Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2022-12-20

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Dec 20
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
237 head
116 vs last sale 353 61 vs year ago 176 · +34.7%
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. 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
BullsLow1,74692.381,61313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59375.251,19923
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23967.3183440
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02158.6459934
HeifersChoiceAverage1,423145.562,07110
SteersChoiceAverage1,498150.112,24914
SteersSelectAverage1,288139.001,7903thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
SteersChoice1,361153.29/cwt150.50–154.502,0869
SteersSelect1,288139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23769.41/cwt67.00–74.5085921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37055.50/cwt55.50–55.507601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23464.82/cwt60.50–67.5080017
Bulls1,61981.97/cwt77.50–87.501,3274
Bulls1,750103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8031
Bulls1,80996.26/cwt91.50–101.501,7418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23577.50/cwt77.50–77.509571
CowsLean 85-90%95144.75/cwt40.50–48.504265
HeifersChoice1,630145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3641
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,843135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4883
CowsLean 85-90%1,05769.74/cwt66.50–72.507373
CowsLean 85-90%1,07063.58/cwt58.00–67.0068016
HeifersChoice1,178150.93/cwt149.00–155.001,7786
CowsLean 85-90%96654.34/cwt49.00–57.0052510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57983.89/cwt81.50–88.501,3254
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59676.97/cwt73.50–80.501,22812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54560.00/cwt60.00–60.009271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60468.59/cwt64.50–71.501,1006
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,796141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,5324
SteersChoiceValue Added1,545158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4411

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.