Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2023-08-15

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Aug 15
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
132 head
24 vs last sale 156 76 vs year ago 56 · +135.7%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported market from three weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows steady.

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
BullsAverage1,732133.682,31510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,445117.451,69718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,259109.651,38025
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09198.651,07720
HeifersChoiceAverage1,218183.002,2296thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,454186.062,7058thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,05592.19/cwt90.00–96.009734
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488109.79/cwt109.50–110.001,6345
CowsLean 85-90%1,215113.14/cwt109.50–117.001,3752
CowsLean 85-90%1,090100.99/cwt96.00–105.001,10112
SteersChoice1,454186.06/cwt184.50–187.002,7058
HeifersChoice1,218183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2296
CowsLean 85-90%1,04883.00/cwt83.00–83.008702
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,441125.55/cwt122.50–129.501,8095
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,421117.17/cwt112.00–121.501,6658
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289101.28/cwt95.00–106.001,3058
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,5611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242113.13/cwt108.00–118.001,40516
Bulls1,732133.68/cwt125.50–140.002,31510

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.