Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2024-12-03

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Dec 3
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
30 head
77 vs last sale 107 210 vs year ago 240 · 87.5%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested auction, slaughter steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,225184.142,2565thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,227180.312,2126thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,353183.962,4897thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,508181.672,7407thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,508181.67/cwt180.50–182.002,7407
SteersChoice1,353183.96/cwt182.50–186.502,4897
HeifersSelect and Choice1,227180.31/cwt179.00–181.002,2126
HeifersChoice1,225184.14/cwt183.50–185.002,2565

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.