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F&T Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Palmyra, Missouri · Tue, Aug 25
● Final2 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1789
← Aug 11Aug 25Sep 15 →
Receipts
31 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 100▼ 132 vs year ago 163 · −81.0%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement CattleTue Sep 29, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers 5.00 lower.

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,223220.912,7028thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,377224.363,08911

Every lot, as filed

2 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
HeifersChoice—1,223220.91/cwt220.00–224.502,7028
SteersChoice—1,377224.36/cwt222.50–225.003,08911

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
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