Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2022-09-20

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Sep 20
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
270 head
50 vs last sale 320 270 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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
BullsLow1,754114.652,01121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50789.121,34336
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,25281.851,02532
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04071.6174427
HeifersChoiceAverage1,230144.801,7818thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150138.711,5952thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,390145.072,01614
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,301139.991,8218thin
SteersSelectAverage1,191127.491,5185thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47981.73/cwt79.00–83.501,2097
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61294.42/cwt92.50–97.501,5229
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46989.32/cwt84.50–92.501,31220
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33871.28/cwt69.00–74.009542
SteersSelect and Choice1,301139.99/cwt137.00–142.001,8218
CowsLean 85-90%1,04458.25/cwt47.00–62.006085
HeifersSelect and Choice1,150138.71/cwt137.50–140.001,5952
HeifersChoice1,230144.80/cwt144.00–145.501,7818
CowsLean 85-90%1,00969.91/cwt63.50–75.0070511
CowsLean 85-90%99089.00/cwt89.00–89.008811
SteersSelect1,191127.49/cwt118.00–132.001,5185
CowsLean 85-90%1,07678.43/cwt74.00–83.0084410
SteersChoice1,390145.07/cwt143.50–146.502,01614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22279.79/cwt76.50–83.0097517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40592.24/cwt92.00–92.501,2962
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25585.07/cwt82.00–89.001,06811
Bulls1,578105.75/cwt104.00–109.001,6694
Bulls1,870124.40/cwt123.00–125.002,3263
Bulls1,780115.11/cwt111.00–123.002,04914

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.