Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2020-08-17

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Aug 17
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
14 head
137 vs last sale 151 1 vs year ago 13 · +7.7%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded 3.00-4.00 higher on a light test.

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,170104.501,2232thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,427108.591,5509thin
SteersSelectAverage1,220103.501,2631thin

Every lot, as filed

3 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
SteersChoice1,427108.59/cwt105.50–109.001,5509
SteersSelect1,220103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,2631
HeifersChoice1,170104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,2232

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.