Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2024-05-14

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 14
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
146 head
37 vs last sale 183 74 vs year ago 220 · 33.6%
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 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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
BullsHigh1,985169.233,3589thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,639141.972,3274thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,492136.882,04219
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253132.231,65817
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069108.661,16213
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319186.502,4606thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,437185.182,66113
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253180.542,2629thin
SteersSelectAverage1,223173.072,1173thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491139.40/cwt135.50–143.002,07814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299138.61/cwt137.00–140.001,8016
Bulls2,069181.44/cwt177.50–185.503,7544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498133.73/cwt132.00–135.002,0033
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,639141.97/cwt140.00–144.002,3274
CowsLean 85-90%1,082113.28/cwt110.00–118.001,2267
CowsLean 85-90%1,04580.00/cwt80.00–80.008361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8482
CowsLean 85-90%1,01297.65/cwt94.00–103.009883
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5421
Bulls1,605147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,3591
CowsLean 85-90%1,123123.35/cwt121.00–126.001,3852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223129.63/cwt127.00–133.001,58510
SteersChoice1,437185.18/cwt184.00–186.002,66113
HeifersChoice1,319186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,4606
SteersSelect and Choice1,253180.54/cwt179.00–181.002,2629
SteersSelect1,223173.07/cwt172.00–175.002,1173
Bulls1,995162.57/cwt157.00–168.503,2434

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.