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 | 1,785 | 218.22 | 3,895 | 9thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,790 | 185.00 | 3,312 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,514 | 180.00 | 2,724 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,264 | 177.72 | 2,247 | 50 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,055 | 163.60 | 1,727 | 27 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,333 | 249.35 | 3,324 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,371 | 250.78 | 3,438 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,369 | 246.68 | 3,377 | 6thin |
Every lot, as filed
17 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 | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,790 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 3,312 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,050 | 166.46/cwt | 160.00–171.00 | 1,748 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,019 | 143.64/cwt | 139.00–149.00 | 1,464 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,072 | 155.74/cwt | 154.00–159.00 | 1,670 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,069 | 177.69/cwt | 172.00–182.00 | 1,900 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,465 | 169.00/cwt | 169.00–169.00 | 2,476 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,506 | 183.69/cwt | 182.00–187.00 | 2,766 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,369 | 246.68/cwt | 245.00–249.00 | 3,377 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,371 | 250.78/cwt | 250.00–252.00 | 3,438 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,333 | 249.35/cwt | 247.50–250.50 | 3,324 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,528 | 177.89/cwt | 174.00–180.00 | 2,718 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,271 | 186.08/cwt | 182.00–192.00 | 2,365 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,390 | 151.63/cwt | 147.00–156.00 | 2,108 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,249 | 167.31/cwt | 162.00–172.00 | 2,090 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,253 | 176.62/cwt | 172.00–181.00 | 2,213 | 25 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,073 | 236.15/cwt | 231.00–245.00 | 4,895 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,641 | 209.26/cwt | 199.00–217.00 | 3,434 | 6 |
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.