Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,717 | 88.43 | 1,519 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,544 | 64.67 | 999 | 34 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,252 | 60.55 | 758 | 36 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,058 | 53.17 | 563 | 36 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,189 | 116.25 | 1,382 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,112 | 112.52 | 1,251 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,160 | 107.54 | 1,247 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,242 | 117.52 | 1,460 | 48 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,153 | 114.01 | 1,315 | 16 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,089 | 108.28 | 1,179 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
19 lots · USDA AMS · F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MONothing 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,065 | 50.42/cwt | 46.00–54.00 | 537 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,098 | 56.71/cwt | 54.75–60.00 | 623 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,031 | 62.37/cwt | 59.50–63.50 | 643 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 878 | 38.13/cwt | 36.50–41.00 | 335 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,548 | 68.04/cwt | 63.00–75.00 | 1,053 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,507 | 61.21/cwt | 58.00–63.00 | 922 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,618 | 56.43/cwt | 55.50–57.00 | 913 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,258 | 60.31/cwt | 57.50–62.50 | 759 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,258 | 64.87/cwt | 63.00–70.50 | 816 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,235 | 55.23/cwt | 50.00–57.50 | 682 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,189 | 116.25/cwt | 115.25–117.50 | 1,382 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,242 | 117.52/cwt | 116.75–118.50 | 1,460 | 48 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,112 | 112.52/cwt | 111.25–113.25 | 1,251 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,153 | 114.01/cwt | 113.25–115.75 | 1,315 | 16 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,089 | 108.28/cwt | 107.75–109.25 | 1,179 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,160 | 107.54/cwt | 106.00–109.25 | 1,247 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,807 | 89.42/cwt | 86.50–93.00 | 1,616 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,529 | 82.61/cwt | 79.00–84.50 | 1,263 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,690 | 95.61/cwt | 94.00–97.00 | 1,616 | 2 |
How this sale compares
Missouri weighted averagesOne 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.