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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2026-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, May 29

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 767 vs last sale 1,016▼ 38 vs year ago 287 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 250▼ 52 vs year ago 187 · −27.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light offering this week, with feeders very lightly tested selling in small packages and groups. Slaughter steers and heifers along with slaughter cows all sold fully steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.62/cwt on 23 head, down $21.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +5.47 against this barn's trailing median of $399.14.

Average price

$404.62

▼ 21.51 vs prior sale

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.16

vs MO average

−2.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	404.62	2,191	23

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 sale23 hd

404.62

—

MO average8 barns · 730 hd

417.78

−13.16

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−2.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

399.14

+5.47

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,720	221.30	3,807	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,765	189.00	3,336	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	186.20	2,752	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	176.42	2,189	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	161.27	1,747	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	259.77	3,556	12

Every lot

42 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	494.77/cwt	477.50–522.50	2,063	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,313	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	455.03/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,562	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	420.97/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,606	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	377.77/cwt	373.00–400.00	2,607	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	355.04/cwt	353.00–355.50	2,748	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,877	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,960	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	549.70/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,831	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	525.42/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,991	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	509.02/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,168	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	452.23/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,193	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	420.17/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,168	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	396.32/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,200	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,290	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,149	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	345.73/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,472	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,262	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,555	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,505	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,116	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,566	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	352.40/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,382	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,628	3
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,103	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,868	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,369	259.77/cwt	258.00–261.00	3,556	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	206.14/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	228.88/cwt	219.00–235.00	3,944	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	166.30/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,715	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,142	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	150.11/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,711	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	163.22/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,998	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	192.40/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,399	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,284	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,228	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	193.08/cwt	187.00–201.00	2,796	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	181.08/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,751	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,765	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,336	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

Fri May 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 1,016Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 250Year ago 187

Light offering this week, with feeders very lightly tested selling in small packages and groups. Slaughter steers and heifers along with slaughter cows all sold fully steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	410.00	410.00
6	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
6	650–700	676	335.00–370.00	352.40
3	800–850	815	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,103	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	564	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	620.00	620.00
5	400–450	417	477.50–522.50	494.77
3	450–500	465	497.50	497.50
13	550–600	563	440.00–462.50	455.03
13	600–650	619	415.00–435.00	420.97
15	650–700	690	373.00–400.00	377.77
11	750–800	774	353.00–355.50	355.04
3	800–850	822	350.00	350.00
3	850–900	853	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	718	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	828	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	780	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	530.00–570.00	549.70
5	350–400	379	510.00–550.00	525.42
5	400–450	426	505.00–515.00	509.02
6	450–500	485	435.00–470.00	452.23
8	500–550	516	412.00–425.00	420.17
15	550–600	555	391.00–400.00	396.32
7	600–650	609	376.00	376.00
7	700–750	715	344.00–350.00	345.73
5	750–800	786	325.00	325.00
3	850–900	885	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	155.00–171.00	163.22
1	—	1,320	173.00	173.00
6	—	1,247	185.00–203.00	192.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,448	187.00–201.00	193.08
1	—	1,350	165.00	165.00
12	—	1,519	175.00–186.00	181.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	157.00–174.00	166.30
1	—	1,110	193.00	193.00
6	—	1,140	143.00–155.00	150.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	219.00–235.00	228.88
3	—	1,715	201.00–209.00	206.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,369	258.00–261.00	259.77

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.