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 | 1,773 | 93.19 | 1,652 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,489 | 69.34 | 1,032 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,227 | 63.15 | 775 | 25 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,016 | 56.76 | 577 | 21 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,349 | 91.38 | 1,232 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,244 | 103.99 | 1,294 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
15 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% | — | 1,522 | 74.23/cwt | 72.50–76.25 | 1,130 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,446 | 69.00/cwt | 66.00–73.50 | 998 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,118 | 69.88/cwt | 69.75–70.00 | 781 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,300 | 72.29/cwt | 71.25–73.25 | 940 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,035 | 39.46/cwt | 29.00–49.00 | 408 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,188 | 57.41/cwt | 54.50–61.00 | 682 | 8 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,044 | 63.10/cwt | 61.50–67.75 | 659 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,238 | 64.99/cwt | 61.50–70.00 | 805 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 957 | 56.59/cwt | 49.50–61.50 | 542 | 8 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,690 | 57.00/cwt | 57.00–57.00 | 963 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,235 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,247 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,365 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,229 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,600 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 1,392 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,807 | 94.43/cwt | 91.50–99.50 | 1,706 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,244 | 103.99/cwt | 103.00–105.75 | 1,294 | 7 |
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.