Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2024-05-21

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 21
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
88 head
58 vs last sale 146 132 vs year ago 220 · 60.0%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady on a light test.

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
BullsAverage1,705159.822,7256thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534130.772,00624
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,276121.771,55411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081103.431,1187thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,386186.992,5928thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,494187.872,80712
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305182.172,3773thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Bulls1,995168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,3521
SteersSelect and Choice1,305182.17/cwt181.00–183.002,3773
HeifersChoice1,386186.99/cwt186.50–187.502,5928
SteersChoice1,483187.58/cwt186.50–189.002,78211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,542131.26/cwt128.00–134.502,02416
CowsLean 85-90%1,100109.46/cwt106.00–115.001,2043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298125.04/cwt123.00–129.001,6237
Bulls1,848176.53/cwt173.50–180.003,2622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605136.12/cwt134.00–140.002,1854
SteersChoice1,615191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,0851
Bulls1,513145.96/cwt141.00–150.002,2083
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238116.05/cwt112.00–119.001,4374
CowsLean 85-90%1,06698.90/cwt94.50–104.001,0544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433123.48/cwt122.00–125.001,7694

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.