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 | 1,845 | 79.21 | 1,462 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,468 | 60.63 | 890 | 33 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,257 | 58.72 | 738 | 56 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,126 | 49.50 | 558 | 38 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,383 | 121.91 | 1,686 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,180 | 116.03 | 1,369 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,238 | 106.83 | 1,323 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,456 | 122.05 | 1,777 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,343 | 117.49 | 1,578 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
17 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 | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,494 | 67.76/cwt | 65.75–70.00 | 1,012 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,060 | 60.22/cwt | 59.00–62.50 | 638 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,157 | 48.36/cwt | 44.25–51.50 | 560 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,266 | 60.13/cwt | 57.00–63.00 | 761 | 28 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,458 | 60.88/cwt | 58.00–64.00 | 888 | 17 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,090 | 55.65/cwt | 52.00–59.00 | 607 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,234 | 54.85/cwt | 51.00–57.50 | 677 | 22 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,468 | 54.61/cwt | 52.00–57.00 | 802 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,138 | 37.99/cwt | 31.50–43.00 | 432 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,456 | 122.05/cwt | 120.75–122.50 | 1,777 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,343 | 117.49/cwt | 117.00–118.25 | 1,578 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,180 | 116.03/cwt | 115.00–118.50 | 1,369 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,238 | 106.83/cwt | 105.00–110.00 | 1,323 | 8 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,383 | 121.91/cwt | 121.50–122.00 | 1,686 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,298 | 66.36/cwt | 64.00–70.00 | 861 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,889 | 84.33/cwt | 78.00–87.00 | 1,593 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,790 | 72.82/cwt | 65.50–76.50 | 1,303 | 4 |
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.