Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2020-10-05

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Oct 5
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
191 head
22 vs last sale 213 3 vs year ago 194 · 1.5%
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 steady to 1.00 higher. slaughter cows steady to 2.00 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
BullsLow1,84977.371,43011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,55262.3096728
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29953.7669827
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07343.2846426
HeifersChoiceAverage1,158106.521,2345thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,287105.901,36318
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,297101.171,3128thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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%1,27157.63/cwt55.00–60.0073211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41045.00/cwt45.00–45.006351
CowsLean 85-90%1,00329.12/cwt10.00–41.002928
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34944.89/cwt42.00–49.506067
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32653.34/cwt48.00–56.007077
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44056.75/cwt56.50–57.008172
CowsLean 85-90%1,08144.93/cwt41.00–49.754869
Bulls1,56567.92/cwt55.00–78.001,0634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18565.03/cwt64.00–66.007712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66168.07/cwt64.00–71.501,1319
CowsLean 85-90%1,19061.17/cwt59.50–63.007282
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51460.83/cwt57.25–64.0092116
CowsLean 85-90%1,10952.22/cwt49.50–54.755797
SteersChoice1,287105.90/cwt104.00–107.251,36318
HeifersChoice1,158106.52/cwt105.50–106.751,2345
SteersSelect and Choice1,297101.17/cwt100.00–103.001,3128
Bulls2,01182.77/cwt79.00–89.001,6657

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.