Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-04-08

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 8
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
138 head
34 vs last sale 172 93 vs year ago 231 · 40.3%
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 4.00-5.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows steady.

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
BullsAverage1,917175.953,37212
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,645156.002,5661thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,536142.272,18519
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248140.661,75527
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,035121.811,26113
HeifersChoiceAverage1,363210.022,86312
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148206.732,3732thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,421212.613,0217thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,339205.292,7496thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls1,929178.64/cwt170.00–189.003,44610
Bulls1,380164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,2631
Bulls2,330161.00/cwt161.00–161.003,7511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254140.10/cwt137.00–144.001,75718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228149.25/cwt147.00–152.001,8335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243132.47/cwt128.00–136.001,6474
CowsLean 85-90%888105.43/cwt104.50–106.509362
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,645156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5661
HeifersChoice1,363210.02/cwt208.50–213.002,86312
HeifersSelect and Choice1,148206.73/cwt206.50–207.002,3732
SteersChoice1,421212.61/cwt212.00–214.003,0217
SteersSelect and Choice1,339205.29/cwt201.00–207.502,7496
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601140.76/cwt137.00–144.002,25412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,409146.67/cwt145.00–149.002,0676
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0371
CowsLean 85-90%1,084128.92/cwt125.50–132.001,3975
CowsLean 85-90%1,118135.53/cwt135.00–136.001,5152
CowsLean 85-90%1,006114.24/cwt112.00–119.001,1494

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.