Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-03-04

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Mar 4
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
121 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 153▼ 55 vs year ago 176 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,838174.323,20414
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,710141.002,4112thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288140.161,80625
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513139.532,11119
CowsLean 85-90%High1,074123.491,32613
HeifersChoiceAverage1,367203.502,7822thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,461203.332,97127
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352196.662,6596thin

Every lot

17 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—Select and Choice1,352196.66/cwt196.00–198.002,6596
Steers—Choice1,461203.33/cwt200.00–205.002,97127
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,367203.50/cwt203.50–203.502,7822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,691163.59/cwt151.00–168.002,7667
Bulls——1,955194.53/cwt193.00–196.003,8032
Bulls——1,997181.25/cwt173.00–189.003,6205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915101.68/cwt98.00–106.009303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079137.32/cwt132.00–145.001,4824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108117.07/cwt116.00–118.001,2972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171129.23/cwt129.00–130.001,5134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246150.22/cwt147.00–159.001,8727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300140.22/cwt137.00–144.001,8239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310132.28/cwt127.00–137.001,7339
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488133.08/cwt130.00–137.001,9806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500149.29/cwt147.00–154.002,2393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532140.48/cwt137.00–146.002,15210
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,710141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,4112

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.