Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-12-09

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Dec 9
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
216 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 117▼ 13 vs year ago 229 · −5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows Steady to 2.00 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—Average1,782199.843,56110
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,797166.602,9948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528157.822,41132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,301150.581,96025
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,086133.701,45224
HeifersChoiceAverage1,285217.442,79414
SteersChoiceAverage1,371217.722,98522
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258214.512,6993thin

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—Select and Choice1,258214.51/cwt214.00–215.502,6993
Steers—Choice1,371217.72/cwt216.00–219.502,98522
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,285217.44/cwt215.00–220.502,79414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,743211.55/cwt205.00–217.003,6876
Bulls——1,795186.13/cwt185.00–187.003,3412
Bulls——1,885178.42/cwt177.00–180.003,3632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060155.97/cwt155.00–157.001,6532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078116.05/cwt111.00–120.001,2514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087131.02/cwt125.00–141.001,42413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101145.88/cwt138.00–150.001,6065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269165.31/cwt161.00–169.002,0984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291135.93/cwt129.00–141.001,7555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295155.60/cwt151.00–158.002,01510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342144.60/cwt140.00–151.001,9416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494164.20/cwt160.00–172.002,45310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510146.00/cwt140.00–151.002,2054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550156.90/cwt152.00–159.002,43218
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,797166.60/cwt162.00–175.002,9948

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.