Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-02-24

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Feb 24
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
115 head
65 vs last sale 180 38 vs year ago 153 · 24.8%
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 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

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
BullsLow1,767195.733,4597thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,526171.672,61913
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,243169.802,11016
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,134157.421,78512
HeifersChoiceLow1,251235.712,9509thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266233.532,9566thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,413238.713,37315

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
HeifersChoice1,110231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,5643
HeifersChoice1,322238.07/cwt237.50–238.503,1476
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513176.64/cwt175.00–178.002,6735
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494171.46/cwt168.00–174.002,5626
CowsLean 85-90%1,141152.70/cwt149.00–156.001,7426
CowsLean 85-90%1,085164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,7791
CowsLean 85-90%1,136161.76/cwt159.00–164.001,8385
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653159.88/cwt158.00–162.002,6432
SteersChoice1,413238.71/cwt237.00–239.753,37315
HeifersSelect and Choice1,266233.53/cwt231.00–234.002,9566
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283177.08/cwt175.00–178.002,2723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224171.56/cwt166.00–174.002,10010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258152.94/cwt149.00–157.001,9242
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0991
Bulls1,545176.79/cwt174.00–180.002,7312
Bulls1,856203.30/cwt201.00–206.003,7735

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.