Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2021-08-23

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Mon, Aug 23
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
104 head
76 vs last sale 28 20 vs year ago 124 · 16.1%
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 on a light test. Slaughter cows 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
BullsLow1,73290.731,5716thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28474.979634thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28069.638929thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04159.6862118
HeifersChoiceAverage1,235125.501,5502thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,205124.941,50610

Every lot, as filed

11 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
SteersChoice1,205124.94/cwt124.00–125.501,50610
HeifersChoice1,235125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,5502
CowsLean 85-90%1,04139.53/cwt25.00–48.504124
CowsLean 85-90%1,08360.40/cwt56.00–64.006548
CowsLean 85-90%98472.16/cwt68.00–73.007106
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29876.50/cwt76.50–76.509932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27073.44/cwt72.50–74.509332
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28666.34/cwt63.00–68.008534
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27672.26/cwt69.00–75.509225
Bulls1,46385.12/cwt83.50–87.001,2452
Bulls1,86693.54/cwt91.50–95.001,7454

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.