Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-09-09

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Sep 9
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
180 head
17 vs last sale 163 25 vs year ago 205 · 12.2%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous auction from two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. A good supply of slaughter steers offered this week, however too few at recent sales for a good comparison.

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
BullsAverage1,716197.453,3895thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,843177.493,2712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,270165.802,10630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,491164.762,45610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,082152.871,65413
SteersChoiceAverage1,301242.523,15551

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
Bulls1,682203.09/cwt199.00–206.003,4163
SteersChoice1,301242.52/cwt241.00–244.003,15551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259171.27/cwt166.00–176.002,15613
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,843177.49/cwt177.00–178.003,2712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513169.75/cwt168.00–172.002,5685
CowsLean 85-90%1,152163.35/cwt162.00–165.001,8823
CowsLean 85-90%992151.45/cwt148.00–157.001,5023
CowsLean 85-90%1,079138.75/cwt132.00–146.001,4975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288153.30/cwt151.00–157.001,9755
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2481
Bulls2,060212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,3671
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298179.96/cwt177.00–183.002,3362
CowsLean 85-90%1,120174.55/cwt173.00–176.001,9552
Bulls1,475166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,4491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271162.11/cwt157.00–166.002,06010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470161.22/cwt157.00–164.002,3704

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.