Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-07-08

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Jul 8
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
163 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 85▼ 4 vs year ago 167 · −2.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous sale from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher.

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—High1,841201.273,70513
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,780176.953,1507thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,494173.032,58516
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256165.822,08317
CowsLean 85-90%High1,072157.571,69012
HeifersChoiceLow1,219232.492,83327
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,218226.552,7596thin
SteersChoiceLow1,335234.063,12547

Every lot

20 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—Choice1,314234.59/cwt231.00–236.503,08342
Steers—Choice1,511229.58/cwt228.00–230.003,4695
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,178234.25/cwt232.00–236.502,75919
Heifers—Select and Choice1,218226.55/cwt224.00–230.002,7596
Heifers—Choice1,315228.31/cwt227.00–229.003,0028
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,708184.03/cwt181.00–187.003,1432
Bulls——1,720221.75/cwt221.50–222.003,8142
Bulls——1,846203.05/cwt195.00–217.003,7488
Bulls——2,305180.50/cwt180.50–180.504,1611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058163.73/cwt159.00–171.001,7325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073154.04/cwt150.00–157.001,6536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233177.30/cwt176.00–180.002,1863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248158.94/cwt158.00–160.001,9842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261167.32/cwt165.00–170.002,11010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275147.99/cwt147.00–149.001,8872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489168.53/cwt165.00–171.002,5098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499177.52/cwt172.00–189.502,6618
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,743182.48/cwt180.00–184.003,1814
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,830169.58/cwt168.00–172.003,1033

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.