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Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 20

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1816

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Receipts

620 head

▼ 423 vs last sale 1,043▼ 170 vs year ago 790 · −21.5%

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 steady on a light test. Mostly calves in the offering with plenty of buyers still looking to own more cattle. Demand was 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 $373.66/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −93.43 against this barn's trailing median of $467.09.

Average price

$373.66

64 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$1.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.20

vs MO average

−4.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	375.00	1,901	12thin
Medium and Large 1	552	373.35	2,061	52

One grade step is worth $1.65/cwt here — about −$160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale64 hd

373.66

—

MO average15 barns · 4,799 hd

382.86

−9.20

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−4.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

467.09

−93.43

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

37 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	392	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,803	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	454.09/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,884	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	398.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,904	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	496	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,984	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,901	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	382.86/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,960	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,058	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	375.75/cwt	372.50–381.00	2,157	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	340.23/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,990	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	604	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,035	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,069	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	343.68/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,227	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,322	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,288	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,172	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	321.70/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,300	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,272	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,288	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	436.67/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,349	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,863	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	382.04/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,841	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,822	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	359.94/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,929	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	333.78/cwt	326.00–337.00	1,916	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	348.77/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,005	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,987	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	327.00/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,018	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	317.94/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,019	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,015	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,048	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,942	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	730	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,942	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,802	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,860	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,994	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 May 20, 2025

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

Receipts 620Last week 1,043Year ago 790

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	377.00	377.00
7	550–600	585	335.00–347.50	340.23
6	600–650	604	337.00	337.00
4	650–700	695	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	392	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	496	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	726	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	420.00–467.50	454.09
14	450–500	478	390.00–410.00	398.23
16	500–550	512	375.00–392.50	382.86
21	550–600	574	372.50–381.00	375.75
86	600–650	648	340.00–344.00	343.68
9	650–700	654	355.00	355.00
10	700–750	715	319.00–322.00	321.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	507	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	613	337.50	337.50
3	650–700	678	337.50	337.50
35	700–750	743	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	385.00–445.00	436.67
2	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
36	450–500	482	370.00–395.00	382.04
13	500–550	536	357.50–365.00	359.94
29	550–600	575	337.00–365.00	348.77
12	600–650	617	324.00–328.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	576	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	635	317.50–320.00	317.94
5	700–750	711	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	574	326.00–337.00	333.78
5	700–750	714	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	665	303.00	303.00
4	700–750	730	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	468	397.50	397.50
3	500–550	518	385.00	385.00

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.