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 | — | Low | 1,701 | 166.53 | 2,832 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,536 | 134.47 | 2,065 | 32 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,269 | 126.83 | 1,609 | 32 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,143 | 99.69 | 1,140 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,250 | 183.15 | 2,289 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,143 | 177.28 | 2,026 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,306 | 182.64 | 2,385 | 22 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,297 | 177.87 | 2,307 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
15 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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,297 | 177.87/cwt | 177.00–180.00 | 2,307 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,306 | 182.64/cwt | 181.00–183.50 | 2,385 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,143 | 177.28/cwt | 174.00–180.00 | 2,026 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,250 | 183.15/cwt | 181.00–185.50 | 2,289 | 20 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,065 | 84.21/cwt | 80.00–93.00 | 897 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,207 | 105.40/cwt | 102.00–110.00 | 1,272 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,210 | 119.79/cwt | 116.50–124.00 | 1,449 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,463 | 130.98/cwt | 127.00–134.50 | 1,916 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,680 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 2,016 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,587 | 138.19/cwt | 134.00–142.00 | 2,193 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,261 | 118.34/cwt | 114.00–121.50 | 1,492 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,258 | 132.69/cwt | 131.00–136.00 | 1,669 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,278 | 127.25/cwt | 123.00–131.00 | 1,626 | 16 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,571 | 153.97/cwt | 150.00–158.00 | 2,419 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,787 | 174.91/cwt | 168.00–178.00 | 3,126 | 6 |
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.