Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves under 500 lbs steady to firm with steers over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. The offering consisted of mostly calves this week with many carrying plenty of flesh and quite a few sold in smaller packages. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.98/cwt on 403 head.

Average price

$149.98

403 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$13.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	151.80	944	333
Medium and Large 1-2	619	142.68	883	50
Medium 1-2	592	137.88	816	20

One grade step is worth $13.93/cwt here — about $128 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 sale403 hd

149.98

—

MO average17 barns · 15,480 hd

146.22

+3.76

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	—	473	170.87/cwt	166.50–179.00	808	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	180.70/cwt	176.00–185.00	773	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.43/cwt	138.00–142.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.50	899	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	748	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	871	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	520	132.05/cwt	129.00–134.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	141.76/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,038	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.03/cwt	152.00–163.50	826	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.06/cwt	146.00–158.00	704	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.07/cwt	137.00–144.00	740	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	147.22/cwt	144.50–149.50	900	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,159	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	155.07/cwt	146.00–159.00	893	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	129.06/cwt	123.00–134.00	703	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	183.09/cwt	174.00–187.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	653	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	813	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	137.47/cwt	134.50–140.00	646	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	641	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	837	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	443	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	552	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	696	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	789	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	154.58/cwt	152.00–156.50	875	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.04/cwt	155.00–171.00	611	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	557	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	971	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	762	122.27/cwt	120.50–123.00	932	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.46/cwt	134.00–135.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	132.55/cwt	132.00–133.00	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	135.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	732	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	629	131.64/cwt	131.00–132.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	576	129.53/cwt	118.00–135.00	746	21

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Receipts 1,004Last week 1,106Year ago 1,087

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	473	166.50–179.00	170.87
20	—	428	176.00–185.00	180.70
15	—	675	138.00–142.00	139.43
69	—	732	137.50–145.00	141.76
51	—	523	152.00–163.50	158.03
5	—	755	144.00	144.00
44	—	611	144.50–149.50	147.22
32	—	837	138.50	138.50
29	—	576	146.00–159.00	155.07
18	—	379	174.00–187.00	183.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	669	133.00–135.50	134.33
6	—	748	135.50	135.50
5	—	871	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	641	130.50	130.50
3	—	493	160.00	160.00
2	—	373	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	566	152.00–156.50	154.58
5	—	793	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	636	132.00–133.00	132.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	128.00	128.00
8	—	629	131.00–132.00	131.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	142.00	142.00
5	—	605	126.00	126.00
5	—	438	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	129.00–134.00	132.05
9	—	653	124.50	124.50
13	—	470	134.50–140.00	137.47
3	—	552	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	135.00	135.00
35	—	460	146.00–158.00	153.06
26	—	528	137.00–144.00	140.07
2	—	270	157.00	157.00
3	—	332	160.00	160.00
18	—	375	155.00–171.00	163.04
4	—	424	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	545	123.00–134.00	129.06
15	—	762	120.50–123.00	122.27
21	—	576	118.00–135.00	129.53
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	750	129.50	129.50
10	—	635	127.00	127.00
9	—	563	134.00–135.00	134.46
5	—	483	137.00	137.00
4	—	686	129.00	129.00
21	—	540	130.00–137.00	135.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	131.00	131.00
6	—	570	157.00	157.00

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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