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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Mar 5

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Receipts

176 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 199▼ 62 vs year ago 238 · −26.1%

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 5.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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	—	Average	1,688	124.58	2,103	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	110.72	1,703	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	107.37	1,375	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	98.38	976	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	187.13	2,592	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	185.95	2,715	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	180.22	2,431	5thin

Every lot

15 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	—	Select and Choice	1,349	180.22/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,431	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	185.95/cwt	185.25–186.75	2,715	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	187.13/cwt	184.50–188.25	2,592	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	117.01/cwt	101.00–129.00	1,763	7
Bulls	—	—	1,941	135.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,624	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	92.02/cwt	85.00–96.00	812	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	75.84/cwt	71.00–81.00	700	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	109.93/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,140	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	101.23/cwt	97.00–105.50	1,065	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	108.29/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,373	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	115.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,494	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	96.92/cwt	89.00–103.50	1,258	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	111.26/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,699	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	118.41/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,835	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	103.06/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,617	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Tue Mar 5, 2024

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

Receipts 176Last week 199Year ago 238

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers 5.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,941	130.00–141.00	135.17
7	—	1,507	101.00–129.00	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	180.00–181.00	180.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,460	185.25–186.75	185.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,385	184.50–188.25	187.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,268	106.00–113.00	108.29
8	—	1,288	113.00–119.00	115.99
8	—	1,298	89.00–103.50	96.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,527	106.00–115.00	111.26
4	—	1,569	99.00–105.00	103.06
3	—	1,550	117.00–120.00	118.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	882	85.00–96.00	92.02
3	—	923	71.00–81.00	75.84
11	—	1,052	97.00–105.50	101.23
7	—	1,037	107.00–113.00	109.93

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.