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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Oct 29

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1816

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 12 →

Receipts

770 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 984▼ 256 vs year ago 1,026 · −25.0%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers and heifers steady on limited comparisons. Demand moderate to good and supply light.

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 $276.78/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −190.31 against this barn's trailing median of $467.09.

Average price

$276.78

55 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

vs MO average

−23.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	283.27	1,532	26
Medium and Large 1-2	565	270.96	1,531	29

One grade step is worth $12.31/cwt here — about $0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale55 hd

276.78

—

MO average16 barns · 2,198 hd

279.22

−2.44

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−23.91

This barn, trailing median14 sales

467.09

−190.31

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

39 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,307	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,369	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,400	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	321.99/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,520	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	304.33/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,570	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,399	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,523	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,559	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	270.20/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,529	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	272.56/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,594	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	593	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,548	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	278.26/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,717	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	647	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,676	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,758	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	691	263.96/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,824	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,854	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	254.59/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,831	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,918	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,960	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	317.29/cwt	317.00–319.00	965	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,043	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	393	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,151	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,145	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,423	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	510	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,239	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	272.33/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,411	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,320	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	255.00/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,364	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	260.62/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,486	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,489	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	260.21/cwt	251.50–264.00	1,595	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,558	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	662	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,576	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	250.94/cwt	243.00–252.75	1,847	80
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	752	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,715	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,879	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	2,024	18

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 Oct 29, 2024

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

Receipts 770Last week 984Year ago 1,026

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers and heifers steady on limited comparisons. Demand moderate to good and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	280.00	280.00
19	550–600	566	266.00–271.00	270.20
18	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
5	700–750	719	254.00–255.00	254.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	329.00	329.00
22	650–700	676	260.00	260.00
15	700–750	745	257.50	257.50
25	750–800	795	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	331.00	331.00
3	400–450	428	327.00	327.00
27	450–500	472	300.00–330.00	321.99
9	500–550	516	303.00–305.00	304.33
7	550–600	585	272.00–273.00	272.56
56	600–650	617	265.00–283.00	278.26
23	650–700	691	258.00–266.00	263.96
13	700–750	716	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	518	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	565	276.00	276.00
7	600–650	647	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	593	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	254.00–257.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	243.00	243.00
9	650–700	662	238.00	238.00
2	750–800	752	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	317.00–319.00	317.29
2	350–400	350	298.00	298.00
5	500–550	501	284.00	284.00
6	550–600	575	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	530	249.00	249.00
80	700–750	736	243.00–252.75	250.94
6	750–800	798	235.50	235.50
18	850–900	862	234.75	234.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	293.00	293.00
2	400–450	415	276.00	276.00
11	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
14	500–550	518	271.00–274.00	272.33
33	550–600	570	258.00–268.00	260.62
17	600–650	613	251.50–264.00	260.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	632	246.50	246.50

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.