Sale reports / Missouri / Eastern Missouri Commission Company / 2026-07-31

Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, Jul 31
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 480 vs last sale 595▼ 60 vs year ago 175 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 126▼ 70 vs year ago 210 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Friday's auction had a very light run of feeders (mostly bulls) that were not tested, but sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $441.73/cwt on 17 head, up $1.73 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +19.67 against this barn's trailing median of $422.06.
Average price
$441.73
▲ 1.73 vs prior sale
17 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+52.56
vs MO average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545441.732,40917thin
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 sale17 hd
441.73
—
MO average10 barns · 127 hd
389.17
+52.56
This barn, trailing median13 sales
422.06
+19.67
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

13 sales
481436390345median 422.0603/2704/2405/2909/1110/30
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.70, low $359.39, median $422.06 across 13 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—Average1,554225.443,50427
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473184.702,72111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207183.062,20913
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,720177.753,0572thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,068161.181,72113
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,697176.052,9883thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,550150.002,3251thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,218223.562,72311
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,340228.383,06013
SteersSelectAverage1,340225.003,0152thin

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)1,460$4,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,336$3,1006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,292$2,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,372$2,9254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,222$2,5002thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4513
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6473
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,6963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,1513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,2144
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,27413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2354523.76/cwt517.50–525.001,8546
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467485.56/cwt482.50–488.002,2689
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553442.64/cwt442.00–443.002,44814
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,6373
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,340228.38/cwt227.50–229.003,06013
Steers—Select1,340225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,218223.56/cwt223.00–225.002,72311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,269236.37/cwt233.00–239.003,00010
Bulls——1,722217.28/cwt206.50–225.003,74215
Bulls——1,725232.03/cwt230.00–234.504,0032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031163.43/cwt158.00–173.001,6855
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065122.35/cwt120.00–125.001,3032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114178.71/cwt176.00–182.001,9915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203178.33/cwt174.00–183.002,1454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209188.68/cwt186.00–193.002,2818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434189.22/cwt188.00–192.002,7134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496182.12/cwt177.00–186.002,7257
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,680171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,8731
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,760184.50/cwt184.50–184.503,2471
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,550150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3251
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,697176.05/cwt170.00–181.002,9883
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2222,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2922,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3363,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3722,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4604,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002

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.