Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.96/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$147.96

546 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	152.25	916	287
Medium and Large 1-2	656	144.91	950	201
Large 1-2	650	138.55	900	47
Medium and Large 2	717	131.91	946	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale546 hd

147.96

—

MO average11 barns · 7,137 hd

146.73

+1.23

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

50 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	—	677	147.14/cwt	142.50–148.75	996	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	690	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	734	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	418	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	164.86/cwt	161.00–169.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.34/cwt	145.00–153.25	722	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	634	132.80/cwt	130.00–134.75	842	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.35/cwt	143.25–143.50	946	55
Steers	Large 1-2	—	805	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,103	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.49/cwt	153.50–164.50	831	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.79/cwt	145.00–148.50	983	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.28/cwt	161.00–170.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	727	140.80/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,024	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	636	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	890	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	124.81/cwt	123.00–128.50	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.64/cwt	136.00–142.50	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.37/cwt	134.75–138.00	777	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	158.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	620	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	606	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	832	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	368	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	488	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	692	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	882	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	439	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	143.49/cwt	140.50–148.00	1,046	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	757	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	152.32/cwt	151.00–153.50	885	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,017	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	819	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	180.27/cwt	178.00–182.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	147.24/cwt	144.75–152.00	932	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	649	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	905	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	146.81/cwt	145.00–147.50	934	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	642	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	783	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	749	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	135.87/cwt	131.50–138.25	897	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.02/cwt	133.50–136.50	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,214	63
Steers	Large 1-2	—	533	138.05/cwt	131.00–143.00	736	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	147.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	858	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	694	5

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Receipts 1,447Last week 1,087Year ago 0

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	677	142.50–148.75	147.14
23	—	530	147.00	147.00
5	—	776	139.00	139.00
25	—	729	140.50–148.00	143.49
7	—	488	161.00	161.00
11	—	636	145.00–147.50	146.81
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	805	137.00	137.00
19	—	636	140.00	140.00
15	—	533	131.00–143.00	138.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	130.00	130.00
7	—	769	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	518	153.50–164.50	160.49
31	—	665	145.00–148.50	147.79
9	—	470	161.00–170.00	165.28
40	—	581	151.00–153.50	152.32
13	—	706	144.00	144.00
3	—	332	181.00	181.00
15	—	416	178.00–182.00	180.27
54	—	633	144.75–152.00	147.24
5	—	392	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	727	138.50–143.00	140.80
9	—	819	131.50	131.50
16	—	582	146.00–148.00	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	757	137.50	137.50
47	—	649	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	125.50	125.50
11	—	692	127.50	127.50
10	—	505	136.00	136.00
18	—	642	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	145.00	145.00
6	—	368	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	332	161.00–169.00	164.86
29	—	477	145.00–153.25	151.34
57	—	574	134.75–138.00	135.37
15	—	392	155.00–162.00	158.28
8	—	423	149.00	149.00
44	—	516	140.00–149.00	145.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	137.50	137.50
47	—	634	130.00–134.75	132.80
44	—	595	129.00	129.00
28	—	660	131.50–138.25	135.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	660	143.25–143.50	143.35
12	—	531	136.00–142.50	138.64
10	—	578	133.50–136.50	135.02
63	—	858	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	622	123.00–128.50	124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	606	137.25	137.25
7	—	719	128.50	128.50

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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