Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-02-17

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Feb 17
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
180 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 240▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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—Average1,882194.553,66216
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,877172.333,2354thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569167.172,62423
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,292165.412,13624
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053154.121,62216
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405236.843,32815
SteersChoiceAverage1,416235.613,33613

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,416235.61/cwt235.00–236.503,33613
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,405236.84/cwt235.50–240.003,32815
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,758180.95/cwt179.00–183.003,1813
Bulls——1,908196.50/cwt185.00–203.003,74912
Bulls——1,945212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,1231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%983169.65/cwt169.00–170.001,6683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071158.24/cwt152.00–164.001,6958
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105150.35/cwt149.00–151.001,6613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277170.61/cwt166.00–175.002,1798
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287179.64/cwt177.00–183.002,3123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294160.99/cwt159.00–164.002,0839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319154.28/cwt153.00–155.002,0354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,6221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543163.59/cwt160.00–165.002,5247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590168.92/cwt166.00–174.002,68614
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,877172.33/cwt171.50–175.003,2354

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.