Name: F&T Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction from three weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs 30.00-40.00 higher, 600-700 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher, and too few steers over 700 lbs for a good test. Feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 higher. Mostly calves in the offering with Incredibly nice weather allowing for good cattle movement. Prices were sharply higher across the board with the best demand on steer calves, which are dollaring-up to some fantastic prices per head. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.18/cwt on 170 head, up $25.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 16 comparable sales and sits −6.77 against this barn's trailing median of $469.95.

Average price

$463.18

▲ 25.48 vs prior sale

170 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$28.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs MO average

−3.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	470.67	2,606	126
Medium and Large 1-2	562	441.73	2,482	44

One grade step is worth $28.94/cwt here — about $124 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 sale170 hd

463.18

—

MO average14 barns · 5,226 hd

457.17

+6.01

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−3.15

This barn, trailing median16 sales

469.95

−6.77

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

57 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 1-2Unweaned	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	434.32/cwt	417.00–446.00	2,693	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	406.98/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,702	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	518.28/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,488	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	476.35/cwt	468.00–510.00	2,563	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	807	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	502	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	462.25/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,621	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	486.05/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	380.76/cwt	357.00–390.00	2,749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	513.88/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,472	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	528.79/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,472	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	694	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,599	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	401	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	749	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	938	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	552.82/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	394.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,580	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	426	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	513	422.91/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	454.06/cwt	437.50–467.50	2,116	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	503.84/cwt	495.00–517.50	2,590	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	401.71/cwt	391.00–404.00	2,567	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	396.83/cwt	387.50–411.00	2,643	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	450.30/cwt	442.50–482.50	2,643	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	446.44/cwt	407.50–495.00	1,933	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	403.42/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,271	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,108	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	543.76/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,816	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	382	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	457.91/cwt	450.00–464.25	2,555	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,357	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	376.72/cwt	376.00–378.00	2,230	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	444.97/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,118	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	382.91/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,615	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	736	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	356.46/cwt	342.00–364.00	2,406	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	556	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	761	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	626	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,260	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	404.08/cwt	381.00–411.00	2,267	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	509	396.87/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	643	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	517.81/cwt	462.50–530.00	2,004	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	392.65/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,097	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
14	600–650	626	361.00	361.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	509	385.00–405.00	396.87
4	550–600	556	382.50	382.50
6	650–700	670	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	466	437.50–467.50	454.06
14	500–550	502	420.00	420.00
29	550–600	561	381.00–411.00	404.08
5	750–800	761	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	387	462.50–530.00	517.81
21	400–450	433	407.50–495.00	446.44
19	450–500	476	435.00–452.50	444.97
39	550–600	563	400.00–406.00	403.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	534	390.00–395.00	392.65
15	550–600	592	376.00–378.00	376.72
14	600–650	632	373.00	373.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	570	364.00	364.00
4	600–650	643	361.00	361.00
35	650–700	675	342.00–364.00	356.46
9	700–750	736	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	452	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	530.00–560.00	552.82
15	450–500	480	515.00–525.00	518.28
12	500–550	523	460.00–500.00	486.05
13	550–600	567	447.50–470.00	462.25
39	600–650	620	417.00–446.00	434.32
28	650–700	664	385.00–410.00	406.98
7	700–750	749	372.00	372.00
8	750–800	750	373.00	373.00
3	900–950	938	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	535.00–555.00	543.76
13	350–400	375	515.00–560.00	528.79
23	450–500	481	500.00–525.00	513.88
35	500–550	538	468.00–510.00	476.35
46	550–600	587	442.50–482.50	450.30
39	650–700	666	387.50–411.00	396.83
3	700–750	720	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	487	420.00	420.00
22	650–700	683	382.50–383.00	382.91
3	700–750	715	375.00	375.00
6	800–850	807	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	425.00	425.00
16	550–600	590	419.00	419.00
10	650–700	694	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	483.00	483.00
20	550–600	558	450.00–464.25	457.91
17	600–650	639	391.00–404.00	401.71
14	700–750	722	357.00–390.00	380.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	540.00	540.00
7	400–450	401	482.50	482.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	514	495.00–517.50	503.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	581	410.00	410.00
18	650–700	654	390.00–400.00	394.46
6	750–800	767	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	465.00	465.00
10	500–550	513	411.00–435.00	422.91

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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