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 |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,215 | 143.75 | 1,746 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,174 | 138.85 | 1,630 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,018 | 128.00 | 1,303 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,359 | 142.86 | 1,941 | 11 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 138.95 | 1,772 | 25 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,132 | 133.32 | 1,509 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
8 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 | ChoiceValue Added | — | 1,295 | 148.00/cwt | 148.00–148.00 | 1,917 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,275 | 138.95/cwt | 138.00–141.00 | 1,772 | 25 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,132 | 133.32/cwt | 130.00–135.00 | 1,509 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,365 | 142.35/cwt | 141.50–146.00 | 1,943 | 10 |
| Heifers | ChoiceValue Added | — | 1,185 | 149.50/cwt | 149.50–149.50 | 1,772 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,174 | 138.85/cwt | 137.00–139.50 | 1,630 | 7 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,018 | 128.00/cwt | 128.00–128.00 | 1,303 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,218 | 143.11/cwt | 141.50–145.00 | 1,743 | 9 |
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.