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 | — | Average | 1,787 | 219.97 | 3,930 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,282 | 175.48 | 2,249 | 22 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,542 | 174.66 | 2,693 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,047 | 168.24 | 1,762 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,289 | 259.45 | 3,344 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,306 | 253.65 | 3,313 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,422 | 259.35 | 3,688 | 36 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,262 | 255.35 | 3,223 | 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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,813 | 222.46/cwt | 219.00–229.00 | 4,033 | 6 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,289 | 259.45/cwt | 258.50–260.00 | 3,344 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,306 | 253.65/cwt | 252.50–255.00 | 3,313 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,262 | 255.35/cwt | 254.50–255.50 | 3,223 | 6 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,422 | 259.35/cwt | 258.50–260.00 | 3,688 | 36 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,533 | 179.77/cwt | 175.00–184.50 | 2,756 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,618 | 167.75/cwt | 165.00–170.00 | 2,714 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,270 | 166.79/cwt | 166.00–169.00 | 2,118 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,245 | 163.00/cwt | 161.00–164.00 | 2,029 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,505 | 158.60/cwt | 157.00–160.00 | 2,387 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 933 | 149.29/cwt | 148.00–150.00 | 1,393 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,037 | 171.76/cwt | 167.50–175.00 | 1,781 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,299 | 179.88/cwt | 175.00–183.00 | 2,337 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,111 | 181.10/cwt | 176.00–186.00 | 2,012 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,195 | 186.00/cwt | 186.00–186.00 | 2,223 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,630 | 205.00/cwt | 205.00–205.00 | 3,342 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,075 | 158.74/cwt | 154.00–164.00 | 1,706 | 3 |
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.