Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-04-28

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 28
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
141 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 152▼ 22 vs year ago 163 · −13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. 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—Average1,740220.333,83414
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,820179.003,2581thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238171.532,12417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,564170.572,66713
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,019157.821,60814
HeifersChoiceAverage1,307245.433,20814
SteersChoiceAverage1,489244.653,64413

Every lot

19 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—Choice1,429245.74/cwt244.00–247.003,51210
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,691241.00/cwt241.00–241.004,0753
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,307245.43/cwt244.00–247.003,20814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,8421
Bulls——1,708216.65/cwt209.00–224.003,7008
Bulls——1,846231.48/cwt227.00–242.004,2735
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002151.16/cwt149.00–154.001,5155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016164.09/cwt162.00–166.001,6677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148156.49/cwt156.00–157.001,7972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244174.91/cwt172.00–180.002,1767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252184.19/cwt182.00–187.002,3063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258165.22/cwt159.00–170.002,0785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545174.64/cwt170.00–179.002,6987
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559164.49/cwt160.00–169.002,5644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,4871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,0381
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,820179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,2581

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.