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 | — | Average | 1,752 | 175.90 | 3,082 | 19 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,688 | 145.21 | 2,451 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,453 | 142.07 | 2,064 | 25 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,266 | 137.05 | 1,735 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,135 | 117.49 | 1,333 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,294 | 203.92 | 2,639 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,467 | 205.26 | 3,011 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,326 | 201.76 | 2,675 | 4thin |
Every lot, as filed
18 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 | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,240 | 131.82/cwt | 128.00–134.00 | 1,635 | 5 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,688 | 145.21/cwt | 143.00–148.00 | 2,451 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,192 | 96.65/cwt | 84.00–108.00 | 1,152 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,101 | 114.58/cwt | 109.00–120.00 | 1,262 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,142 | 134.48/cwt | 133.00–135.50 | 1,536 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,145 | 125.46/cwt | 121.00–130.00 | 1,437 | 4 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,467 | 205.26/cwt | 203.00–206.50 | 3,011 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,326 | 201.76/cwt | 200.50–203.00 | 2,675 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,294 | 203.92/cwt | 201.50–206.50 | 2,639 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,397 | 146.39/cwt | 144.00–156.00 | 2,045 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,485 | 140.09/cwt | 136.00–143.00 | 2,080 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,542 | 133.52/cwt | 129.00–136.00 | 2,059 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,255 | 147.05/cwt | 143.00–151.00 | 1,845 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,291 | 138.08/cwt | 135.00–142.00 | 1,783 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,280 | 166.00/cwt | 166.00–166.00 | 3,785 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,576 | 163.15/cwt | 153.00–169.00 | 2,571 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,071 | 196.41/cwt | 193.00–199.00 | 4,068 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,687 | 180.89/cwt | 174.00–189.00 | 3,052 | 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.