F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.03/cwt ≈ $966/hd at 603 lb · 92 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.35/cwt ≈ $917/hd at 532 lb · 56 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.23/cwt ≈ $848/hd at 661 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,126	237	602
Feeder cattle	1,126	—	602
Replacement cattle	—	237	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers under 750 lbs traded firm to 3.00 higher, over 750 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. A typical spring sale with the lighter weight calves that will fit a grazing program finding a broad outlet and trading with mostly higher prices, while the buyers of the feedlot bound yearlings are much more cautious as they try to pencil out a break even using the currently high feed cost.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	5	194.00	$194.00	$524	—
317	317	3	203.00	$203.00	$644	—
361–394	378	12	193.00–202.00	$196.82	$744	—
421–435	423	8	177.00–181.00	$177.51	$751	—
491	491	6	178.00	$178.00	$874	—
522–547	532	56	165.00–175.00	$172.35	$917	—
572	572	5	130.00	$130.00	$744	—
554–588	573	25	158.00–164.50	$160.97	$922	—
601–619	602	85	150.00–164.00	$162.59	$979	—
620	620	7	129.00	$129.00	$800	—
664–693	680	44	149.00–153.00	$152.26	$1,035	—
711 fancy	711	11	152.25	$152.25	$1,082	—
702–743	720	27	143.50–147.00	$144.72	$1,042	—
781–785	783	13	130.50–139.25	$134.55	$1,054	—
815–818	815	27	127.50–129.00	$127.67	$1,041	—
866–881	874	14	124.50	$124.50	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	18	175.50	$175.50	$883	—
559–586	571	9	148.00–151.00	$149.37	$853	—
636	636	4	133.00	$133.00	$846	—
635–648	640	16	147.00–150.75	$149.33	$956	—
695	695	4	130.00	$130.00	$904	—
710–732	721	6	136.00–137.50	$136.76	$986	—
793	793	18	130.50	$130.50	$1,035	—
835	835	5	120.50	$120.50	$1,006	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	8	136.00	$136.00	$926	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	4	132.00	$132.00	$983	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515 thin fleshed	515	21	158.00	$158.00	$814	—
529–541	536	11	142.00–144.00	$142.90	$766	—
558–587	573	30	135.00–141.00	$138.69	$795	—
584	584	6	128.00	$128.00	$748	—
609–628	621	31	133.00–137.00	$134.87	$838	—
631	631	4	126.50	$126.50	$798	—
650–670	661	39	126.50–136.00	$130.25	$861	—
662	662	9	119.50	$119.50	$791	—
716	716	7	119.50	$119.50	$856	—
711–737	728	11	124.50–126.00	$125.03	$910	—
752–766	763	41	117.75–123.00	$119.71	$913	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309	309	4	161.00	$161.00	$497	—
378	378	20	175.00	$175.00	$662	—
454–498	473	25	156.00–162.00	$159.96	$757	—
533–542	539	17	149.00–153.50	$151.95	$819	—
626	626	5	140.00	$140.00	$876	—
669–672	670	26	130.00–137.00	$135.38	$907	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–342	320	7	140.00–148.00	$144.34	$462	—
365–398	385	22	139.00–153.00	$146.34	$563	—
483	483	5	138.00	$138.00	$667	—
598	598	6	133.50	$133.50	$798	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	5	100.00	$100.00	$685	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	161.00	$161.00	$713	—
650	650	3	122.00	$122.00	$793	—
731	731	4	112.50	$112.50	$822	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	5	141.00	$141.00	$512	—

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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.