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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report, Palmyra, MO

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2026

620 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $374.97/cwt ≈ $2,502/hd at 667 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $404.72/cwt ≈ $2,290/hd at 566 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $412.62/cwt ≈ $1,917/hd at 465 lb · 43 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 620 200 305
Feeder cattle 620 — 305
Replacement cattle — 200 —

Compared to the last feeder special from two weeks ago, steer calves steady to 10.00 lower with heifer calves mostly steady, all on a very light test. Not enough yearlings for a good comparison. Many of the calves sold in small packages with some unweaned and others showing a lot of flesh. Crop harvest still occupying most farmers time here in northeast Missouri.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 unweaned 358 6 470.00–477.50 $472.55 $1,692 —
420 420 7 447.50 $447.50 $1,880 —
464–470 466 24 435.00–450.00 $439.06 $2,046 —
451–490 unweaned 473 18 405.00–455.00 $426.20 $2,016 —
500 500 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,025 —
508–531 526 19 412.50–447.50 $419.61 $2,207 —
552–595 563 34 402.50–430.00 $415.90 $2,342 —
557–585 unweaned 572 16 380.00–382.50 $380.96 $2,179 —
616 616 3 393.00 $393.00 $2,421 —
636 636 6 373.00 $373.00 $2,372 —
640 unweaned 640 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,272 —
652–696 665 47 362.00–388.00 $379.90 $2,526 —
665 value added 665 12 365.00 $365.00 $2,427 —
695 695 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,450 —
745 745 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,626 —
756 value added 756 18 350.00 $350.00 $2,646 —
767 767 6 341.00 $341.00 $2,615 —
827 827 10 327.00 $327.00 $2,704 —
843 843 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,740 —
879 879 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 407.50 $407.50 $2,099 —
602–627 616 9 382.00–395.00 $387.65 $2,388 —
712 712 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,510 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,849 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 472.50 $472.50 $1,687 —
366–383 unweaned 379 12 445.00–467.50 $450.44 $1,707 —
419–428 423 14 407.50–430.00 $418.68 $1,771 —
452–471 464 36 397.50–430.00 $419.93 $1,948 —
468 unweaned 468 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,755 —
500 unweaned 500 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,925 —
518–541 527 19 382.50–407.50 $396.30 $2,089 —
527 527 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,029 —
534 value added 534 11 387.50 $387.50 $2,069 —
584 unweaned 584 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,956 —
560–599 590 13 367.50–385.00 $371.33 $2,191 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 8 387.00 $387.00 $2,032 —
558–578 570 18 362.50–387.50 $372.01 $2,120 —
582 unweaned 582 2 347.50 $347.50 $2,022 —
591 591 3 347.50 $347.50 $2,054 —
663 663 21 349.50 $349.50 $2,317 —
693 value added 693 7 323.00 $323.00 $2,238 —
718 718 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 8 318.00 $318.00 $2,379 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 —
631 631 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,177 —

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high 440.04 low 331.00 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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