Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-01-20

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Jan 20
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
44 head
119 vs last sale 163 2 vs year ago 46 · 4.3%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the market from last week, slaughter steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,438222.953,2067thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260221.012,7854thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,339223.152,98816
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,265221.002,7963thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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
HeifersChoice1,438222.95/cwt222.50–223.503,2067
HeifersSelect and Choice1,260221.01/cwt219.50–221.502,7854
SteersChoice1,339223.15/cwt223.00–223.252,98816
SteersSelect and Choice1,265221.00/cwt220.00–221.502,7963

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.