Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-11-25

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Nov 25
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
187 head
158 vs last sale 29 80 vs year ago 107 · +74.8%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous auction, slaughter steers and heifers 10.00-12.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower compared to two weeks ago.

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
BullsLow1,945180.553,51115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600150.112,40329
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,278145.541,86119
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,105122.631,35517
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304204.742,6708thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,350203.162,74313
SteersSelectAverage1,267192.002,4332thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
SteersSelect1,267192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,4332
SteersChoice1,350203.16/cwt202.50–204.502,74313
HeifersChoice1,304204.74/cwt204.50–205.502,6708
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,556151.81/cwt148.00–156.002,36214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,713141.77/cwt141.00–143.002,4294
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,666144.42/cwt142.00–146.002,4067
CowsLean 85-90%1,060115.92/cwt104.00–121.001,2299
CowsLean 85-90%1,151125.27/cwt122.00–127.001,4425
CowsLean 85-90%1,165138.35/cwt138.00–139.001,6123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,529162.48/cwt160.00–164.002,4844
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395126.04/cwt122.00–130.001,7582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273142.40/cwt138.00–146.001,8137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259151.64/cwt149.00–156.001,90910
Bulls1,903170.05/cwt157.00–176.003,2368
Bulls1,992192.56/cwt184.00–198.003,8367

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.