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F&T Livestock Market

Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 21

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1816

← May 14May 21Jun 11 →

Receipts

790 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 604▼ 551 vs year ago 1,341 · −41.1%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, lightweight steer calves weighing less than 500 lbs sold 15.00-25.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs steady, and steers over 600 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded firm to 10.00 higher with the most advance on the lighter weights. Demand was very good for calves and moderate on yearlings with a light to moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.37/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −147.71 against this barn's trailing median of $467.09.

Average price

$319.37

76 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$0.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs MO average

+5.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	320.00	1,606	5thin
Medium and Large 1	561	319.33	1,791	71

One grade step is worth $0.67/cwt here — about −$184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale76 hd

319.37

—

MO average17 barns · 4,481 hd

319.79

−0.42

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+5.27

This barn, trailing median14 sales

467.09

−147.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.25, low $408.52, median $467.09 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,218	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	394.84/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,279	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	343	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,338	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	357.72/cwt	351.00–374.00	1,542	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,697	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	463	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,769	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,602	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	378.92/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,762	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	325.32/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,588	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,606	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	332.26/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,695	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	333.91/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,800	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,738	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	315.64/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,840	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,702	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,773	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	290.75/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,849	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	282.34/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,852	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	656	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,797	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	679	270.54/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,837	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	258.40/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,894	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,906	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,976	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,010	64
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	249.42/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,935	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	198	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	802	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	342	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,163	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,147	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	388	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,329	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,370	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	332.40/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,443	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,421	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	311.52/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,511	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	497	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,575	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,454	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	302.65/cwt	300.00–303.50	1,616	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,524	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,639	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	285.95/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,627	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,550	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	276.14/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,610	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	267.69/cwt	255.00–271.50	1,630	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	612	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,634	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	265.38/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,651	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,664	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2Fleshy	629	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,403	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,692	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	662	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,595	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,804	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1-2Fleshy	777	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,632	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	783	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,781	6

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Tue May 21, 2024

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

Receipts 790Last week 604Year ago 1,341

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	324	390.00–397.50	394.84
10	400–450	431	351.00–374.00	357.72
2	450–500	463	346.00	346.00
17	500–550	539	325.00–337.00	333.91
4	550–600	595	286.00	286.00
32	650–700	656	279.00–285.00	282.34
64	750–800	770	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	442	384.00	384.00
17	450–500	465	377.50–380.00	378.92
10	500–550	510	330.00–337.50	332.26
30	550–600	583	312.00–320.00	315.64
17	600–650	636	288.00–300.00	290.75
6	700–750	743	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	656	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	320.00	320.00
11	600–650	603	294.00	294.00
12	700–750	733	258.00–259.00	258.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	463	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	488	317.00–340.00	325.32
10	550–600	568	306.00	306.00
20	650–700	679	270.00–272.00	270.54
7	700–750	736	259.00	259.00
12	750–800	776	249.00–250.00	249.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	198	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	353	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	424	323.00	323.00
20	450–500	485	306.00–316.00	311.52
3	500–550	532	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	569	283.00–288.00	285.95
2	600–650	628	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	342	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	388	342.50	342.50
10	400–450	434	324.00–334.00	332.40
11	450–500	497	317.00	317.00
12	500–550	534	300.00–303.50	302.65
17	550–600	569	288.00	288.00
20	600–650	622	264.00–271.00	265.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	460	309.00	309.00
5	500–550	503	289.00	289.00
26	550–600	583	269.00–287.00	276.14
18	600–650	609	255.00–271.50	267.69
13	650–700	661	256.00	256.00
6	750–800	771	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	277.00	277.00
5	600–650	614	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	662	241.00	241.00
6	750–800	783	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	574	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	612	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	629	223.00	223.00
9	750–800	777	210.00	210.00

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.