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 | 1,593 | 106.77 | 1,701 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,535 | 85.93 | 1,319 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,294 | 84.27 | 1,090 | 27 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,018 | 66.02 | 672 | 58 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,209 | 140.50 | 1,699 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,146 | 133.73 | 1,533 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,373 | 137.67 | 1,890 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,356 | 135.00 | 1,831 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,275 | 127.71 | 1,628 | 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 | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,042 | 63.28/cwt | 60.00–67.50 | 659 | 24 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,047 | 81.14/cwt | 77.00–87.00 | 850 | 8 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,088 | 72.45/cwt | 69.50–77.00 | 788 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,475 | 73.43/cwt | 70.50–76.50 | 1,083 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,606 | 90.41/cwt | 88.50–92.50 | 1,452 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,462 | 83.73/cwt | 79.00–87.00 | 1,224 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,356 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,831 | 6 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,275 | 127.71/cwt | 125.00–132.00 | 1,628 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,373 | 137.67/cwt | 137.50–138.00 | 1,890 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,146 | 133.73/cwt | 133.00–137.00 | 1,533 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,209 | 140.50/cwt | 140.50–140.50 | 1,699 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 899 | 56.57/cwt | 52.00–59.00 | 509 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,295 | 73.78/cwt | 69.50–77.00 | 955 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,277 | 91.20/cwt | 87.00–99.00 | 1,165 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,305 | 83.50/cwt | 79.50–86.50 | 1,090 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,308 | 98.00/cwt | 98.00–98.00 | 1,282 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,862 | 115.61/cwt | 113.00–119.00 | 2,153 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,554 | 105.28/cwt | 100.00–112.00 | 1,636 | 6 |
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.