Cows—Lean 85-90%989173.01/cwt170.00–177.001,7114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004159.50/cwt154.00–167.001,60118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021148.24/cwt137.50–151.001,5149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226171.62/cwt166.00–178.002,10414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230158.05/cwt151.00–164.001,94415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253183.66/cwt180.00–192.502,30110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487175.38/cwt167.00–179.002,60812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528182.80/cwt180.00–185.502,79316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,6162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4005,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4754,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8009
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5254,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29342,356.48/head2,100.00–2,585.002,35626
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0092,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1632,890.99/head2,650.00–3,000.002,8919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1923,263.41/head3,100.00–3,525.003,26336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1953,373.36/head3,100.00–3,650.003,3739
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3224,150.76/head4,025.00–4,200.004,15130
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3274,410.84/head4,300.00–4,500.004,41145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3313,742.42/head3,450.00–3,950.003,74231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3754,280.91/head4,150.00–4,600.004,2817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4073,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Bred Cows—Large 11,5954,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3005
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 29505,500.00/head5,500.00–5,500.005,5004
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 29754,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3509
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1335,889.06/head5,675.00–6,100.005,88980
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29923,837.90/head3,825.00–3,850.003,83815
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0984,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502

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.
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