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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

1,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.93/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 705 lb · 111 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.29/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 786 lb · 72 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.02/cwt ≈ $1,003/hd at 822 lb · 64 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,215 1,015 0
Feeder cattle 1,215 1,015 0

Compared to the last tested auction from three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Cattle quality varied throughout the day as did the lot sizes, with four pot loads of yearlings offered as well as many small packages of both calves and yearlings. Receipts were good for this time of year as usually May and June are slow with hay and crop planting taking up most of everyone's time. Demand moderate to good and supply moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 436 5 180.00–181.00 $180.41 $787 +8.54
452–474 462 11 173.00–175.00 $173.93 $804 -3.86
518 518 5 158.00 $158.00 $818 -15.50
529 529 10 175.50–177.75 $176.63 $934 +3.13
554–591 568 51 159.50–168.50 $166.35 $945 +1.92
625–646 629 21 144.00–148.00 $144.78 $911 +1.22
713 713 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,052 +14.50
845 845 19 120.00 $120.00 $1,014
851 851 61 134.50 $134.50 $1,145
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 15 162.00 $162.00 $753
562–593 574 10 156.00–162.00 $158.48 $910 +2.42
598 598 6 145.00 $145.00 $867 -11.06
615–621 619 18 150.00–151.50 $150.50 $932 +9.50
683 683 5 143.00 $143.00 $977 -3.65
689 689 9 137.00 $137.00 $944 -9.65
719–724 720 22 136.00–144.50 $141.92 $1,022 -2.56
770–791 780 21 135.00–142.25 $138.50 $1,080
859–871 864 9 122.00–125.50 $123.57 $1,068
880 880 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,030
1039 1039 4 106.50 $106.50 $1,107
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 175.00 $175.00 $606
351 351 5 167.50 $167.50 $588
400–443 420 12 163.00–168.00 $165.98 $697
574 574 7 139.00 $139.00 $798
632 632 5 125.00 $125.00 $790 -14.50
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 10 154.00 $154.00 $681
506 506 12 146.00 $146.00 $739
646 646 5 130.00 $130.00 $840
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 5 139.00 $139.00 $744
671 671 4 120.00 $120.00 $805

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 16 140.00 $140.00 $624
514–548 539 23 139.50–146.50 $142.50 $768
591 591 20 131.00 $131.00 $774 +5.50
675 675 6 132.00 $132.00 $891 -0.26
700–721 704 100 130.00–136.75 $135.30 $953 +3.55
710 710 11 121.50 $121.50 $863 -10.25
778–788 786 72 123.50–131.50 $130.29 $1,024 +4.42
822 822 58 123.00 $123.00 $1,011
824 824 6 112.50 $112.50 $927
863 863 6 112.00 $112.00 $967
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 147.50 $147.50 $527 -0.19
406–416 410 11 146.00–150.00 $147.48 $605
525–541 531 11 136.50–139.50 $138.39 $735
565–596 582 9 131.00–136.00 $133.16 $775
603–620 612 9 126.00–130.00 $127.75 $782
665 665 5 128.00 $128.00 $851 +6.50
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 129.00 $129.00 $560
498 498 7 137.00 $137.00 $682
553 553 4 120.00 $120.00 $664
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 7 152.00 $152.00 $766 +7.94
566 566 5 144.50 $144.50 $818 +1.78

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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.