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 | 1,760 | 101.52 | 1,786 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,562 | 82.77 | 1,293 | 29 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,297 | 78.88 | 1,023 | 34 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,045 | 67.90 | 709 | 29 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,323 | 136.14 | 1,801 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,389 | 137.58 | 1,911 | 17 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,455 | 130.00 | 1,892 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,292 | 123.33 | 1,593 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
16 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 |
|---|
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,389 | 137.58/cwt | 136.50–139.00 | 1,911 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,323 | 136.14/cwt | 134.00–138.00 | 1,801 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,538 | 71.47/cwt | 68.50–76.00 | 1,099 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,577 | 88.36/cwt | 85.50–93.00 | 1,393 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,069 | 55.57/cwt | 48.50–61.00 | 594 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,022 | 65.81/cwt | 61.00–69.50 | 673 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,058 | 81.45/cwt | 75.00–87.00 | 862 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,055 | 71.47/cwt | 69.50–74.50 | 754 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,455 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,892 | 3 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,292 | 123.33/cwt | 119.00–126.00 | 1,593 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,557 | 81.40/cwt | 77.50–86.00 | 1,267 | 16 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,293 | 87.02/cwt | 84.00–90.50 | 1,125 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,270 | 79.62/cwt | 74.50–85.00 | 1,011 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,352 | 70.23/cwt | 66.00–74.50 | 950 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,618 | 94.62/cwt | 92.00–98.00 | 1,531 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,824 | 104.66/cwt | 100.00–108.00 | 1,909 | 11 |
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.