Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2023-01-17

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Jan 17
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
207 head
139 vs last sale 346 12 vs year ago 219 · 5.5%
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 traded steady on a very light test. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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
BullsAverage1,74394.631,65015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52973.311,12132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28569.0088733
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07761.1865941
HeifersChoiceAverage1,242163.212,0273thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,195164.501,9665thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385151.502,0984thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Bulls1,748100.86/cwt96.00–104.501,7637
Bulls1,73989.17/cwt84.50–95.501,5518
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26473.13/cwt71.00–76.0092410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20079.00/cwt79.00–79.009481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29868.14/cwt65.50–70.5088419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30257.35/cwt55.00–59.007473
CowsLean 85-90%1,11266.54/cwt63.00–71.0074019
CowsLean 85-90%1,05959.94/cwt56.00–63.0063513
CowsLean 85-90%1,02951.66/cwt44.00–55.505329
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57579.85/cwt75.50–83.001,2589
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49871.31/cwt68.00–74.501,06821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64064.90/cwt63.00–67.001,0642
HeifersChoice1,242163.21/cwt162.50–163.502,0273
SteersChoice1,195164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,9665
SteersSelect and Choice1,385151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,0984

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.