Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-11-03

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Nov 3
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
← Oct 27Nov 3latest
Receipts
90 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 85▲ 65 vs year ago 25 · +260.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 5.00-6.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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—Average1,911170.503,2597thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,664145.172,4165thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518137.162,08222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287133.811,72321
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,095112.541,23217
HeifersChoiceAverage1,193217.562,5958thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,393216.663,01814

Every lot

14 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—Choice1,393216.66/cwt215.00–218.003,01814
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,193217.56/cwt217.50–218.002,5958
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,794176.19/cwt170.00–184.003,1614
Bulls——2,068162.91/cwt161.00–169.003,3693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84097.50/cwt97.50–97.508191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103110.78/cwt102.00–116.001,22212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135121.60/cwt118.00–125.001,3804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271134.23/cwt131.00–138.001,70613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300127.23/cwt123.00–131.001,6545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338142.94/cwt139.00–147.001,9133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365127.85/cwt124.00–131.001,7452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530136.23/cwt133.00–139.002,08414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,541142.44/cwt141.00–146.002,1956
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,664145.17/cwt142.00–149.002,4165

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.