Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-05-13

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 13
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
75 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 175▼ 71 vs year ago 146 · −48.6%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Sep 29, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher on a very light supply.

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
Bulls—Average2,012204.004,1055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262158.351,99812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534153.032,3479thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,111140.761,5636thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,200222.302,66814
SteersChoiceAverage1,333222.502,9666thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Bulls——2,043201.50/cwt190.00–207.004,1174
HeifersChoice—1,200222.30/cwt220.00–223.002,66814
SteersChoice—1,333222.50/cwt222.00–224.002,9666
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,233157.51/cwt157.00–158.001,9422
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,550158.51/cwt158.00–159.002,4572
CowsLean 85-90%—1,108135.67/cwt132.00–138.001,5033
Bulls——1,890214.00/cwt214.00–214.004,0451
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,264162.60/cwt158.00–166.002,0558
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,527164.27/cwt163.00–165.002,5083
CowsLean 85-90%—1,113145.85/cwt145.00–148.001,6233
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280142.21/cwt139.00–146.001,8202
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,531141.86/cwt138.00–145.002,1724

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.