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 | 1,622 | 85.18 | 1,382 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,442 | 64.07 | 924 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,251 | 60.86 | 762 | 19 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,060 | 53.30 | 565 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,142 | 115.12 | 1,315 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,217 | 111.53 | 1,357 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,239 | 115.12 | 1,426 | 24 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,323 | 113.00 | 1,495 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 |
|---|
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,239 | 115.12/cwt | 113.75–116.25 | 1,426 | 24 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,025 | 63.50/cwt | 63.50–63.50 | 651 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,622 | 85.18/cwt | 83.00–90.00 | 1,382 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,323 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,495 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,042 | 43.98/cwt | 37.00–48.50 | 458 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,284 | 54.27/cwt | 52.50–56.00 | 697 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,051 | 57.99/cwt | 55.00–62.50 | 609 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,286 | 59.56/cwt | 56.50–63.00 | 766 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,077 | 51.33/cwt | 46.75–53.50 | 553 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,205 | 65.29/cwt | 64.00–68.50 | 787 | 8 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,142 | 115.12/cwt | 113.50–115.75 | 1,315 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,421 | 61.42/cwt | 60.00–63.00 | 873 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,217 | 111.53/cwt | 111.00–112.75 | 1,357 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,461 | 66.42/cwt | 65.50–68.00 | 970 | 9 |
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.