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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Jan 28

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

196 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 46▼ 85 vs year ago 281 · −30.2%

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 sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Additional buyers had slaughter cows trading 12.00-15.00 higher this week.

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	1,767	177.66	3,140	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,778	147.10	2,615	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	137.59	2,084	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,294	135.53	1,754	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	109.32	1,137	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	210.55	2,746	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,554	209.00	3,248	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,116	205.00	2,288	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,305	198.00	2,584	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	209.13	3,018	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,188	198.15	2,354	7thin

Every lot

21 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	1,188	198.15/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,354	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,443	209.13/cwt	206.00–210.50	3,018	35
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,116	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,288	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,304	210.55/cwt	208.00–211.50	2,746	11
Heifers	—	Select	1,305	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,584	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,554	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,248	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,698	162.84/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,765	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	178.54/cwt	169.00–185.00	3,112	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	190.73/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,595	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	93.81/cwt	78.00–99.00	844	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	110.28/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,112	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	120.52/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,417	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,518	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	141.90/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,818	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,388	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,681	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	135.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,773	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	136.13/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,046	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	142.99/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,188	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	128.32/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,970	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,778	147.10/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,615	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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Receipts 196Last week 46Year ago 281

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Additional buyers had slaughter cows trading 12.00-15.00 higher this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,743	169.00–185.00	178.54
3	—	1,885	189.00–193.00	190.73
3	—	1,698	161.00–164.00	162.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	108.00	108.00
7	—	1,305	131.00–139.00	135.88
7	—	1,281	140.00–149.00	141.90
3	—	1,303	128.00–130.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	102.00–116.00	110.28
5	—	900	78.00–99.00	93.81
5	—	1,176	117.00–125.00	120.52
1	—	1,195	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	144.00–152.00	147.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	127.00–129.00	128.32
18	—	1,503	133.00–139.00	136.13
10	—	1,530	139.00–148.00	142.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,304	208.00–211.50	210.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	198.00–199.00	198.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,443	206.00–210.50	209.13

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.