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 | — | Low | 1,838 | 90.62 | 1,666 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,559 | 68.21 | 1,063 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,274 | 62.34 | 794 | 39 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,017 | 52.37 | 532 | 57 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,285 | 113.24 | 1,456 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,255 | 108.32 | 1,359 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,322 | 114.39 | 1,512 | 52 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,212 | 109.59 | 1,328 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,146 | 97.90 | 1,122 | 6thin |
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 | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,545 | 67.24/cwt | 64.25–68.00 | 1,039 | 7 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,577 | 70.79/cwt | 67.75–74.25 | 1,116 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,023 | 63.70/cwt | 62.50–65.00 | 652 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,273 | 54.83/cwt | 51.50–57.50 | 698 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,066 | 52.26/cwt | 46.50–55.50 | 557 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,302 | 68.52/cwt | 66.50–72.25 | 892 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 883 | 35.86/cwt | 20.50–45.00 | 317 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,260 | 61.29/cwt | 58.00–65.00 | 772 | 22 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,066 | 58.23/cwt | 54.00–62.00 | 621 | 28 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,518 | 58.66/cwt | 58.00–59.50 | 890 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,212 | 109.59/cwt | 105.00–111.00 | 1,328 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,518 | 110.25/cwt | 110.25–110.25 | 1,674 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,314 | 114.56/cwt | 112.25–115.00 | 1,505 | 50 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,146 | 97.90/cwt | 95.00–100.00 | 1,122 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,618 | 83.48/cwt | 83.00–84.00 | 1,351 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,058 | 97.75/cwt | 97.50–98.00 | 2,012 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,223 | 109.25/cwt | 109.25–109.25 | 1,336 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,295 | 113.85/cwt | 113.00–115.00 | 1,474 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,255 | 108.32/cwt | 107.50–108.50 | 1,359 | 5 |
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.