Eastern Missouri  - ( Bowling Green, MO )  - May 1, 2026

Jefferson City, MO Fri May, 01 2026 Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO Weighted Average Report for 5/01/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 726 1502 572 Feeder Cattle 450 1282 286 Slaughter Cattle 276 220 286 Compared to last week, a very light test of feeder cattle sold mostly steady, all within last week's price ranges on similar quality feeders, selling mostly in small packages. Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 7.00 higher with slaughter cows selling fully steady to firm, spots 5.00 higher with several individual stick out cows in the offering. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 552-565 559 462.50-476.00 466.50 10 611 611 432.50 432.50 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 315-322 319 635.00-675.00 651.93 3 365 365 595.00 595.00 2 430 430 525.00 525.00 18 450-482 467 510.00-525.00 521.96 10 558-595 573 420.00-452.50 432.96 3 605 605 408.00 408.00 6 690-695 693 383.00-390.00 386.49 3 710 710 373.00 373.00 3 820 820 342.50 342.50 6 853 853 359.00 359.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 400-445 433 495.00-525.00 510.55 9 450-492 471 475.00-495.00 483.59 3 525 525 447.50 447.50 Unweaned 7 572 572 430.00 430.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 302-330 320 620.00-670.00 635.57 7 390-392 391 530.00-550.00 541.40 10 429-432 430 480.00-500.00 493.97 17 460-492 482 450.00-470.00 459.75 3 490 490 441.00 441.00 Fleshy 3 525 525 437.50 437.50 11 578-595 587 392.50-395.00 393.18 6 605-632 623 390.00 390.00 11 652-670 661 342.50-372.00 357.69 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 415 415 440.00 440.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 422 422 580.00 580.00 8 500-505 502 480.00-497.50 488.44 8 519 519 475.00 475.00 Unweaned 4 609 609 430.00 430.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 352-386 371 570.00-590.00 578.12 Unweaned 5 377-388 381 610.00-625.00 616.10 10 405-442 422 522.50-565.00 544.46 6 472-482 477 495.00-517.50 506.13 14 525-540 531 452.50-465.00 457.17 4 550 550 440.00 440.00 3 732 732 362.50 362.50 6 762-798 780 330.00-345.00 337.33 3 838 838 307.50 307.50 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 1402 1402 247.50 247.50 Select and Choice 4 1385-1460 1404 249.00-250.00 249.74 Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 1194-1294 1246 246.50-248.00 247.33 Select and Choice 4 1280 1280 240.00 240.00 Select 12 1318-1400 1386 249.00-254.00 253.21 Choice Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1530-1835 1683 197.00-210.00 202.91 2 1800-1910 1855 185.00-190.00 187.43 Low Dressing 3 1855-2300 2020 218.00-226.00 221.27 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 855-1125 993 135.00-150.00 144.03 Low Dressing, Lean 7 865-1100 997 156.00-166.00 160.68 Lean 4 1040-1125 1079 170.00-175.00 172.73 High Dressing, Lean 3 1070-1150 1112 115.00-130.00 123.46 Very Low Dressing, Lean 16 1100-1325 1229 182.00-193.00 184.17 High Dressing, Boner 6 1165-1290 1230 148.00-160.00 154.28 Low Dressing, Boner 21 1140-1345 1253 167.00-179.00 173.45 Boner 6 1375-1650 1481 151.00-164.00 156.88 Low Dressing, Breaker 14 1365-1675 1502 182.50-197.50 186.78 High Dressing, Breaker 17 1360-1680 1546 168.00-180.00 174.90 Breaker 1 1740 1740 168.00 168.00 Low Dressing, Premium White 4 1690-1900 1795 172.00-180.00 176.62 Premium White 1 1840 1840 186.50 186.50 High Dressing, Premium White