Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2024-05-07

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 7
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
183 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 238▼ 183 vs year ago 366 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,822166.923,04113
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,518138.862,10812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,474132.001,94641
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,264129.501,63738
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08198.571,06612
HeifersChoiceAverage1,288181.242,3344thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,362181.632,4748thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,432178.332,5548thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,362181.63/cwt181.50–182.002,4748
Steers—Select and Choice1,432178.33/cwt178.00–180.002,5548
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,288181.24/cwt181.00–182.002,3344
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,768162.14/cwt150.00–170.002,8678
Bulls——1,908174.56/cwt171.00–179.003,3315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05093.76/cwt87.00–104.009848
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,144108.18/cwt104.00–110.001,2384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215126.73/cwt123.00–129.001,54011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262135.23/cwt131.00–140.001,70719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338119.72/cwt115.00–121.001,6028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442136.07/cwt131.50–142.001,96223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515129.05/cwt126.00–131.001,95515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515115.49/cwt112.00–121.001,7503
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,518138.86/cwt134.50–144.002,10812

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.