Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-04-14

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 14
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
152 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 183▲ 13 vs year ago 139 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers steady on a very light test. Slaughter cows steady.

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—Low1,783217.123,8719thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,618185.102,9952thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,438177.102,54617
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,258173.482,18315
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048155.431,62823
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312240.183,1519thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,332241.693,21911

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—Select and Choice1,332241.69/cwt240.00–244.503,21911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,312240.18/cwt238.00–241.003,1519
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,615188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,0361
Bulls——1,675209.24/cwt197.00–219.003,5053
Bulls——1,881227.67/cwt223.00–234.004,2825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979140.20/cwt127.50–147.501,3736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060164.65/cwt161.00–172.001,7457
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086152.64/cwt148.00–158.001,6588
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205165.81/cwt161.00–170.001,9986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233185.49/cwt183.00–188.002,2872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311176.63/cwt172.00–180.002,3167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353185.41/cwt185.00–185.502,5096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419176.49/cwt172.00–181.002,5047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598165.72/cwt160.00–171.002,6484
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,618185.10/cwt183.00–187.002,9952

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.