Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2024-07-09

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Jul 9
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
167 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 62▼ 120 vs year ago 287 · −41.8%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Sep 29, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous auction from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers 5.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 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
Bulls—Low1,654166.992,7628thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,521151.422,3039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,489140.102,08721
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,272133.821,70219
CowsLean 85-90%High1,032114.071,17726
HeifersChoiceAverage1,262197.032,48711
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320187.722,4784thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,387197.522,74027
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,333191.662,55510
SteersStandardAverage1,428165.382,3622thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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%—1,527144.90/cwt141.00–148.002,21310
CowsLean 85-90%—988130.35/cwt130.00–131.001,2883
CowsLean 85-90%—1,077123.02/cwt119.00–128.001,3259
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,521151.42/cwt148.00–154.002,3039
HeifersChoice—1,262197.03/cwt194.00–198.502,48711
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,437137.58/cwt132.00–141.001,9779
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,285109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4011
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,538127.46/cwt125.00–130.001,9602
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,320122.45/cwt115.00–129.001,6162
CowsLean 85-90%—1,028111.34/cwt105.00–117.001,1459
Bulls——1,708143.94/cwt130.00–158.002,4582
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,189143.01/cwt140.00–147.001,7006
CowsLean 85-90%—98593.09/cwt81.00–102.009175
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,310133.06/cwt130.00–138.001,74310
SteersChoice—1,387197.52/cwt195.00–199.502,74027
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,320187.72/cwt186.00–189.002,4784
SteersSelect and Choice—1,333191.66/cwt189.50–194.002,55510
SteersStandard—1,428165.38/cwt164.00–167.002,3622
Bulls——1,636174.67/cwt171.00–181.002,8586

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.