Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-05-06

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 6
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
175 head
12 vs last sale 163 8 vs year ago 183 · 4.4%
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 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 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
BullsHigh1,969205.794,05214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,519153.502,33122
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259151.061,90134
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038134.321,39418
HeifersChoiceAverage1,365217.042,96315
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,306208.002,7163thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,442217.483,1365thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456160.22/cwt156.00–163.002,3338
CowsLean 85-90%1,023146.72/cwt141.00–155.001,5013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262159.56/cwt155.00–166.502,01413
Bulls2,013214.50/cwt209.00–225.004,3188
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544151.80/cwt148.00–156.002,34412
CowsLean 85-90%1,051135.78/cwt132.00–140.001,4279
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,618136.80/cwt134.00–140.002,2132
CowsLean 85-90%1,026125.92/cwt123.00–131.001,2926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283140.02/cwt135.00–143.001,7968
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240149.36/cwt144.00–153.001,85213
Bulls2,510178.00/cwt178.00–178.004,4681
HeifersSelect and Choice1,306208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,7163
SteersChoice1,442217.48/cwt215.50–220.003,1365
HeifersChoice1,365217.04/cwt215.00–219.502,96315
Bulls1,791197.40/cwt189.00–205.003,5355

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.