Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-03-24

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Mar 24
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
208 head
102 vs last sale 106 84 vs year ago 124 · +67.7%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 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
BullsHigh1,886204.203,85014
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,730176.353,0517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,528167.202,55424
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280165.002,11223
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063144.971,54021
HeifersChoiceAverage1,433236.993,3968thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,681234.693,9453thin
SteersSelectAverage1,478228.003,3702thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,730176.35/cwt172.00–183.003,0517
CowsLean 85-90%1,117155.46/cwt151.00–160.001,7368
CowsLean 85-90%971129.72/cwt123.00–134.001,2607
CowsLean 85-90%1,080144.71/cwt140.00–150.001,5635
CowsLean 85-90%1,180169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,9941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508158.05/cwt150.00–162.002,3837
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,441176.08/cwt173.00–181.002,5377
SteersSelect and Choice1,681234.69/cwt234.00–235.003,9453
SteersSelect1,478228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,3702
HeifersChoice1,433236.99/cwt234.50–238.003,3968
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,602167.39/cwt165.00–170.002,68210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,291178.25/cwt176.00–180.002,3014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,316155.85/cwt150.00–160.002,0516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264166.90/cwt162.00–170.002,11012
Bulls2,035216.00/cwt216.00–216.004,3961
Bulls1,874203.29/cwt190.00–211.003,81013

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.