Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-04-07

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 7
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
183 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 181▲ 45 vs year ago 138 · +32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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—High1,884223.184,20513
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,681186.603,1379thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,497180.872,70724
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,267176.632,23825
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,046162.651,70135
HeifersChoiceAverage1,487239.433,5605thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,426241.143,43924

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—Choice1,426241.14/cwt240.00–243.503,43924
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,487239.43/cwt238.00–244.003,5605
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,846235.11/cwt229.00–243.004,3405
Bulls——1,908215.72/cwt203.00–219.004,1168
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%906145.59/cwt129.00–153.001,3196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057165.57/cwt159.00–171.001,7509
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077174.63/cwt171.00–181.001,88111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089156.45/cwt150.00–159.001,7049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181188.03/cwt186.00–190.002,2214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240168.97/cwt168.00–170.002,0953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286176.98/cwt172.00–180.002,27617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482184.51/cwt181.00–189.002,73413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521177.82/cwt173.00–180.002,70510
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,681186.60/cwt185.00–188.003,1379

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.