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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Dec 20

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

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Receipts

176 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 254▲ 176 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher.

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	—	Low	1,875	74.07	1,389	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,675	75.16	1,259	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	63.37	947	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	55.90	725	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,103	52.08	574	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,301	137.84	1,793	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	127.50	1,728	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,322	135.65	1,793	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,359	129.56	1,761	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,345	124.00	1,668	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,184	121.05	1,433	4thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,184	121.05/cwt	119.50–122.50	1,433	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,322	135.65/cwt	134.50–136.00	1,793	10
Steers	—	Select	1,345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,668	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,359	129.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,761	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,301	137.84/cwt	134.50–141.50	1,793	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,728	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	74.07/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,389	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	61.91/cwt	59.00–64.50	664	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	412	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	51.84/cwt	48.00–56.50	567	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	45.36/cwt	43.50–47.00	541	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	58.87/cwt	55.50–62.00	744	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	848	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	52.46/cwt	44.00–56.50	697	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	62.45/cwt	59.50–65.50	911	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	71.98/cwt	67.50–75.50	1,058	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	57.48/cwt	55.50–60.00	887	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,675	75.16/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,259	4

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 Dec 20, 2021

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

Receipts 176Last week 254Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,459	59.50–65.50	62.45
7	—	1,470	67.50–75.50	71.98
9	—	1,543	55.50–60.00	57.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,328	44.00–56.50	52.46
1	—	1,305	65.00	65.00
12	—	1,264	55.50–62.00	58.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	72.00–78.50	75.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	38.00	38.00
2	—	1,193	43.50–47.00	45.36
3	—	1,072	59.00–64.50	61.91
8	—	1,094	48.00–56.50	51.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,875	68.00–79.00	74.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,301	134.50–141.50	137.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	119.50–122.50	121.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,359	125.00–131.00	129.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,322	134.50–136.00	135.65

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.