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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.18/cwt +5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 638 lb · 79 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.57/cwt +14.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 662 lb · 76 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.27/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 664 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 836 806 833
Feeder cattle 836 751 833
Replacement cattle — 55 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported auction from two weeks ago, Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. A good mix of both calves and yearlings offered although not as many light weights as last time. Feeder prices seemed to have stabilized this week following the decline from a couple of weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493–498 496 9 171.00–178.00 $174.09 $863 +11.59
530 530 3 168.00 $168.00 $890 —
550–589 564 27 157.50–164.50 $161.05 $908 —
623 unweaned 623 17 153.00 $153.00 $953 —
604–630 624 17 158.00–161.50 $160.70 $1,003 +0.39
655 655 61 167.00 $167.00 $1,094 +12.36
688 688 15 139.50 $139.50 $960 +2.50
944 944 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 202.00 $202.00 $663 —
357–372 364 9 190.00–211.00 $200.19 $729 —
435 435 1 191.00 $191.00 $831 +3.18
480–495 487 9 183.00–189.00 $184.65 $899 +4.15
502 502 3 151.00 $151.00 $758 -29.28
513–530 527 27 172.00–184.00 $173.73 $916 -6.55
567 567 3 142.00 $142.00 $805 —
570–588 578 18 169.00–172.00 $170.64 $986 —
697 697 3 156.50 $156.50 $1,091 -3.50
770 770 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,194 +0.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 169.00 $169.00 $786 ±0.00
553 553 5 161.00 $161.00 $890 —
683–698 693 9 137.00–149.50 $141.11 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 8 152.50 $152.50 $1,010 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 156.50 $156.50 $779 —
501–546 524 12 152.00–162.00 $156.79 $822 —
550 550 4 153.00 $153.00 $842 -0.39
552 552 15 143.00 $143.00 $789 -10.39
625–643 638 79 145.00–153.50 $152.18 $971 +5.18
655–665 664 54 154.25–154.50 $154.27 $1,024 +4.77
705 705 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,008 +1.52
763 763 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,030 +1.00
825 825 7 132.50 $132.50 $1,093 +5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 161.00 $161.00 $800 -5.06
647–649 649 22 150.50–156.50 $155.14 $1,007 +3.79
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 159.00 $159.00 $580 —
579 579 5 149.00 $149.00 $863 +5.00
610 610 4 131.00 $131.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 4 148.00 $148.00 $792 —
626 626 4 144.00 $144.00 $901 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 204.00 $204.00 $783 +7.19

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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.