Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2024-04-30

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 30
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
238 head
108 vs last sale 130 12 vs year ago 250 · 4.8%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded firm with the very light offering from a week ago. 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
BullsLow1,889147.792,7928thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,825133.652,4394thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505127.751,92365
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,281123.811,58639
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06898.591,05314
HeifersChoiceAverage1,383183.622,53918
SteersChoiceAverage1,308183.282,3975thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,348181.502,44710

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,550134.33/cwt133.00–136.002,0822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246133.45/cwt130.50–136.001,6639
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488134.54/cwt132.00–140.002,00217
Bulls2,055161.00/cwt161.00–161.003,3091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251126.12/cwt122.00–129.001,57816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495127.75/cwt122.00–131.001,91034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,480102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,5101
CowsLean 85-90%1,05378.23/cwt75.00–82.008243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,327115.96/cwt108.00–121.001,53913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,551119.49/cwt116.00–123.001,85314
CowsLean 85-90%1,03398.84/cwt94.00–104.001,0216
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,825133.65/cwt131.00–135.002,4394
CowsLean 85-90%1,119110.50/cwt105.00–115.001,2365
SteersChoice1,308183.28/cwt182.00–184.502,3975
HeifersChoice1,383183.62/cwt182.00–185.002,53918
SteersSelect and Choice1,348181.50/cwt181.00–182.002,44710
Bulls1,992150.53/cwt144.00–155.002,9995

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.