Eastern MO Commission Company market report — October 23, 2026

Bowling Green, MO · Friday sale · USDA report published 10/23/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

876

Last week 220 (+656)
Last year 210

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$431.16 /cwt

$2,365 per head · 49 hd
vs last week +24.11

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$367.71 /cwt

$2,772 per head · 86 hd
vs last week +19.62

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing under 650 lbs all sold with a firm to higher undertone on a light test of comparable sales, the best test was on 700-800 lb steers selling 10.00-20.00 higher with over 800 ls trading with a firm to higher undertone on light test. Heifer calves weighing 450-550 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with 600-700 lb heifers trading 5.00-15.00 higher and a nice offering of 750-965 lb feeder heifers all trading with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply with a very good quality offering of calves and yearlings in Friday's sale. Several stick out sales included 20 steers weighing 705 lbs at 391.00; pot load of 779 lb heifers at 314.00 and 92 hd of 962 lb heifers at 291.50. Cattle on Feed was issued Friday afternoon with On Feed coming in as expected at 99.6 percent, Placements continue to extend smaller placement numbers at 88 percent with the average guess at 91.7 percent, Marketings came in as expected at 93 percent. Placements were the smallest for September since the series began in 1996. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.
USDA Market News reporter, October 23, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 23

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 16. Last year = sale of Oct 24. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
400–499 lb	17	487 lb	$471.44	$2,296	+23.89	+32.51	$482.50 (4 hd)†
500–599 lb	49	549 lb	$431.16	$2,365	+24.11	+21.71	$425.00 (3 hd)†
600–699 lb	66	640 lb	$376.95	$2,413	+10.17	+7.77	$365.00 (4 hd)†
700–799 lb	86	754 lb	$367.71	$2,772	+19.62	+18.98	—
800–899 lb	43	844 lb	$336.60	$2,840	—	−7.40	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 23

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 16. Last year = sale of Oct 24. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
300–399 lb	3	385 lb	$400.00†	$1,540	−57.14	−37.50
400–499 lb	33	472 lb	$408.95	$1,929	+17.63	+8.72
500–599 lb	53	541 lb	$397.71	$2,152	+39.54	+32.28
600–699 lb	107	635 lb	$356.60	$2,266	+20.80	+11.59
700–799 lb	126	770 lb	$313.48	$2,412	+20.48	−13.99
800–899 lb	43	851 lb	$300.31	$2,557	—	—
900–999 lb	100	961 lb	$291.05	$2,797	−13.95	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 23

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	8	1,249 lb	$142.19	$139.00–$145.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	13	1,262 lb	$134.21	$130.00–$138.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	6	1,219 lb	$122.34	$119.00–$126.00
Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1	1,305 lb	$116.00	$116.00–$116.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	10	1,459 lb	$143.15	$140.00–$150.50
Breaker 75-80%	Average	12	1,480 lb	$133.35	$129.00–$138.00
Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1	1,500 lb	$113.50	$113.50–$113.50
Lean 85-90%	High	2	1,063 lb	$133.00	$133.00–$133.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	15	998 lb	$122.49	$118.00–$129.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	7	984 lb	$112.14	$109.00–$117.50
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	7	926 lb	$100.48	$92.00–$107.00
Premium White 65-75%	High	2	1,808 lb	$143.00	$143.00–$143.00
Premium White 65-75%	Average	1	1,870 lb	$131.00	$131.00–$131.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $431.16/cwt
4-week average: $421.91
13-week average: $422.74
4-week vs 13-week: −0.2%

52-wk low $310.00high $504.77

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $367.71/cwt
4-week average: $343.28
13-week average: $345.47
4-week vs 13-week: −0.6%

52-wk low $310.00high $397.85

Sales in 9 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $397.71/cwt
4-week average: $371.06
13-week average: $373.87
4-week vs 13-week: −0.8%

52-wk low $330.73high $439.02

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Jun and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.0%	43%	7
Feb	+2.9%	71%	7
Mar	+2.7%	86%	7
Apr	+1.3%	57%	7
May	+2.9%	71%	7
Jun	+3.4%	71%	7
Jul	+3.6%	88%	8
Aug	+1.5%	62%	8
Sep	+2.2%	71%	7
Oct	−2.1%	29%	7
Nov	−6.1%	0%	7
Dec	−4.9%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Sep and Jul and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.7%	43%	7
Feb	−1.0%	29%	7
Mar	−0.7%	57%	7
Apr	−0.7%	29%	7
May	−1.7%	29%	7
Jun	+2.0%	71%	7
Jul	+4.0%	100%	8
Aug	+3.5%	62%	8
Sep	+4.1%	71%	7
Oct	+1.2%	86%	7
Nov	−2.3%	14%	7
Dec	−1.8%	43%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Fri Oct 23	876	$431.16	$367.71	$397.71
Fri Oct 16	478	$407.05	$348.09	$358.17
Fri Oct 9	634	$430.34	$342.60	$377.11
Fri Oct 2	209	$419.08	$314.74	$351.26
Fri Sep 25	1,160	$418.10	$347.15	$363.25
Fri Sep 18	203	$442.50†	—	$346.74
Fri Sep 11	787	$425.83	$341.61	$370.90
Fri Aug 28	552	$409.91	$339.21	$358.54
Fri Aug 21	290	$392.50†	—	—
Fri Aug 14	1,012	$421.39	$350.14	$377.26
Fri Aug 7	219	$435.02	$358.00†	$392.79
Fri Jul 31	177	$440.00†	—	$418.82
Fri Jul 24	595	$454.19	$360.09	$377.11

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Missouri sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City	48 mi	Oct 19	$416.61	$347.13
Interstate Regional Stockyards, Cuba	89 mi	Oct 20	$410.11	—
Farmington Regional Stockyards, Farmington	116 mi	Oct 21	$392.45	$345.00†
Tina Livestock Market, Tina	120 mi	Oct 19	$420.93	$361.18
Windsor Livestock Auction, Windsor	137 mi	Oct 21	$411.88	$365.25
Mid Missouri Stockyards,	151 mi	Oct 22	$396.95	$338.65

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Friday	October 23, 2026	876	48	AMS_1810

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO” (AMS_1810). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.