Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2021-08-16

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Aug 16
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
28 head
122 vs last sale 150 14 vs year ago 14 · +100.0%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested auction, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady.

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,177125.301,4754thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,306126.331,6509thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,390118.251,64411
SteersSelectAverage1,114117.501,3094thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,390118.25/cwt117.50–121.001,64411
SteersChoice1,306126.33/cwt126.00–126.501,6509
HeifersChoice1,177125.30/cwt123.50–126.001,4754
SteersSelect1,114117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,3094

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.