Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers mostly steady except 700-800 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulk of the receipts 550-750 lb cattle with several reputation strings offered throughout the day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.16/cwt on 668 head.

Average price

$133.16

668 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	143.53	785	123
Medium 1-2	417	142.43	594	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	692	130.86	905	492
Medium and Large 2	606	130.00	788	4thin
Large 1-2	590	128.50	758	42

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $27 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 sale668 hd

133.16

—

MO average18 barns · 15,865 hd

137.32

−4.15

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

51 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
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	632	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	809	28
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	654	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	621	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	841	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	693	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	904	26
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	789	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.45/cwt	128.00–138.75	912	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.52/cwt	129.00–137.25	841	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.73/cwt	174.00–181.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,058	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.81/cwt	141.00–144.75	830	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	124.88/cwt	119.50–126.50	924	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	151.87/cwt	146.00–156.50	955	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	152.30/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,086	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	150.84/cwt	146.75–154.00	1,030	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	126.27/cwt	125.00–126.50	971	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	132.79/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,017	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	145.14/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,075	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	139.43/cwt	136.50–141.50	1,065	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	910	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	361	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	643	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	467	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.43/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	687	121.84/cwt	116.00–123.50	837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	589	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	757	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	344	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	742	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.52/cwt	131.50–138.50	852	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	126.73/cwt	125.50–128.50	1,099	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	172.39/cwt	169.00–174.00	914	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	186.19/cwt	186.00–187.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.57/cwt	137.00–139.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	152.17/cwt	145.00–159.00	741	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.80/cwt	154.00–165.00	912	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	140.13/cwt	138.00–143.00	761	27

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Receipts 1,607Last week 1,112Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	632	128.00	128.00
14	—	505	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	128.00	128.00
9	—	687	116.00–123.50	121.84
8	—	589	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	678	128.00–138.75	134.45
76	—	625	129.00–137.25	134.52
36	—	577	141.00–144.75	143.81
126	—	740	119.50–126.50	124.88
73	—	769	125.00–126.50	126.27
4	—	539	140.00	140.00
7	—	870	115.00–116.00	115.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	160.00	160.00
9	—	664	137.00	137.00
6	—	421	159.00	159.00
24	—	629	131.50–138.50	135.52
19	—	561	137.00–139.00	138.57
36	—	487	145.00–159.00	152.17
27	—	543	138.00–143.00	140.13
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	148.00	148.00
3	—	515	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	621	135.50	135.50
7	—	810	125.00	125.00
26	—	693	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	171.00	171.00
4	—	361	178.00	178.00
3	—	467	173.00	173.00
9	—	742	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	129.00	129.00
3	—	625	138.00	138.00
6	—	718	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	154.50	154.50
7	—	613	155.00	155.00
4	—	491	159.00	159.00
14	—	766	132.00–137.50	132.79
69	—	741	142.50–146.00	145.14
8	—	871	125.50	125.50
5	—	577	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	174.00–181.00	174.73
14	—	823	128.50	128.50
49	—	629	146.00–156.50	151.87
60	—	713	146.00–153.00	152.30
113	—	683	146.75–154.00	150.84
22	—	764	136.50–141.50	139.43
26	—	867	125.50–128.50	126.73
24	—	530	169.00–174.00	172.39
5	—	379	186.00–187.00	186.19
48	—	571	154.00–165.00	159.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	144.50	144.50
13	—	737	130.00	130.00

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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