Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, there were too few slaughter steers and heifers for a good test, however a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows were 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,635	152.99	2,501	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	134.76	2,392	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	128.11	1,932	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	127.66	1,622	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	102.62	1,060	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	181.50	2,354	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,268	182.18	2,310	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,278	177.00	2,262	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,625	162.98/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,648	2
Steers	Select	—	1,278	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,297	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,354	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,268	182.18/cwt	181.50–182.50	2,310	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	126.54/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,624	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,804	132.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,385	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	98.14/cwt	93.00–102.00	955	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	107.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	77.43/cwt	69.00–85.00	786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	106.78/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,131	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	127.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,956	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	133.34/cwt	131.50–136.50	1,931	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	132.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,651	12

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.

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F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Tue Apr 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 130Last week 231Year ago 172

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, there were too few slaughter steers and heifers for a good test, however a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	155.00–170.00	162.98
1	—	1,655	133.00	133.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	177.00	177.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	181.50–182.50	182.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,297	181.50	181.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,283	123.00–130.00	126.54
2	—	1,320	105.00–110.00	107.73
12	—	1,250	130.00–134.00	132.10
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,804	130.00–136.00	132.20
1	—	1,660	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	93.00–102.00	98.14
2	—	1,015	69.00–85.00	77.43
7	—	1,059	104.00–112.00	106.78
2	—	1,048	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	115.00–116.00	115.51
19	—	1,534	124.00–131.00	127.51
7	—	1,448	131.50–136.50	133.34

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