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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Apr 6

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

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Receipts

155 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 234▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded near 15.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows 7.00-9.00 lower. Rumors of plant closures and reduced work schedules have pressured the prices for market ready cattle.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,878	75.12	1,411	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	55.78	809	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	50.62	639	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	37.89	376	50
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,396	92.20	1,287	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	90.00	1,004	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,311	96.21	1,261	6thin

Every lot

14 lots · USDA AMS · F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,311	96.21/cwt	95.50–97.00	1,261	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,004	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,345	93.67/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,260	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,473	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,326	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,878	75.12/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,411	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	869	27.62/cwt	10.00–35.00	240	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	47.95/cwt	44.00–52.75	512	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	39.17/cwt	35.00–45.00	418	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	56.90/cwt	53.50–60.25	665	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	52.37/cwt	50.00–55.00	648	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	56.75/cwt	56.50–57.00	715	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	47.27/cwt	41.50–50.75	611	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	53.16/cwt	49.00–56.50	763	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	59.72/cwt	58.00–61.25	880	6

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.

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F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Mon Apr 6, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 155Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,311	95.50–97.00	96.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	869	10.00–35.00	27.62
2	—	1,168	53.50–60.25	56.90
13	—	1,068	35.00–45.00	39.17
15	—	1,067	44.00–52.75	47.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,238	50.00–55.00	52.37
2	—	1,260	56.50–57.00	56.75
11	—	1,292	41.50–50.75	47.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	58.00–61.25	59.72
9	—	1,435	49.00–56.50	53.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,345	92.50–95.00	93.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	74.00–76.50	75.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.