F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.67/cwt +9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 582 lb · 132 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.33/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 729 lb · 114 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.44/cwt ≈ $1,091/hd at 771 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,985	1,066	1,000
Feeder cattle	1,985	775	1,000
Replacement cattle	—	291	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. A remarkably strong sale on both calves and yearlings when considering the plummeting cattle futures and the ever increasing cost of gain. Sellers offered up one of the biggest runs of the season with the top end prices near the highs of the past couple of auctions. Buyers were sensitive to flesh with the fleshier cattle selling at a discount.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	6	190.00–200.00	$194.75	$649	-3.93
373–391	383	17	182.50–188.00	$186.02	$712	-1.98
406	406	7	182.50	$182.50	$741	—
453–481	462	33	172.50–188.50	$182.82	$845	+2.82
469–499	483	22	163.00–166.00	$164.41	$794	-15.59
500–549	526	33	156.50–176.00	$169.34	$891	-7.66
551–592	581	110	152.50–169.00	$164.66	$957	+12.66
587–592	590	22	146.00–147.50	$146.75	$866	-5.25
638–645	641	64	149.00–159.50	$152.37	$977	+10.37
669–683	677	80	155.00–159.75	$159.08	$1,077	+8.92
703–745	733	70	149.00–158.00	$151.40	$1,110	-3.60
763–795	771	87	138.00–144.25	$141.44	$1,091	—
856–880	875	19	130.25–133.50	$130.92	$1,146	—
978	978	48	125.00	$125.00	$1,222	—
1026	1026	9	115.00	$115.00	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–532	527	50	162.00–169.00	$167.37	$882	-5.58
587	587	6	158.00	$158.00	$927	-8.63
605	605	8	147.00	$147.00	$889	+16.00
621–649	640	46	150.00–153.00	$150.92	$966	-5.58
653–662	655	19	142.00–142.50	$142.37	$933	-12.59
666–683	679	25	148.00–155.50	$153.73	$1,044	-1.23
797	797	5	138.50	$138.50	$1,104	+0.02
811	811	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,054	—
900	900	10	124.75	$124.75	$1,123	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–443	428	11	170.00–177.50	$174.93	$749	+7.93
541	541	8	166.50	$166.50	$901	+23.50
856	856	8	115.00	$115.00	$984	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	5	120.00	$120.00	$607	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524–534	528	14	146.00–148.00	$147.28	$778	-5.07
539	539	6	135.00	$135.00	$728	-17.35
564–575	572	23	133.00–138.50	$136.37	$780	—
558–595	581	51	142.50–149.50	$144.75	$841	—
628	628	12	136.00–146.50	$142.13	$893	-4.17
636	636	6	125.00	$125.00	$795	-21.30
675–699	689	16	129.50–134.00	$132.07	$910	-12.18
702–713	708	10	119.50–121.00	$120.24	$851	-18.76
717–739	731	104	130.00–139.25	$133.49	$976	-5.51
764–766	765	16	115.00–121.50	$117.62	$900	-8.24
796	796	7	120.00	$120.00	$955	-5.00
824	824	30	121.50	$121.50	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	7	172.50	$172.50	$592	—
360–382	371	12	162.50–172.50	$164.32	$610	—
422–447	439	53	149.00–168.00	$164.84	$724	+2.07
461–482	473	14	141.00–153.00	$147.99	$700	—
455–492	480	25	148.00–169.00	$162.95	$782	—
513	513	5	143.00	$143.00	$734	-13.50
501–542	521	56	145.00–160.00	$152.71	$796	+10.71
554	554	9	143.50	$143.50	$795	-1.50
594	594	28	149.50	$149.50	$888	+4.50
610–632	620	22	141.00–146.75	$143.66	$891	+3.66
678	678	39	144.75	$144.75	$981	+1.75

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–327	313	8	157.50–162.50	$159.46	$499	—
365–382	374	6	153.00–155.00	$154.02	$576	—
447	447	12	147.00	$147.00	$657	-9.00
523	523	7	120.00	$120.00	$628	—
563	563	2	133.00	$133.00	$749	-6.00
626	626	4	119.00	$119.00	$745	—
787	787	6	105.00	$105.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623–628	626	23	134.50–139.00	$137.44	$860	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	4	121.00	$121.00	$525	—

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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.