Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2023-02-28

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Feb 28
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
30 head
211 vs last sale 241 166 vs year ago 196 · 84.7%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested market from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded firm to 1.00 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,346160.032,1546thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,410146.262,06211
SteersChoiceAverage1,375163.022,2429thin
SteersSelectAverage1,275145.001,8491thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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
HeifersChoice1,346160.03/cwt159.00–164.002,1546
HeifersSelect and Choice1,410146.26/cwt145.00–153.002,06211
SteersChoice1,375163.02/cwt162.00–164.002,2429
SteersSelect1,275145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8491

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.