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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 8

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Receipts

138 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 172▼ 93 vs year ago 231 · −40.3%

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 4.00-5.00 lower on a light test. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,917	175.95	3,372	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,645	156.00	2,566	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	142.27	2,185	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	140.66	1,755	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,035	121.81	1,261	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	210.02	2,863	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,148	206.73	2,373	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	212.61	3,021	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,339	205.29	2,749	6thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,339	205.29/cwt	201.00–207.50	2,749	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	212.61/cwt	212.00–214.00	3,021	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,148	206.73/cwt	206.50–207.00	2,373	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,363	210.02/cwt	208.50–213.00	2,863	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,929	178.64/cwt	170.00–189.00	3,446	10
Bulls	—	—	2,330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	105.43/cwt	104.50–106.50	936	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	114.24/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,149	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	128.92/cwt	125.50–132.00	1,397	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	149.25/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,833	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	132.47/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,647	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	140.10/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,757	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	146.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,067	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,037	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	140.76/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,254	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,566	1

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.

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F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Tue Apr 8, 2025

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

Receipts 138Last week 172Year ago 231

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,929	170.00–189.00	178.64
1	—	1,380	164.00	164.00
1	—	2,330	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,254	137.00–144.00	140.10
5	—	1,228	147.00–152.00	149.25
4	—	1,243	128.00–136.00	132.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	104.50–106.50	105.43
5	—	1,084	125.50–132.00	128.92
2	—	1,118	135.00–136.00	135.53
4	—	1,006	112.00–119.00	114.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,601	137.00–144.00	140.76
6	—	1,409	145.00–149.00	146.67
1	—	1,520	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,363	208.50–213.00	210.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	206.50–207.00	206.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,421	212.00–214.00	212.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	201.00–207.50	205.29

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.