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F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 1
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
172 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 124▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Every week the fat steer and heifer market sets a new all-time high with the current record now at 219.50.

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—Average1,813182.633,31215
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,580160.002,5281thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,509145.142,19114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,272142.761,81637
CowsLean 85-90%High1,065119.121,26925
HeifersChoiceAverage1,369217.482,9777thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,389215.722,99619
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440212.003,0536thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,389215.72/cwt214.00–219.002,99619
Steers—Select and Choice1,440212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,0536
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,369217.48/cwt216.00–219.502,9777
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,3511
Bulls——1,775180.13/cwt172.00–189.003,1977
Bulls——1,840194.09/cwt192.00–196.003,5716
Bulls——2,275153.00/cwt153.00–153.003,4811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025100.53/cwt96.00–108.001,0306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037117.87/cwt113.00–124.001,2229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112126.73/cwt125.00–129.001,4096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120138.41/cwt134.00–141.001,5504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258140.94/cwt137.00–144.001,77320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284147.31/cwt145.00–153.001,89114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312133.64/cwt130.00–136.001,7533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488148.14/cwt145.00–153.002,2049
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565140.91/cwt139.00–144.002,2054
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,580160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5281

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.