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 | 1,813 | 182.63 | 3,312 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,580 | 160.00 | 2,528 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,509 | 145.14 | 2,191 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,272 | 142.76 | 1,816 | 37 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,065 | 119.12 | 1,269 | 25 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,369 | 217.48 | 2,977 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,389 | 215.72 | 2,996 | 19 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,440 | 212.00 | 3,053 | 6thin |
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 | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,120 | 138.41/cwt | 134.00–141.00 | 1,550 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,112 | 126.73/cwt | 125.00–129.00 | 1,409 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,480 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,998 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,488 | 148.14/cwt | 145.00–153.00 | 2,204 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,565 | 140.91/cwt | 139.00–144.00 | 2,205 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,312 | 133.64/cwt | 130.00–136.00 | 1,753 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,440 | 212.00/cwt | 212.00–212.00 | 3,053 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,389 | 215.72/cwt | 214.00–219.00 | 2,996 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,369 | 217.48/cwt | 216.00–219.50 | 2,977 | 7 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,580 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,528 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,025 | 100.53/cwt | 96.00–108.00 | 1,030 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,037 | 117.87/cwt | 113.00–124.00 | 1,222 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,284 | 147.31/cwt | 145.00–153.00 | 1,891 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,258 | 140.94/cwt | 137.00–144.00 | 1,773 | 20 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,275 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 3,481 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,460 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 2,351 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,840 | 194.09/cwt | 192.00–196.00 | 3,571 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,775 | 180.13/cwt | 172.00–189.00 | 3,197 | 7 |
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.