Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction from two weeks ago, steer calves traded 5.00-10.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher on light weights. Yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Several reputation strings of calves offered along with three loads of eight weight yearlings. Demand was good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $285.62/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$285.62

457 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	287.99	1,874	395
Medium and Large 1-2	621	270.47	1,681	62

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about $194 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 sale457 hd

285.62

—

MO average16 barns · 10,786 hd

271.37

+14.25

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	253.58/cwt	249.50–262.50	1,177	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	1,582	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	260.45/cwt	256.00–265.50	1,763	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,315	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	280.65/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,771	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	302.41/cwt	286.50–314.00	1,724	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	592	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	284.76/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,316	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	244.64/cwt	243.00–244.75	2,053	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	2,211	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	811	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,987	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	315.34/cwt	309.50–326.00	1,671	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	359.60/cwt	358.00–361.00	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	334.03/cwt	332.50–336.00	1,593	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,454	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,307	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	405	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,292	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	307	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	514	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,408	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	283.00/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,206	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,917	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,129	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,458	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	728	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	663	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	362	269.87/cwt	268.00–271.50	977	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	411	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	294.76/cwt	292.00–300.00	937	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	273.34/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,427	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,148	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	322.66/cwt	309.00–332.00	1,526	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,630	8

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

Tue Sep 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,167Last week 702Year ago 1,165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	464	249.50–262.50	253.58
20	—	362	268.00–271.50	269.87
11	—	430	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	608	260.25	260.25
9	—	599	256.00	256.00
7	—	790	220.00	220.00
10	—	903	212.00	212.00
20	—	522	273.00–274.00	273.34
5	—	452	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	462	282.00–290.00	284.76
15	—	426	280.00–287.00	283.00
19	—	519	281.00	281.00
4	—	556	276.00	276.00
8	—	638	255.50	255.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	836	229.25	229.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	287.00	287.00
5	—	529	266.50	266.50
16	—	399	283.00	283.00
14	—	318	292.00–300.00	294.76
4	—	499	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	236.00	236.00
3	—	663	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	243.00	243.00
18	—	587	284.50	284.50
22	—	677	256.00–265.50	260.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	339.00	339.00
64	—	839	243.00–244.75	244.64
59	—	896	246.75	246.75
4	—	504	314.00	314.00
15	—	473	309.00–332.00	322.66
3	—	400	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	631	279.00–289.00	280.65
54	—	570	286.50–314.00	302.41
16	—	811	245.00	245.00
43	—	530	309.50–326.00	315.34
11	—	371	358.00–361.00	359.60
52	—	477	332.50–336.00	334.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	276.50	276.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	406	322.00	322.00
4	—	511	287.00	287.00
4	—	374	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	405	319.00	319.00
9	—	566	270.00	270.00
8	—	633	241.00	241.00
6	—	307	302.00	302.00
21	—	514	274.00	274.00

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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