Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-02-03

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Feb 3
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
151 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 44▼ 138 vs year ago 289 · −47.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers 10.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 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—High1,774198.893,5279thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,787177.863,1774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,527170.052,59739
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,288165.622,13326
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,027149.951,54023
HeifersChoiceAverage1,371234.363,2139thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,432234.573,3598thin

Every lot

15 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—Choice1,432234.57/cwt233.50–238.003,3598
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,371234.36/cwt234.00–235.003,2139
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,769196.50/cwt190.00–210.003,4768
Bulls——1,810218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,9461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035144.18/cwt140.00–148.001,4929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038155.78/cwt148.00–160.001,61713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219172.08/cwt169.00–178.002,0988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309157.84/cwt154.00–161.002,0666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323165.21/cwt161.00–169.002,18612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515175.44/cwt170.00–184.002,65819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526166.46/cwt162.00–170.002,54017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612156.21/cwt152.00–160.002,5183
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,707181.14/cwt176.00–187.003,0923
Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,025168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,4021

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.