Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-04-15

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 15
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
139 head
1 vs last sale 138 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower on a very light test. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher.

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
BullsAverage1,952177.403,4638thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,515157.212,38210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,510154.572,33428
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,268149.791,89915
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,074123.911,33010
HeifersChoiceAverage1,417206.822,9319thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,502207.503,1172thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,475203.002,9942thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
HeifersChoice1,417206.82/cwt206.50–207.502,9319
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479157.06/cwt154.00–161.002,32320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,588148.35/cwt145.00–150.002,3568
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,515157.21/cwt153.00–160.002,38210
CowsLean 85-90%1,020111.51/cwt102.50–117.001,1373
CowsLean 85-90%1,117121.99/cwt117.00–127.001,3633
CowsLean 85-90%1,153138.83/cwt133.00–145.001,6012
CowsLean 85-90%1,010130.45/cwt129.00–132.001,3182
SteersSelect and Choice1,475203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,9942
SteersChoice1,502207.50/cwt207.50–207.503,1172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256144.14/cwt142.00–147.001,8107
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278154.74/cwt150.00–160.001,9788
Bulls2,620161.00/cwt161.00–161.004,2181
Bulls1,800169.46/cwt169.00–170.003,0502
Bulls2,025196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,9691
Bulls1,843180.82/cwt174.00–189.003,3334

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.