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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 15

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1816

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 29 →

Receipts

643 head

▼ 373 vs last sale 1,016▲ 643 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers and heifers near steady on a very light test. Lighter receipts this week as several days of dry weather has turned area farmers attention to corn and soybean planting, at least until forecast rains that are expected over the Easter weekend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.95/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −96.65 against this barn's trailing median of $422.60.

Average price

$325.95

49 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

vs MO average

+4.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	329.78	1,758	29
Medium and Large 1	547	320.40	1,754	20

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd

325.95

—

MO average16 barns · 2,446 hd

321.90

+4.05

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+4.77

This barn, trailing median14 sales

422.60

−96.65

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $452.66, low $361.22, median $422.60 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

50 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium 1-2	248	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,054	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	2
Steers	300–350	Medium 1-2	301	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,294	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	366	454.11/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,662	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,705	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,635	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	453	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,687	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	389.53/cwt	381.00–400.00	1,846	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	376.99/cwt	369.00–382.50	1,941	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	345.76/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,839	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,003	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,978	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,925	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	321.94/cwt	312.00–337.00	2,002	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,941	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	309.20/cwt	289.00–315.00	2,050	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	669	284.32/cwt	267.00–293.00	1,902	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,039	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	764	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,135	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	931	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,351	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	459.22/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,263	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,416	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,569	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,608	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,505	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	472	338.27/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,597	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,719	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	517	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,810	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	521	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,693	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	327.55/cwt	324.00–331.00	1,762	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,766	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	552	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,755	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	568	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,710	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,738	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	286.70/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,775	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,788	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,878	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,808	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	278.51/cwt	275.50–279.00	1,919	65
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,947	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	784	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,085	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,133	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,377	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	366	412.59/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,510	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,762	3

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 Apr 15, 2025

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Receipts 643Last week 1,016Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	367.50	367.50
3	450–500	453	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	585	329.00	329.00
15	650–700	669	267.00–293.00	284.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	440	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	452	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	515	369.00–382.50	376.99
10	550–600	558	359.00	359.00
10	600–650	622	312.00–337.00	321.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	248	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	301	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	532	340.00–357.50	345.76
8	600–650	624	311.00	311.00
8	700–750	744	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	366	445.00–462.50	454.11
17	450–500	474	381.00–400.00	389.53
20	550–600	570	347.00	347.00
14	650–700	663	289.00–315.00	309.20
12	750–800	764	279.50	279.50
7	900–950	931	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	385	407.50	407.50
9	400–450	415	387.50	387.50
7	650–700	660	274.00	274.00
10	750–800	784	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	568	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	337.50–341.00	338.27
16	550–600	552	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	621	288.00	288.00
11	650–700	651	288.50	288.50
12	800–850	825	258.50	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	425.00–475.00	459.22
3	350–400	375	377.50	377.50
2	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	507	339.00	339.00
2	550–600	550	321.00	321.00
20	600–650	614	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
14	500–550	538	324.00–331.00	327.55
11	600–650	619	284.00–289.00	286.70
65	650–700	689	275.50–279.00	278.51
11	750–800	759	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	366	375.00–435.00	412.59
3	450–500	480	367.00	367.00

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.