Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-01-14

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Jan 14
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
266 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 169▲ 266 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers and heifers selling at all time record high prices, which is at least 10.00-12.00 higher than the previous sale from last month. Slaughter cows also trading with a firm to higher undertone compared to a month ago.

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—Low1,710169.902,90616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,514122.681,85870
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,302122.291,59365
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06696.611,03013
HeifersChoiceAverage1,255202.622,54312
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185198.502,3521thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,235188.082,3234thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,382201.672,78731
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215193.622,3527thin
SteersSelectAverage1,324189.782,51311

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,215193.62/cwt192.50–196.502,3527
Steers—Select1,324189.78/cwt188.00–190.002,51311
Steers—Choice1,382201.67/cwt199.00–204.502,78731
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,185198.50/cwt198.50–198.502,3521
Heifers—Select1,235188.08/cwt184.00–190.002,3234
Heifers—Choice1,255202.62/cwt201.50–205.002,54312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525155.17/cwt149.00–160.002,3664
Bulls——1,644169.60/cwt164.00–178.002,7887
Bulls——1,951182.11/cwt179.00–186.003,5535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99976.78/cwt65.00–89.007676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129115.55/cwt114.00–119.001,3056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277110.99/cwt108.00–114.501,4175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304119.26/cwt115.00–122.501,55530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305127.21/cwt122.50–138.001,66030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489120.45/cwt115.00–123.001,79437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537113.54/cwt109.00–116.001,7455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544127.26/cwt123.00–139.001,96528

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.