Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2025-12-02

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Dec 2
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
117 head
70 vs last sale 187 87 vs year ago 30 · +290.0%
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 3.00-4.00 higher on a very light test. 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
BullsAverage1,859203.673,7856thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,652170.182,8113thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,468158.202,32221
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254151.151,89623
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,026127.801,31114
HeifersChoiceAverage1,256207.502,6064thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,387207.422,8776thin

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
Bulls1,995197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,9301
Bulls1,903212.75/cwt205.00–220.004,0494
Bulls1,545174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,6881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266153.17/cwt149.00–156.001,9398
CowsBoner 80-85%1,455120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241160.40/cwt158.00–166.001,9917
HeifersChoice1,256207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,6064
SteersChoice1,387207.42/cwt207.00–207.502,8776
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440161.14/cwt159.00–169.002,32010
CowsLean 85-90%1,028143.73/cwt140.00–147.001,4782
CowsLean 85-90%1,080153.93/cwt150.00–158.001,6622
CowsLean 85-90%1,015134.16/cwt131.00–138.001,3623
CowsLean 85-90%1,015113.05/cwt106.00–118.001,1477
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,652170.18/cwt168.00–174.002,8113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226144.03/cwt141.00–147.001,7667
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493155.53/cwt152.00–158.002,32211

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.