Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply and demand moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,652	83.07	1,372	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	59.13	844	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	57.35	711	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	52.94	569	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,179	116.43	1,373	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,315	118.13	1,553	41

Every lot, as filed

13 lots · USDA AMS · F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,602	76.54/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,226	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	86.69/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,456	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,179	116.43/cwt	114.75–118.25	1,373	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,315	118.13/cwt	114.25–119.75	1,553	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	62.85/cwt	61.50–65.50	778	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	50.92/cwt	46.50–53.50	651	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	57.94/cwt	54.00–62.00	713	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	52.51/cwt	51.00–53.50	686	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	64.88/cwt	62.50–68.00	1,004	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	58.69/cwt	55.00–63.00	830	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	61.18/cwt	60.00–62.50	671	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	48.01/cwt	42.25–51.75	490	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	53.92/cwt	49.50–58.00	601	15

How this sale compares

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.

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F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Mon May 13, 2019

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Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply and demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,602	74.50–79.00	76.54
9	—	1,680	83.00–88.50	86.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,179	114.75–118.25	116.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,315	114.25–119.75	118.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	61.50–65.50	62.85
8	—	1,278	46.50–53.50	50.92
31	—	1,231	54.00–62.00	57.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	51.00–53.50	52.51
10	—	1,548	62.50–68.00	64.88
25	—	1,414	55.00–63.00	58.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	60.00–62.50	61.18
13	—	1,020	42.25–51.75	48.01
15	—	1,115	49.50–58.00	53.92

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