Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested market from three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00-10.00 lower on a limited number of good comparisons. The feeder market has been stuck in reverse for several weeks now as cattle futures continue to fall and the finished cattle prices soften.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.65/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$129.65

305 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$195

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	405	134.26	544	22
Medium and Large 1-2	635	130.11	827	264
Medium and Large 1	574	123.92	711	8thin
Medium and Large 2	650	113.73	739	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about −$195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale305 hd

129.65

—

MO average19 barns · 7,505 hd

134.72

−5.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Nothing 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,107	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	835	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	394	134.71/cwt	134.00–135.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	414	133.88/cwt	132.00–135.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	123.92/cwt	121.00–129.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	583	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	648	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	141.16/cwt	140.50–141.50	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	136.06/cwt	132.50–140.50	648	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.58/cwt	129.50–136.00	757	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	930	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	880	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.56/cwt	135.50–143.00	724	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	129.86/cwt	121.00–130.25	927	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	653	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	663	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	915	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	495	155.40/cwt	155.00–156.00	769	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	720	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.50	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	566	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.53/cwt	164.00–167.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.77/cwt	159.00–169.00	789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.79/cwt	155.00–159.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	160.06/cwt	159.50–160.50	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.89/cwt	140.50–143.00	877	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	143.92/cwt	141.00–145.00	983	29

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle - Palmyra, MO

Mon Jun 3, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 891Last week 1,538Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	802	138.00	138.00
7	—	537	159.50–160.50	160.06
7	—	569	160.00	160.00
7	—	770	126.00	126.00
14	—	618	140.50–143.00	141.89
29	—	683	141.00–145.00	143.92
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	138.00	138.00
10	—	495	155.00–156.00	155.40
10	—	720	128.00–130.50	129.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	127.00	127.00
3	—	667	135.00	135.00
5	—	566	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	165.00	165.00
8	—	510	164.00–167.00	165.53
8	—	612	149.50	149.50
11	—	476	159.00–169.00	165.77
13	—	563	155.00–159.00	157.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	394	134.00–135.00	134.71
12	—	414	132.00–135.00	133.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	121.00–129.00	123.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	126.00	126.00
5	—	648	119.25	119.25
7	—	676	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	126.50	126.50
11	—	431	140.50–141.50	141.16
22	—	476	132.50–140.50	136.06
31	—	571	129.50–136.00	132.58
32	—	783	118.75	118.75
36	—	683	125.00–130.00	128.89
39	—	526	135.50–143.00	137.56
70	—	714	121.00–130.25	129.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	754	111.00	111.00
6	—	563	116.00	116.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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