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 | 1,841 | 201.27 | 3,705 | 13 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,780 | 176.95 | 3,150 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,494 | 173.03 | 2,585 | 16 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,256 | 165.82 | 2,083 | 17 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,072 | 157.57 | 1,690 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,219 | 232.49 | 2,833 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,218 | 226.55 | 2,759 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,335 | 234.06 | 3,125 | 47 |
Every lot, as filed
20 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% | — | 1,058 | 163.73/cwt | 159.00–171.00 | 1,732 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,233 | 177.30/cwt | 176.00–180.00 | 2,186 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,720 | 221.75/cwt | 221.50–222.00 | 3,814 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,489 | 168.53/cwt | 165.00–171.00 | 2,509 | 8 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,073 | 154.04/cwt | 150.00–157.00 | 1,653 | 6 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,830 | 169.58/cwt | 168.00–172.00 | 3,103 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,248 | 158.94/cwt | 158.00–160.00 | 1,984 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,511 | 229.58/cwt | 228.00–230.00 | 3,469 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,315 | 228.31/cwt | 227.00–229.00 | 3,002 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,708 | 184.03/cwt | 181.00–187.00 | 3,143 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,743 | 182.48/cwt | 180.00–184.00 | 3,181 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,499 | 177.52/cwt | 172.00–189.50 | 2,661 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,275 | 147.99/cwt | 147.00–149.00 | 1,887 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,140 | 148.00/cwt | 148.00–148.00 | 1,687 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,178 | 234.25/cwt | 232.00–236.50 | 2,759 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,261 | 167.32/cwt | 165.00–170.00 | 2,110 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,305 | 180.50/cwt | 180.50–180.50 | 4,161 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,218 | 226.55/cwt | 224.00–230.00 | 2,759 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,314 | 234.59/cwt | 231.00–236.50 | 3,083 | 42 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,846 | 203.05/cwt | 195.00–217.00 | 3,748 | 8 |
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.