Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-02-17

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Feb 17
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
180 head
60 vs last sale 240 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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
BullsAverage1,882194.553,66216
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,877172.333,2354thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569167.172,62423
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,292165.412,13624
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053154.121,62216
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405236.843,32815
SteersChoiceAverage1,416235.613,33613

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls1,908196.50/cwt185.00–203.003,74912
Bulls1,945212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,1231
Bulls1,758180.95/cwt179.00–183.003,1813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,319154.28/cwt153.00–155.002,0354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294160.99/cwt159.00–164.002,0839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277170.61/cwt166.00–175.002,1798
CowsLean 85-90%1,071158.24/cwt152.00–164.001,6958
CowsLean 85-90%983169.65/cwt169.00–170.001,6683
CowsLean 85-90%1,105150.35/cwt149.00–151.001,6613
CowsLean 85-90%1,005120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2062
HeifersChoice1,405236.84/cwt235.50–240.003,32815
SteersChoice1,416235.61/cwt235.00–236.503,33613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287179.64/cwt177.00–183.002,3123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590168.92/cwt166.00–174.002,68614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,6221
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,877172.33/cwt171.50–175.003,2354
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543163.59/cwt160.00–165.002,5247
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4491

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.