Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-04-28

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Apr 28
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
141 head
11 vs last sale 152 22 vs year ago 163 · 13.5%
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 2.00-3.00 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
BullsAverage1,740220.333,83414
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,820179.003,2581thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238171.532,12417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,564170.572,66713
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,019157.821,60814
HeifersChoiceAverage1,307245.433,20814
SteersChoiceAverage1,489244.653,64413

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls1,708216.65/cwt209.00–224.003,7008
Bulls1,846231.48/cwt227.00–242.004,2735
Bulls1,465194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,8421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244174.91/cwt172.00–180.002,1767
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252184.19/cwt182.00–187.002,3063
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258165.22/cwt159.00–170.002,0785
HeifersChoice1,307245.43/cwt244.00–247.003,20814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,660183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,0381
SteersChoice1,429245.74/cwt244.00–247.003,51210
CowsLean 85-90%1,095132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4451
CowsLean 85-90%1,002151.16/cwt149.00–154.001,5155
CowsLean 85-90%1,016164.09/cwt162.00–166.001,6677
CowsLean 85-90%1,045173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,4871
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,691241.00/cwt241.00–241.004,0753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,148156.49/cwt156.00–157.001,7972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559164.49/cwt160.00–169.002,5644
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545174.64/cwt170.00–179.002,6987
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,820179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,2581

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.