Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,855 | 192.87 | 3,578 | 9thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,798 | 182.96 | 3,290 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,537 | 166.99 | 2,567 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,319 | 158.55 | 2,091 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,120 | 140.18 | 1,570 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,331 | 232.93 | 3,100 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,363 | 233.60 | 3,184 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,393 | 230.45 | 3,210 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
13 lots · USDA AMS · F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle - Palmyra, MONothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,784 | 194.85/cwt | 186.00–204.00 | 3,476 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,425 | 177.00/cwt | 177.00–177.00 | 4,292 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,348 | 156.33/cwt | 152.00–160.00 | 2,107 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,300 | 146.00/cwt | 144.00–148.00 | 1,898 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,297 | 165.80/cwt | 162.00–170.00 | 2,150 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,537 | 166.99/cwt | 166.00–168.00 | 2,567 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,331 | 232.93/cwt | 230.00–234.00 | 3,100 | 18 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,393 | 230.45/cwt | 230.00–231.00 | 3,210 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,363 | 233.60/cwt | 233.00–234.00 | 3,184 | 8 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,798 | 182.96/cwt | 182.00–184.00 | 3,290 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,135 | 153.07/cwt | 152.00–154.00 | 1,737 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,132 | 143.82/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 1,628 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,100 | 130.65/cwt | 120.00–136.00 | 1,437 | 5 |
How this sale compares
Missouri weighted averagesOne 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.