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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 29

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

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Receipts

163 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 20▼ 75 vs year ago 238 · −31.5%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded with new all time highs with the market 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher than two weeks 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,818	194.75	3,541	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,701	159.59	2,715	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	151.72	2,279	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	148.71	1,817	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	119.88	1,232	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,359	216.25	2,939	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	217.51	3,182	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	212.68	2,546	6thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,197	212.68/cwt	211.00–213.00	2,546	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,463	217.51/cwt	216.00–218.00	3,182	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,359	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	2,939	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	161.54/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	205.42/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,792	7
Bulls	—	—	1,900	190.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	95.53/cwt	81.00–110.00	936	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	118.72/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,219	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	135.09/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,408	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	148.74/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,632	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	138.68/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,681	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	146.89/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,786	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	154.31/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,898	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	158.72/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,370	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	140.11/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,103	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	151.20/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,292	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,701	159.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,715	5

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 29, 2025

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

Receipts 163Last week 20Year ago 238

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded with new all time highs with the market 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher than two weeks ago.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	180.00–200.00	190.61
2	—	1,638	150.00–171.00	161.54
7	—	1,846	202.00–215.00	205.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	215.00–217.50	216.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,463	216.00–218.00	217.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	211.00–213.00	212.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	134.00–136.00	135.09
9	—	1,027	116.00–125.00	118.72
5	—	980	81.00–110.00	95.53
3	—	1,097	145.00–152.00	148.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	158.00–161.00	159.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	136.00–144.00	140.11
5	—	1,516	149.00–155.00	151.20
7	—	1,493	155.00–163.00	158.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	134.00–142.00	138.68
10	—	1,216	144.00–151.00	146.89
14	—	1,230	151.00–158.00	154.31

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.