F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

1,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.75/cwt ≈ $713/hd at 581 lb · 76 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.49/cwt ≈ $901/hd at 680 lb · 75 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.88/cwt ≈ $860/hd at 619 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,355	190	767
Feeder cattle	1,355	—	767
Replacement cattle	—	190	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last tested auction from two weeks ago, light weight steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, with steers and heifers over 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. High grain prices and a consistently weak and disappointing slaughter cattle market are really pressuring the feeder cattle prices. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	17	183.00–190.00	$184.18	$615	—
363–397	387	11	183.00–189.00	$187.04	$724	—
403–440	421	12	168.00–186.00	$177.20	$746	—
470–488	480	7	153.00–166.00	$158.45	$761	—
467–494	482	23	164.00–170.00	$167.56	$808	—
528–530	529	7	154.50–159.00	$155.79	$824	—
532	532	3	141.00	$141.00	$750	—
559–599	578	52	144.50–155.00	$149.23	$863	—
608–615	612	8	122.00–135.50	$128.71	$788	—
601–633	620	60	139.50–142.00	$140.24	$869	—
667–678	671	25	127.00–130.50	$129.49	$869	—
658–699	685	50	130.00–138.00	$133.99	$918	—
705–723	716	59	129.25–130.50	$129.75	$929	—
755	755	2	122.00	$122.00	$921	—
765–794	789	27	120.00–126.25	$125.32	$989	—
808–815	810	21	122.00	$122.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507–546	528	11	145.00–160.00	$151.54	$800	—
587	587	3	147.00	$147.00	$863	—
627–628	627	10	132.50–134.00	$132.95	$834	—
635–645	642	9	129.00	$129.00	$828	—
663	663	8	132.50	$132.50	$878	—
657–681	664	26	131.00–136.00	$134.03	$890	—
710–734	725	11	118.00–129.50	$122.09	$885	—
766	766	7	124.00	$124.00	$950	—
791	791	9	122.00	$122.00	$965	—
824	824	4	117.50	$117.50	$968	—
858	858	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,021	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	4	175.00	$175.00	$506	—
399	399	7	170.00	$170.00	$678	—
511	511	4	148.00	$148.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
706	706	7	119.00	$119.00	$840	—
770	770	5	114.50	$114.50	$882	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–468	466	12	148.00–156.00	$152.65	$711	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–523	517	13	127.00–135.00	$130.03	$672	—
528–548	539	7	120.00	$120.00	$647	—
574–575	574	9	113.00–114.00	$113.44	$651	—
555–599	582	67	122.00–126.00	$124.00	$722	—
600	600	5	120.00	$120.00	$720	—
623–648	636	15	106.00–114.00	$110.78	$705	—
670–673	672	16	111.00–114.00	$113.25	$761	—
654–697	676	33	114.00–121.00	$115.73	$782	—
719–721	720	11	117.00–121.50	$118.64	$854	—
730	730	3	109.00	$109.00	$796	—
758	758	4	115.00	$115.00	$872	—
831–848	837	11	103.00–108.50	$106.47	$891	—
880	880	4	112.50	$112.50	$990	—
958	958	6	100.00	$100.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	3	155.00	$155.00	$437	—
345	345	2	160.00	$160.00	$552	—
383–395	393	12	152.00–161.00	$156.42	$615	—
400–423	410	18	153.00–158.00	$155.09	$636	—
480–498	487	20	136.00–143.00	$141.06	$687	—
527–545	532	25	135.00–146.25	$139.17	$740	—
586	586	9	118.00	$118.00	$691	—
613	613	6	114.00	$114.00	$699	—
601–636	617	42	123.50–126.50	$124.28	$767	—
662	662	7	116.50	$116.50	$771	—
695	695	18	114.50	$114.50	$796	—
753	753	6	113.00	$113.00	$851	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	134.00	$134.00	$643	—
544	544	10	128.50	$128.50	$699	—

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Reading this report

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.