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 | — | High | 1,884 | 223.18 | 4,205 | 13 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,681 | 186.60 | 3,137 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,497 | 180.87 | 2,707 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Very Low | 1,267 | 176.63 | 2,238 | 25 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,046 | 162.65 | 1,701 | 35 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,487 | 239.43 | 3,560 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,426 | 241.14 | 3,439 | 24 |
Every lot, as filed
16 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,482 | 184.51/cwt | 181.00–189.00 | 2,734 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,521 | 177.82/cwt | 173.00–180.00 | 2,705 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,681 | 186.60/cwt | 185.00–188.00 | 3,137 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 906 | 145.59/cwt | 129.00–153.00 | 1,319 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,089 | 156.45/cwt | 150.00–159.00 | 1,704 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,077 | 174.63/cwt | 171.00–181.00 | 1,881 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,057 | 165.57/cwt | 159.00–171.00 | 1,750 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,445 | 164.00/cwt | 164.00–164.00 | 2,370 | 1 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,426 | 241.14/cwt | 240.00–243.50 | 3,439 | 24 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,487 | 239.43/cwt | 238.00–244.00 | 3,560 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,365 | 148.00/cwt | 148.00–148.00 | 2,020 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,240 | 168.97/cwt | 168.00–170.00 | 2,095 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,181 | 188.03/cwt | 186.00–190.00 | 2,221 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,286 | 176.98/cwt | 172.00–180.00 | 2,276 | 17 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,846 | 235.11/cwt | 229.00–243.00 | 4,340 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,908 | 215.72/cwt | 203.00–219.00 | 4,116 | 8 |
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.