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 | 1,746 | 92.38 | 1,613 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,593 | 75.25 | 1,199 | 23 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,239 | 67.31 | 834 | 40 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,021 | 58.64 | 599 | 34 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,423 | 145.56 | 2,071 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,498 | 150.11 | 2,249 | 14 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,288 | 139.00 | 1,790 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
22 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 | — | 1,361 | 153.29/cwt | 150.50–154.50 | 2,086 | 9 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,288 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 1,790 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,237 | 69.41/cwt | 67.00–74.50 | 859 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,370 | 55.50/cwt | 55.50–55.50 | 760 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,234 | 64.82/cwt | 60.50–67.50 | 800 | 17 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,619 | 81.97/cwt | 77.50–87.50 | 1,327 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,750 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 1,803 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,809 | 96.26/cwt | 91.50–101.50 | 1,741 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,235 | 77.50/cwt | 77.50–77.50 | 957 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 951 | 44.75/cwt | 40.50–48.50 | 426 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,630 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 2,364 | 1 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,843 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,488 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,057 | 69.74/cwt | 66.50–72.50 | 737 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,070 | 63.58/cwt | 58.00–67.00 | 680 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,178 | 150.93/cwt | 149.00–155.00 | 1,778 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 966 | 54.34/cwt | 49.00–57.00 | 525 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,579 | 83.89/cwt | 81.50–88.50 | 1,325 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,596 | 76.97/cwt | 73.50–80.50 | 1,228 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,545 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 927 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,604 | 68.59/cwt | 64.50–71.50 | 1,100 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,796 | 141.00/cwt | 141.00–141.00 | 2,532 | 4 |
| Steers | ChoiceValue Added | — | 1,545 | 158.00/cwt | 158.00–158.00 | 2,441 | 1 |
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.