Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sales for good comparisons. Winter arrived just in time to interfere with the first sale of the new year. Quality of the cattle that made it to the barn was generally attractive, and most of the calves were weaned and worked. Demand moderate and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.07/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$243.07

322 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	257.22	1,379	31
Medium and Large 1	655	241.56	1,583	291

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale322 hd

243.07

—

MO average17 barns · 19,060 hd

247.31

−4.24

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

49 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 1Value Added	—	472	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,177	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	226.00/cwt	221.50–253.00	1,324	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	219.48/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,484	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	276.89/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	227.01/cwt	221.00–231.25	1,644	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	276.45/cwt	262.00–291.00	1,454	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	231.09/cwt	229.50–242.00	1,567	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	248.49/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,556	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	902	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	275.37/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	259.70/cwt	258.50–262.00	1,384	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	268.68/cwt	268.00–269.50	1,486	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	245.11/cwt	238.00–252.50	1,559	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	221.01/cwt	220.50–226.50	1,719	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	247.27/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,604	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	215.01/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	277.70/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	231.55/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,220	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	206.71/cwt	206.50–207.50	1,670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	237.92/cwt	235.00–241.00	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	224.49/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	240.71/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,141	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	317	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,382	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	235.07/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,244	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	469	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,069	9

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Receipts 751Last week 466Year ago 1,446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	270.00	270.00
3	—	350	290.00	290.00
5	—	416	267.00–284.00	276.89
25	—	724	221.00–231.25	227.01
4	—	763	221.00	221.00
22	—	526	262.00–291.00	276.45
26	—	678	229.50–242.00	231.09
3	—	902	201.50	201.50
9	—	559	271.00	271.00
36	—	636	238.00–252.50	245.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	626	244.00–249.00	248.49
2	—	425	281.00	281.00
7	—	519	268.00–285.00	275.37
11	—	553	268.00–269.50	268.68
3	—	380	279.00	279.00
11	—	900	201.50	201.50
23	—	778	220.50–226.50	221.01
24	—	702	228.50	228.50
9	—	483	269.00–289.00	277.70
14	—	808	206.50–207.50	206.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	533	258.50–262.00	259.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	246.50	246.50
8	—	512	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	212.00–218.00	215.01
7	—	759	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	227.00	227.00
4	—	653	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	213.00	213.00
10	—	469	251.00	251.00
21	—	586	221.50–253.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	218.00–222.00	219.48
7	—	569	220.00–228.00	224.49
27	—	602	229.50	229.50
3	—	700	211.00	211.00
13	—	541	230.00	230.00
2	—	783	191.50	191.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	246.00–249.00	247.27
10	—	385	235.00–241.00	237.92
13	—	474	240.00–241.00	240.71
3	—	317	243.00	243.00
6	—	713	211.00	211.00
14	—	535	233.00–238.00	235.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	527	226.00–239.00	231.55
2	—	750	206.50	206.50
8	—	659	215.00	215.00
7	—	569	226.00	226.00
4	—	648	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	228.00	228.00

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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