Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-09-09

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Sep 9
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
180 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 163▼ 25 vs year ago 205 · −12.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous auction from two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. A good supply of slaughter steers offered this week, however too few at recent sales for a good comparison.

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—Average1,716197.453,3895thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,843177.493,2712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,270165.802,10630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,491164.762,45610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,082152.871,65413
SteersChoiceAverage1,301242.523,15551

Every lot

16 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,301242.52/cwt241.00–244.003,15551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,4491
Bulls——1,682203.09/cwt199.00–206.003,4163
Bulls——2,060212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,3671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992151.45/cwt148.00–157.001,5023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079138.75/cwt132.00–146.001,4975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120174.55/cwt173.00–176.001,9552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152163.35/cwt162.00–165.001,8823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259171.27/cwt166.00–176.002,15613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271162.11/cwt157.00–166.002,06010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288153.30/cwt151.00–157.001,9755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298179.96/cwt177.00–183.002,3362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470161.22/cwt157.00–164.002,3704
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513169.75/cwt168.00–172.002,5685
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,843177.49/cwt177.00–178.003,2712

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.