Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-10-28

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Oct 28
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
182 head
92 vs last sale 90 7 vs year ago 175 · +4.0%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported auction from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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
BullsAverage1,875196.303,68013
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,692176.822,9923thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503167.842,52320
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248161.492,01532
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,080149.941,61912
HeifersChoiceAverage1,384230.743,19313
SteersChoiceAverage1,409231.853,26720
SteersSelectAverage1,160222.512,5812thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls1,843197.29/cwt187.00–208.003,63610
SteersChoice1,409231.85/cwt229.50–234.503,26720
SteersSelect1,160222.51/cwt221.00–224.002,5812
HeifersChoice1,384230.74/cwt230.50–232.003,19313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250161.62/cwt158.00–165.502,02012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,536161.71/cwt157.00–168.002,4849
CowsLean 85-90%1,055110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1611
CowsLean 85-90%1,086168.01/cwt162.00–173.001,8254
Bulls2,075182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,7771
CowsLean 85-90%1,047138.61/cwt138.00–140.001,4513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255151.51/cwt149.00–154.001,9015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280144.34/cwt142.00–147.001,8483
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,692176.82/cwt173.00–182.502,9923
CowsLean 85-90%1,104150.34/cwt146.00–160.001,6604
Bulls1,740186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,2361
Bulls2,125211.00/cwt211.00–211.004,4841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,476174.74/cwt168.00–179.002,57910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235169.80/cwt165.50–174.002,09712

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.