Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from 2 weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold from steady to 10.00 higher. An even mix of both calves and yearlings with a very good demand no matter what weight entered the ring. With grass starting to come on and an attractive yearling futures price for this fall the lighter weight calves are really selling with some eye-popping prices.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.73/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −141.22 against this barn's trailing median of $469.95.

Average price

$328.73

210 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.02

vs MO average

+12.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	332.00	1,762	177
Medium and Large 1-2	532	314.43	1,672	30
Medium 1-2	510	279.00	1,423	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $515.25, low $432.68, median $469.95 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale210 hd

328.73

—

MO average16 barns · 2,795 hd

315.71

+13.02

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+12.66

This barn, trailing median16 sales

469.95

−141.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,289	$1,732	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	797	$1,375	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	750–800	762	255.64/cwt	253.00–258.50	1,948	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	814	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	280.33/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,859	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	547	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	247.35/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,749	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	285.67/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,525	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	399.80/cwt	395.00–401.00	1,155	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	273	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	393.22/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,329	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	309.71/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,298	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,608	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	251.39/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,730	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,838	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,772	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	354.09/cwt	349.00–359.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	326.34/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,756	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	347.84/cwt	339.00–349.00	1,461	26
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	797	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	249.78/cwt	243.00–250.50	2,033	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	318.16/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	364	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,026	8
Steers	Medium 1-2Value Added	300–350	347	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	484	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	401	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	554	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	248.53/cwt	246.00–255.50	1,827	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	272.49/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	833	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,558	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,901	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	243.86/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	307.41/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	611	253.24/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	263.53/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	297.41/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,811	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,731.69/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	363.62/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	319.79/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	283.67/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,373	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,418	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	285.41/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,624	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,431	7

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,542Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 200Year ago 210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	420	339.00–349.00	347.84
46	500–550	538	322.00–328.00	326.34
13	550–600	578	318.00	318.00
19	600–650	609	285.00–302.00	297.41
68	650–700	663	270.00–286.00	280.33
8	700–750	729	261.00–265.00	263.53
30	750–800	762	253.00–258.50	255.64
10	800–850	814	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	367.50	367.50
7	400–450	417	343.00	343.00
9	500–550	534	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	289	395.00–401.00	399.80
22	300–350	338	360.00–401.00	393.22
8	350–400	363	357.50–370.00	363.62
10	400–450	410	349.00–359.00	354.09
100	500–550	518	342.00	342.00
9	550–600	563	317.00	317.00
3	600–650	602	287.00	287.00
12	650–700	694	270.00–276.00	272.49
5	700–750	714	257.50	257.50
5	750–800	795	252.50	252.50
74	800–850	814	243.00–250.50	249.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	303.00	303.00
11	600–650	625	269.00	269.00
6	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	301.00	301.00
5	450–500	484	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	510	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	445	333.00	333.00
13	500–550	530	301.00–313.00	307.41
45	700–750	735	246.00–255.50	248.53
63	800–850	802	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	533	319.00–321.00	319.79
8	650–700	663	279.50	279.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	349.00	349.00
10	350–400	382	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	410	317.00	317.00
18	450–500	468	303.00	303.00
6	500–550	503	299.00	299.00
17	550–600	569	276.00–294.00	285.41
5	600–650	618	269.00	269.00
57	650–700	688	246.00–253.00	251.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	484	283.00–285.00	283.67
6	500–550	547	259.00	259.00
7	550–600	570	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	370.00	370.00
8	300–350	329	313.00–323.00	318.16
14	400–450	419	305.00–317.00	309.71
20	500–550	534	283.00–296.00	285.67
3	550–600	583	293.00	293.00
16	600–650	608	264.50	264.50
3	650–700	660	256.00	256.00
77	700–750	707	247.00–250.00	247.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	279.00	279.00
4	500–550	514	270.00	270.00
11	550–600	554	263.00	263.00
4	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
10	750–800	790	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	289.00	289.00
6	600–650	611	258.50	258.50
5	650–700	680	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	611	245.00–257.00	253.24
32	650–700	673	231.50	231.50
11	700–750	710	237.00	237.00
4	800–850	833	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
12	700–750	719	241.00–246.00	243.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	797	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,289	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,731.69

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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