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 | — | High | 1,889 | 208.07 | 3,930 | 7thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,741 | 162.79 | 2,834 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,505 | 160.09 | 2,410 | 22 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,244 | 155.03 | 1,928 | 20 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,069 | 136.55 | 1,459 | 14 |
Every lot, as filed
12 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% | — | 1,190 | 118.11/cwt | 109.00–125.00 | 1,406 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,064 | 131.83/cwt | 127.00–136.00 | 1,403 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,470 | 144.50/cwt | 139.00–150.00 | 2,124 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,200 | 146.45/cwt | 142.00–150.50 | 1,757 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,481 | 165.01/cwt | 161.00–171.00 | 2,444 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,268 | 164.14/cwt | 161.00–169.00 | 2,081 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,755 | 218.85/cwt | 217.00–221.00 | 3,841 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,741 | 162.79/cwt | 159.00–166.50 | 2,834 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,037 | 145.19/cwt | 137.00–151.00 | 1,506 | 7 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,551 | 156.62/cwt | 154.00–160.00 | 2,429 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,255 | 155.62/cwt | 152.00–160.00 | 1,953 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,942 | 203.76/cwt | 199.00–211.00 | 3,957 | 5 |
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.