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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 8

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1816

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Receipts

1,016 head

▲ 1,016 vs last sale 0▼ 535 vs year ago 1,551 · −34.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested auction from two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower, with too few yearlings offered for a good comparison. Many of the calves carrying more flesh than seen in past weeks, but still selling with a good demand.

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 $347.60/cwt on 194 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −119.48 against this barn's trailing median of $467.09.

Average price

$347.60

194 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$36.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs MO average

−6.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	349.34	1,946	178
Medium and Large 1-2	579	340.11	1,969	9thin
Medium 1-2	574	313.00	1,797	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.34/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale194 hd

347.60

—

MO average16 barns · 1,889 hd

355.67

−8.07

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−6.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

467.09

−119.48

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

52 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,056	2
Steers	250–300	Medium 1-2	278	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,168	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	466.73/cwt	457.50–485.00	1,461	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	368	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,518	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	382.17/cwt	382.00–382.50	1,643	12
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	444	376.45/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,671	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	374.17/cwt	371.00–390.00	1,736	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	386.02/cwt	382.50–399.00	1,845	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	501	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,841	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	363.33/cwt	348.00–379.00	1,911	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	370.33/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,978	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	345.39/cwt	339.00–356.00	1,983	36
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	574	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,797	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	330.35/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,906	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	340.11/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,969	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	336.34/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,971	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	326.69/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,986	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	305.02/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,894	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	335.80/cwt	320.00–339.50	2,099	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,051	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	289.62/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,946	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	703	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,074	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	310.92/cwt	308.00–312.50	2,189	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,182	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,212	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	890	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,261	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,364	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	386	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,554	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	378.62/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,636	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	447	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,609	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	361.35/cwt	361.00–362.00	1,760	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,742	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,804	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	527	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,702	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	344.46/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,822	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	324.64/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,717	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,900	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	327.86/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,885	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,797	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	616	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,762	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	290.10/cwt	290.00–290.50	1,857	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,868	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	656	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,666	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,931	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	717	272.36/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,953	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,244	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	846	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,191	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,977	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	599	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,719	14

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 →

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Receipts 1,016Last week 0Year ago 1,551

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	402.50	402.50
6	400–450	447	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	520	347.00	347.00
12	550–600	562	338.00	338.00
5	650–700	659	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	527	323.00	323.00
4	600–650	616	286.00	286.00
9	700–750	717	269.00–274.00	272.36
20	800–850	846	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	529	295.00–337.00	324.64
8	650–700	656	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	529	333.00–349.00	344.46
7	550–600	599	300.00	300.00
26	600–650	640	290.00–290.50	290.10
9	750–800	797	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
15	400–450	432	377.50–380.00	378.62
14	450–500	487	361.00–362.00	361.35
7	500–550	517	337.00	337.00
7	550–600	575	327.00–330.00	327.86
7	600–650	642	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	313	457.50–485.00	466.73
12	400–450	430	382.00–382.50	382.17
14	450–500	478	382.50–399.00	386.02
38	500–550	526	348.00–379.00	363.33
36	550–600	574	339.00–356.00	345.39
27	600–650	625	320.00–339.50	335.80
6	650–700	668	307.00	307.00
17	700–750	704	308.00–312.50	310.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	579	332.00–347.50	340.11
40	750–800	771	283.00	283.00
20	800–850	806	274.50	274.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	501	367.50	367.50
26	550–600	577	320.00–340.00	330.35
16	600–650	621	301.00–314.00	305.02
46	650–700	672	277.00–302.00	289.62
5	700–750	703	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	368	412.50	412.50
12	400–450	444	375.00–377.50	376.45
7	550–600	574	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	464	371.00–390.00	374.17
21	500–550	534	370.00–371.00	370.33
44	550–600	586	331.00–338.00	336.34
24	600–650	608	324.00–329.00	326.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	890	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	599	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
6	550–600	573	345.00	345.00

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.