Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,675 | 168.50 | 2,822 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,465 | 139.50 | 2,044 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,233 | 133.23 | 1,643 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 991 | 105.53 | 1,046 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,122 | 193.00 | 2,165 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,285 | 192.58 | 2,475 | 16 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,065 | 178.00 | 1,896 | 1thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,380 | 165.00 | 2,277 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 lots · USDA AMS · F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MONothing 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 905 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 805 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,030 | 101.74/cwt | 98.00–110.00 | 1,048 | 3 |
| Steers | Standard | — | 1,380 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 2,277 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,065 | 178.00/cwt | 178.00–178.00 | 1,896 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,285 | 192.58/cwt | 190.00–193.00 | 2,475 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,122 | 193.00/cwt | 193.00–193.00 | 2,165 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,446 | 145.86/cwt | 142.00–148.00 | 2,109 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 975 | 119.48/cwt | 119.00–120.00 | 1,165 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,478 | 135.26/cwt | 130.00–138.50 | 1,999 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,175 | 120.76/cwt | 118.00–124.00 | 1,419 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,275 | 141.07/cwt | 138.00–144.50 | 1,799 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,223 | 131.95/cwt | 127.50–135.00 | 1,614 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,045 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 3,886 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,305 | 147.00/cwt | 147.00–147.00 | 1,918 | 1 |
How this sale compares
Missouri weighted averagesOne 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.