Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs 10.00-25.00 higher on a light test. Feeder steers over 600 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. The offering consisted mostly of calves except for a couple consignments of yearling steers. The cattle market continues to set new amazing all-time highs every week. Demand very good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.24/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 9 of 16 comparable sales and sits −0.71 against this barn's trailing median of $469.95.

Average price

$469.24

83 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.94

vs MO average

+59.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	473.11	2,579	65
Medium and Large 1-2	522	459.64	2,399	14thin
Medium and Large 2	522	440.00	2,297	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $282 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 sale83 hd

469.24

—

MO average15 barns · 2,056 hd

434.31

+34.94

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+59.94

This barn, trailing median16 sales

469.95

−0.71

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

46 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	400–450	421	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	450.84/cwt	435.00–467.50	2,570	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	387.50/cwt	368.00–389.00	2,767	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	444.46/cwt	437.50–447.50	2,018	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	398	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	450.11/cwt	430.00–462.50	1,877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	498.28/cwt	495.00–501.00	2,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	507.44/cwt	477.50–515.00	2,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	403.97/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,056	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	392	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,020	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	441	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,205	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	381	536.56/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,680	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,170	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	437.76/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	382	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	404.72/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,032	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	515.04/cwt	490.00–518.00	2,586	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	837	344.80/cwt	344.00–345.50	2,886	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,366	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,077	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,658	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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Receipts 524Last week 1,129Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	420.00	420.00
13	450–500	480	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	522.50	522.50
2	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	360	472.50	472.50
13	400–450	417	430.00–462.50	450.11
10	450–500	454	437.50–447.50	444.46
17	500–550	509	390.00–410.00	403.97
4	600–650	620	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	465.00	465.00
14	400–450	427	473.00	473.00
2	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
28	500–550	502	402.50–405.00	404.72
23	600–650	626	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
5	800–850	828	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	362.50	362.50
4	650–700	682	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	407	477.50–515.00	507.44
2	450–500	467	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	511	495.00–501.00	498.28
19	550–600	570	435.00–467.50	450.84
56	700–750	714	368.00–389.00	387.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	605	419.00	419.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	515.00–560.00	536.56
12	400–450	441	500.00	500.00
19	500–550	502	490.00–518.00	515.04
8	550–600	588	452.00	452.00
10	700–750	713	387.00	387.00
15	800–850	837	344.00–345.50	344.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	551	452.50	452.50
19	650–700	660	406.00	406.00
8	700–750	747	375.50	375.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	522	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	465.00	465.00
2	650–700	685	379.00	379.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	472	430.00–445.00	437.76
13	500–550	546	397.50	397.50
3	600–650	646	391.00	391.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	512.50	512.50
11	400–450	435	477.50	477.50
7	500–550	505	433.00	433.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

F&T Livestock Market