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 | 1,780 | 94.64 | 1,684 | 16 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,643 | 76.78 | 1,261 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,528 | 71.49 | 1,092 | 25 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,224 | 71.10 | 870 | 32 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,074 | 58.73 | 631 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,273 | 122.58 | 1,560 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,223 | 118.48 | 1,449 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,331 | 122.50 | 1,630 | 48 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,226 | 119.50 | 1,465 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,373 | 110.35 | 1,515 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
18 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% | — | 1,542 | 74.16/cwt | 71.50–77.00 | 1,144 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,210 | 73.29/cwt | 70.50–75.50 | 887 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,643 | 76.78/cwt | 72.50–77.50 | 1,261 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,060 | 62.93/cwt | 58.50–66.50 | 667 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,523 | 69.41/cwt | 66.50–71.00 | 1,057 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,246 | 68.32/cwt | 65.50–70.50 | 851 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,225 | 45.00/cwt | 45.00–45.00 | 551 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,084 | 50.85/cwt | 48.50–54.50 | 551 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,460 | 64.51/cwt | 64.00–65.00 | 942 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,250 | 63.02/cwt | 62.50–63.50 | 788 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,479 | 83.49/cwt | 77.00–90.00 | 1,235 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,040 | 68.75/cwt | 67.00–70.50 | 715 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,226 | 119.50/cwt | 119.50–119.50 | 1,465 | 7 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,223 | 118.48/cwt | 118.00–119.00 | 1,449 | 2 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,373 | 110.35/cwt | 109.00–112.00 | 1,515 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,331 | 122.50/cwt | 121.00–124.00 | 1,630 | 48 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,273 | 122.58/cwt | 120.25–123.75 | 1,560 | 20 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,880 | 98.36/cwt | 94.00–101.00 | 1,849 | 12 |
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.