Cattle Market Pulse

Eastern MO Commission Company Market Report

Bowling Green, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 12, 2026

1,320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.00/cwt ≈ $2,908/hd at 935 lb · 115 head
heavy 9-weight L 1 heifers $303.50/cwt ≈ $2,999/hd at 988 lb · 104 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.42/cwt ≈ $2,683/hd at 840 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,320 1,230 1,321
Feeder cattle 1,110 420 1,136
Slaughter cattle 210 275 185
Replacement cattle — 535 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady, with 600-800 lbs on a light test trading with a firm to higher undertone. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, with 450-700 lbs all selling steady to firm on comparable weights, there were 6 pot loads of yearling heifers weighing 780-988 lbs were not tested with the largest consignment being 115 hd of heifers weighing 935 lbs at 311.00 and 104 hd heifers weighing 988 lbs at 303.50. Slaughter cows traded steady with last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 700.00 $700.00 $1,995 —
379–380 379 17 622.00–642.50 $626.83 $2,376 —
450 450 11 545.00 $545.00 $2,452 +10.00
522–527 525 54 500.00–512.00 $506.17 $2,657 -7.83
585–598 595 27 467.50–475.00 $472.03 $2,809 -1.97
614–645 632 38 436.00–457.50 $447.39 $2,828 —
656–663 thin fleshed 661 13 448.00–450.00 $448.61 $2,965 —
689–698 695 24 409.00–417.00 $412.06 $2,864 —
700 700 14 410.00 $410.00 $2,870 —
782 782 7 372.00 $372.00 $2,909 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–448 430 26 530.00–567.50 $554.59 $2,385 +1.19
490–498 494 6 475.00–502.00 $488.39 $2,413 -21.61
507–515 511 6 490.00–492.00 $491.01 $2,509 —
567–585 579 9 437.50–450.00 $441.58 $2,557 —
600 600 3 424.00 $424.00 $2,544 -1.10
688–690 689 8 382.50–394.00 $391.12 $2,695 +7.01
700 700 5 387.00 $387.00 $2,709 +3.00
836 836 13 349.00 $349.00 $2,918 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1239–1441 1300 26 258.00–259.00 $258.26 $3,357 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011 1011 10 308.00 $308.00 $3,114 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 7 359.00 $359.00 $2,861 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–438 416 20 512.50–550.00 $539.17 $2,243 +34.00
462–488 477 34 470.00–480.00 $472.25 $2,253 -5.25
512–540 531 17 430.00–440.00 $435.99 $2,315 —
554–585 561 31 410.00–437.50 $424.92 $2,384 —
613–628 621 14 401.00–417.50 $404.99 $2,515 —
652–690 668 33 358.00–378.00 $367.61 $2,456 —
828–841 840 64 319.00–328.00 $319.42 $2,683 —
935 935 115 311.00 $311.00 $2,908 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–396 377 16 525.00–545.00 $537.24 $2,025 +87.24
501 501 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,079 -23.00
565–582 577 19 396.00–407.50 $402.74 $2,324 +29.47
628–642 636 11 367.50–387.00 $375.33 $2,387 +1.29
676 676 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,366 —
722 722 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,476 —
782 782 55 327.00 $327.00 $2,557 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988 988 104 303.50 $303.50 $2,999 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1408 1408 4 259.00 $259.00 $3,647 —
1657 1657 8 251.75 $251.75 $4,171 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 600.00 $600.00 $2,070 —
460 460 9 522.50 $522.50 $2,404 —
624 624 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,621 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1100 1003 85-90% 6 162.00–169.00 $165.12 $1,656 +5.62
985–1090 1050 85-90% 5 175.00–185.00 $180.28 $1,893 —
935–1200 1058 85-90% 10 139.00–153.00 $144.03 $1,524 —
870–1190 1070 85-90% 3 107.00–122.50 $114.07 $1,221 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1500 1458 75-80% 6 161.00–171.00 $165.18 $2,408 -10.20
1380–1585 1473 75-80% 7 186.00–192.50 $188.35 $2,774 +12.97
1395–1640 1515 75-80% 11 173.00–184.00 $177.40 $2,688 -5.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1350 1213 80-85% 5 160.00–170.00 $166.57 $2,020 -5.05
1145–1320 1231 80-85% 7 174.00–184.00 $178.62 $2,199 +20.57
1120–1335 1247 80-85% 7 186.00–194.00 $189.28 $2,360 +31.23
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1865 1748 65-75% 3 185.00–189.00 $186.90 $3,267 —
1730–1905 1811 65-75% 4 175.00–183.00 $180.47 $3,268 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2075 1725 5 203.00–215.00 $210.67 $3,634 +0.59
1670–2105 1852 7 225.00–236.00 $228.19 $4,226 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.