Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-03-24

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Mar 24
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
208 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 106▲ 84 vs year ago 124 · +67.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher on a very light test. 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—High1,886204.203,85014
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,730176.353,0517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,528167.202,55424
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280165.002,11223
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063144.971,54021
HeifersChoiceAverage1,433236.993,3968thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,681234.693,9453thin
SteersSelectAverage1,478228.003,3702thin

Every lot

17 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—Select1,478228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,3702
Steers—Select and Choice1,681234.69/cwt234.00–235.003,9453
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,433236.99/cwt234.50–238.003,3968
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,874203.29/cwt190.00–211.003,81013
Bulls——2,035216.00/cwt216.00–216.004,3961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%971129.72/cwt123.00–134.001,2607
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080144.71/cwt140.00–150.001,5635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117155.46/cwt151.00–160.001,7368
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,9941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264166.90/cwt162.00–170.002,11012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291178.25/cwt176.00–180.002,3014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316155.85/cwt150.00–160.002,0516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441176.08/cwt173.00–181.002,5377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508158.05/cwt150.00–162.002,3837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602167.39/cwt165.00–170.002,68210
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,730176.35/cwt172.00–183.003,0517

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.