Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-09-16

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Sep 16
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
138 head
42 vs last sale 180 52 vs year ago 190 · 27.4%
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 5.00-6.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower.

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
BullsHigh1,724201.973,48311
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,771172.993,0645thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,534169.782,60422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,282158.082,02719
CowsLean 85-90%High1,073146.601,57425
HeifersChoiceAverage1,299236.303,0707thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,429236.103,3749thin
SteersSelectAverage1,245232.502,8952thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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%1,523176.78/cwt174.00–179.002,69210
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,763180.65/cwt176.00–183.003,1853
CowsLean 85-90%955166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5852
Bulls1,781218.56/cwt216.00–224.003,8934
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,538166.62/cwt163.00–171.002,5639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281164.23/cwt161.00–169.002,1047
CowsLean 85-90%1,081134.19/cwt124.00–141.001,45110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283154.49/cwt149.00–160.001,98212
CowsLean 85-90%1,118145.04/cwt144.00–146.001,6222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555155.91/cwt152.00–160.002,4243
Bulls1,497177.84/cwt173.00–182.002,6623
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,783161.50/cwt161.00–162.002,8802
CowsLean 85-90%1,080154.64/cwt150.00–161.001,67011
SteersChoice1,429236.10/cwt235.00–238.503,3749
HeifersChoice1,299236.30/cwt234.50–238.503,0707
SteersSelect1,245232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,8952
Bulls1,838203.48/cwt194.00–208.003,7404

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.