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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 9

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Receipts

366 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 250▲ 66 vs year ago 300 · +22.0%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

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	1,884	125.07	2,356	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	95.89	1,390	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	92.03	1,147	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	78.91	799	38
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,359	173.84	2,362	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,202	167.83	2,017	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,251	174.56	2,184	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	169.28	2,211	17

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,251	174.56/cwt	173.50–177.00	2,184	12
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,306	169.28/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,211	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,202	167.83/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,017	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,359	173.84/cwt	173.50–174.50	2,362	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	111.40/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,969	124.40/cwt	119.00–132.00	2,449	7
Bulls	—	—	2,003	135.73/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,719	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	62.88/cwt	55.00–71.00	625	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	90.93/cwt	89.00–94.00	917	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	84.15/cwt	80.00–87.50	848	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	75.67/cwt	72.00–78.50	788	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	101.78/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,243	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	92.00/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,142	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	85.23/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,083	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	74.25/cwt	72.00–76.00	964	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	94.84/cwt	90.50–98.50	1,371	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	103.12/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,494	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	87.28/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,276	5

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

Tue May 9, 2023

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

Receipts 366Last week 250Year ago 300

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,969	119.00–132.00	124.40
3	—	2,003	133.00–138.00	135.73
2	—	1,408	110.00–113.00	111.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,241	88.00–97.00	92.00
15	—	1,221	97.00–107.00	101.78
11	—	1,271	83.00–87.50	85.23
4	—	1,298	72.00–76.00	74.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	72.00–78.50	75.67
8	—	994	55.00–71.00	62.88
14	—	1,008	80.00–87.50	84.15
7	—	1,008	89.00–94.00	90.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,446	90.50–98.50	94.84
8	—	1,449	100.00–106.50	103.12
5	—	1,462	83.50–89.00	87.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,359	173.50–174.50	173.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	166.00–170.00	167.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,251	173.50–177.00	174.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,306	166.00–172.00	169.28

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.