Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-09-29

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Sep 29
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
110 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 70▲ 16 vs year ago 94 · +17.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower compared to two weeks ago.

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—Low1,835188.123,4526thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,266137.761,74418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,536137.442,11115
CowsLean 85-90%High1,113119.651,33211
HeifersChoiceHigh1,251219.652,7477thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,288217.062,7965thin

Every lot

15 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—Choice1,288217.06/cwt216.00–218.502,7965
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,245217.71/cwt217.50–217.752,7105
Heifers—Choice1,265224.50/cwt224.50–224.502,8402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523174.83/cwt170.00–180.002,6632
Bulls——1,991194.76/cwt188.00–201.003,8784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053133.94/cwt132.00–136.001,4102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117122.74/cwt120.00–125.001,3715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130105.47/cwt102.00–109.001,1922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148111.82/cwt110.00–114.001,2842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216127.70/cwt126.00–129.001,5534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266144.98/cwt141.00–150.001,8357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294136.28/cwt135.00–140.001,7637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458127.44/cwt125.00–130.001,8582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500145.29/cwt142.00–147.002,1794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569136.17/cwt132.00–139.002,1379

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.