Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 643; Last Week: 544; Year Ago: 463
Friday's auction had light receipts of feeders selling mostly in small packages and singles were lightly tested. There was a nice offering of slaughter steers and heifers trading steady with last week with slaughter cows also selling steady on mostly average and low dressing cows. Feeder cattle special next week, September 12. Supply included: 63% Feeder Cattle (35% Steers, 45% Heifers, 20% Bulls); 37% Slaughter Cattle (36% Steers, 10% Heifers, 50% Cows, 4% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 27%.
FEEDER STEERS:Medium and Large 1:522 $488; 532 $453; 569 $440-456; 704 $370-380.Medium and Large 1-2: 437 $450; 469 $426-445; 456 $420; 518 $422.50-450; 624 $402.50; 770 $332.50; 805 $330; 880 $325.
FEEDER HEIFERS:Medium and Large 1: 490 $442-443.Medium and Large 1-2: 341 $420-437.50; 385 $400; 426 $412.50-427; 428 $400-415; 477 $386-390; 482 $381; 518 $422-429; 567 $345-393; 664 $354-360.25; 710 $332.50; 838 $307.
FEEDER BULLS:Medium and Large 1: 375 $517.50; 527 $421.Medium and Large 1-2: 318 $475; 368 $460; 362 $425; 441 $425-430; 448 $400; 470 $417; 461 $363; 543 $397-404; 572 $375-402.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $167.50-177.50, High Dressing $179-184.50, Low Dressing $163-165;Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $156-177.50, High Dressing $184.50, Low Dressing $154-164; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $148-162, High Dressing $165-169, Low Dressing $127.50-128.
SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $198, High Dressing $208-211; Low Dressing $170-175. ∆
Greenville Livestock Auction, Inc
840 IL Route 127 South Greenville, Il 62246
618-664-1432
Sale results for Sept 3rd, 2025
Total receipts:569Cattle receipts:417
If you have any questions on fat cattle market callGene @ 217-331-3930 or Caleb @ 217-827-5818.
Slaughter steers and heifers traded 1.00 higher on high choice and steady on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 3.00 higher on high choice and steady on low choice and selects. Feeder steers & heifers traded strong on the better quality on medium-large 1-2 (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle)and steady on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower on better overnight cows & good lean cows. Day cows traded unevenly steady on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00-5.00 lower.
Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice:237.00-245.00,High yielding& Prime lots:246.00-250.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice:237.00-244.00,High yielding &Prime lots:245.00-248.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs.225.00-245.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers:215.00-230.00,Selects:210.00-225.00
Heavy wts:1675-1850 lbs.220.00-238.00Few return to feed:175.00-200.00
Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice:192.00-202.00,High yielding &Prime lots:203.00-215.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 175.00-188.00,Selects: 150.00-170.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs.225.00-245.00
Baby calves per head: Small:300.00-450.00Med-Large:500.00-900.00
Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs.280.00-300.00400-600 lbs. 250.00-300.00,600-1100 lbs. 160.00-250.00,thin350-700 lbs. 100.00-140.00
Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs.380.00-470.00,300-400 lbs.380.00-450.00,400-500 lbs.380.00-450.00,500-600 lbs.350.00-420.00,600-700 lbs.300.00-397.50,700-800 lbs.290.00-370.00
Market quotefor feeder cattle on Wednesday represents unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to Small 2-3 or bulls maybe 15.00-30.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Beef feeder heifers: 200-300 lbs.380.00-437.50,300-400 lbs.380.00-422.50,400-500 lbs.350.00-425.00,500-600lbs.310.00-380.00,600-700 lbs.270.00-340.00,700-800 lbs.240.00-320.00.
Market quotefor feeder cattle on Wednesday includes unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to small 2-3 maybe 15.00-30.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Bred cows: Small-Aged: 900.00-1750.00Large & Young:2250.00-3050.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med:1800.00-2500.00Large & Young:2800.00-3350.00
Slaughter cows: Breaker:150.00-165.00,High yielding up to:168.00
Boners:150.00-167.00,High yielding up to:170.00
Lean:144.00-165.00,High yielding up to:172.00
Low yielding & thin:100.00-140.00Canners:80.00-105.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes:160.00-200.00
Slaughter bulls: Low yielding & small:165.00-190.00,High yielding:195.00-205.00Individual:208.00
These are representative sales only not every animal. Lower quality plainer animals sell considerably lower and are not quoted.∆
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