Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-01-28

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Jan 28
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
196 head
150 vs last sale 46 85 vs year ago 281 · 30.2%
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 sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Additional buyers had slaughter cows trading 12.00-15.00 higher this week.

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
BullsAverage1,767177.663,14012
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,778147.102,6154thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,515137.592,08431
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,294135.531,75418
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,040109.321,13715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304210.552,74611
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,554209.003,2485thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,116205.002,2884thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,305198.002,5841thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,443209.133,01835
SteersSelectAverage1,188198.152,3547thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,743178.54/cwt169.00–185.003,1126
Bulls1,885190.73/cwt189.00–193.003,5953
Bulls1,698162.84/cwt161.00–164.002,7653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305135.88/cwt131.00–139.001,7737
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281141.90/cwt140.00–149.001,8187
CowsLean 85-90%1,008110.28/cwt102.00–116.001,1124
CowsLean 85-90%90093.81/cwt78.00–99.008445
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,778147.10/cwt144.00–152.002,6154
CowsLean 85-90%1,176120.52/cwt117.00–125.001,4175
CowsLean 85-90%1,195127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303129.00/cwt128.00–130.001,6813
HeifersChoice1,304210.55/cwt208.00–211.502,74611
SteersSelect1,188198.15/cwt198.00–199.002,3547
SteersChoice1,443209.13/cwt206.00–210.503,01835
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535128.32/cwt127.00–129.001,9703
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,503136.13/cwt133.00–139.002,04618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530142.99/cwt139.00–148.002,18810
HeifersChoice and Prime1,554209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,2485
HeifersSelect1,305198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,5841
HeifersSelect and Choice1,116205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2884

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.