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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 5

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Receipts

177 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 141▲ 2 vs year ago 175 · +1.1%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,785	218.22	3,895	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,790	185.00	3,312	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	180.00	2,724	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	177.72	2,247	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	163.60	1,727	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	249.35	3,324	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,371	250.78	3,438	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,369	246.68	3,377	6thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,369	246.68/cwt	245.00–249.00	3,377	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,371	250.78/cwt	250.00–252.00	3,438	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	249.35/cwt	247.50–250.50	3,324	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,641	209.26/cwt	199.00–217.00	3,434	6
Bulls	—	—	2,073	236.15/cwt	231.00–245.00	4,895	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	143.64/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,464	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	166.46/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,748	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	177.69/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,900	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	155.74/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,670	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	167.31/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,090	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	176.62/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,213	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	186.08/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,365	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	151.63/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,108	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,476	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	183.69/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,766	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	177.89/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,718	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,312	1

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.

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F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Tue May 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 177Last week 141Year ago 175

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,050	160.00–171.00	166.46
5	—	1,019	139.00–149.00	143.64
6	—	1,072	154.00–159.00	155.74
9	—	1,069	172.00–182.00	177.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	169.00	169.00
7	—	1,506	182.00–187.00	183.69
7	—	1,528	174.00–180.00	177.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,271	182.00–192.00	186.08
2	—	1,390	147.00–156.00	151.63
6	—	1,249	162.00–172.00	167.31
25	—	1,253	172.00–181.00	176.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,369	245.00–249.00	246.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	250.00–252.00	250.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,333	247.50–250.50	249.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,073	231.00–245.00	236.15
6	—	1,641	199.00–217.00	209.26

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.