Sale reports / Missouri / F&T Livestock Market / 2026-05-12

F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, May 12
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
Receipts
144 head
33 vs last sale 177 69 vs year ago 75 · +92.0%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded with a firm to higher undertone on a very light test. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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
BullsAverage1,780220.313,9228thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,604192.293,0847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511186.122,81216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261183.472,31414
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,084164.951,78914
HeifersChoiceAverage1,396250.113,4929thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,404251.423,5317thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bulls1,729216.37/cwt210.00–224.003,7414
Bulls1,967230.00/cwt230.00–230.004,5243
Bulls1,425207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,9501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293168.96/cwt168.00–170.002,1852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239181.69/cwt179.00–184.002,2516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273190.09/cwt185.00–198.002,4206
SteersChoice1,280253.99/cwt252.50–255.503,2514
SteersChoice1,570248.00/cwt248.00–248.003,8943
CowsLean 85-90%1,100166.53/cwt165.00–171.001,8326
CowsLean 85-90%1,068178.99/cwt175.00–182.001,9123
CowsLean 85-90%1,073158.03/cwt156.00–161.001,6964
CowsLean 85-90%1,085141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5301
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,604192.29/cwt185.00–196.003,0847
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623178.92/cwt175.00–181.002,9043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485187.78/cwt185.00–195.002,78913
HeifersChoice1,396250.11/cwt250.00–250.503,4929

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.