Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2019-07-29

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Jul 29
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
169 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 16▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Sep 29, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous auction, slaughter steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good and supply moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,62285.181,3826thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44264.0792417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25160.8676219
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06053.3056522
HeifersChoiceAverage1,142115.121,31510
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,217111.531,3573thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,239115.121,42624
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,323113.001,4952thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersChoice—1,239115.12/cwt113.75–116.251,42624
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02563.50/cwt63.50–63.506511
Bulls——1,62285.18/cwt83.00–90.001,3826
SteersSelect and Choice—1,323113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4952
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04243.98/cwt37.00–48.504583
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28454.27/cwt52.50–56.006974
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05157.99/cwt55.00–62.506098
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28659.56/cwt56.50–63.007667
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07751.33/cwt46.75–53.5055310
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20565.29/cwt64.00–68.507878
HeifersChoice—1,142115.12/cwt113.50–115.751,31510
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42161.42/cwt60.00–63.008738
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,217111.53/cwt111.00–112.751,3573
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46166.42/cwt65.50–68.009709

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.