Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2019-10-14

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Oct 14
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
230 head
36 vs last sale 194 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.

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
BullsAverage1,80283.121,4988thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48559.6488627
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,28153.1768139
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01246.8547427
HeifersChoiceAverage1,093106.891,16812
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175103.251,2132thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,212107.181,29926
SteersSelectAverage1,097101.031,1084thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36046.00/cwt46.00–46.006261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47953.60/cwt51.00–55.007936
CowsLean 85-90%95837.52/cwt34.00–42.753594
HeifersChoice1,093106.89/cwt106.50–107.251,16812
SteersSelect1,097101.03/cwt100.00–102.001,1084
Bulls1,79881.92/cwt77.50–87.501,4737
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27150.49/cwt47.00–54.0064220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40959.34/cwt56.50–61.5083615
CowsLean 85-90%1,04252.02/cwt49.50–56.5054212
SteersChoice1,212107.18/cwt107.00–107.251,29926
Bulls1,83091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,6741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28856.55/cwt54.50–58.5072818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68066.45/cwt64.00–68.501,1166
CowsLean 85-90%1,00044.60/cwt40.75–47.5044611
HeifersSelect and Choice1,175103.25/cwt103.25–103.251,2132

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.