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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $172.27/cwt ≈ $1,262/hd at 733 lb · 144 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.25/cwt -7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 678 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.06/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 535 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,224 1,029 1,250
Feeder cattle 1,224 1,029 1,250

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher with the full advance on weights over 700 lbs, and some exceptionally strong prices on feather weight steer calves. Feeder heifers steady with last week's advance. An active market with several strings of both top-end calves and yearlings that tested the upper limit of the market. Cattle flagged value added consists of cattle participating in a program that requires long time weaning and an extensive verifiable health program. Demand good and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 200.00 $200.00 $576 —
325 325 1 232.00 $232.00 $754 +14.00
352 value added 352 30 229.50 $229.50 $808 —
365 365 2 181.00 $181.00 $661 —
372–385 374 7 209.00–215.00 $209.88 $785 —
402 fancy 402 3 214.00 $214.00 $860 —
413 value added 413 6 200.00 $200.00 $826 —
420–438 435 13 200.00–206.00 $201.22 $875 +6.66
453–463 value added 462 20 185.00–199.00 $196.27 $907 —
455–489 478 9 180.00–190.00 $186.82 $893 +5.30
509–530 515 7 178.00–179.00 $178.29 $918 +17.44
558–566 value added 564 36 172.00–185.00 $181.78 $1,025 —
592 592 7 152.50 $152.50 $903 -15.61
603 603 4 152.00 $152.00 $917 -5.09
611–643 value added 624 23 162.50–169.00 $165.12 $1,030 —
642 642 5 155.00 $155.00 $995 -12.16
660 660 2 155.50 $155.50 $1,026 -10.90
663 value added 663 32 167.50 $167.50 $1,111 —
684 684 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,012 -18.40
701–741 value added 724 19 156.00–164.00 $159.61 $1,156 —
729–740 734 125 172.25–176.00 $174.19 $1,279 —
753 value added 753 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,235 —
769 769 17 162.00 $162.00 $1,246 +29.00
840 840 3 150.50 $150.50 $1,264 —
849 value added 849 8 148.50 $148.50 $1,261 —
866 866 20 150.25 $150.25 $1,301 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 167.00 $167.00 $940 -2.00
705 value added 705 27 166.50 $166.50 $1,174 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 value added 338 2 184.00 $184.00 $622 —
468 468 5 176.00–179.00 $177.20 $829 —
513 513 2 170.00 $170.00 $872 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 value added 464 5 157.00 $157.00 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 value added 348 26 177.00 $177.00 $616 —
418 418 4 173.00 $173.00 $723 +11.46
443 443 2 153.00 $153.00 $678 -8.54
438–446 value added 445 22 169.00–174.00 $173.33 $771 —
461 value added 461 7 171.00 $171.00 $788 —
462 462 3 148.00 $148.00 $684 -1.00
452–487 463 26 159.00–175.00 $169.88 $787 +20.88
520–546 value added 534 42 148.50–157.00 $151.71 $810 —
543 543 5 155.00 $155.00 $842 -0.09
550–586 value added 575 29 150.00–153.00 $150.40 $865 —
587 587 10 150.50 $150.50 $883 -2.69
634 634 4 140.00 $140.00 $888 -24.00
678 678 50 158.25 $158.25 $1,073 -7.50
716 716 6 136.00 $136.00 $974 —
762 762 20 153.75 $153.75 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 147.00 $147.00 $798 -1.00
563 563 8 141.00 $141.00 $794 —
631–634 value added 633 18 141.50–146.50 $144.28 $913 —
646 646 5 147.50 $147.50 $953 -5.70
701–719 714 29 145.00–153.75 $150.16 $1,072 +1.91
812 value added 812 16 141.75 $141.75 $1,151 —
864–872 869 17 142.50–147.00 $144.08 $1,252 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 value added 358 7 153.50 $153.50 $550 —
420–440 432 5 153.00–156.00 $154.83 $669 +6.83
445 value added 445 4 147.00 $147.00 $654 —
453–483 463 15 138.00–157.00 $146.01 $676 —
527–547 540 8 141.00–143.00 $141.73 $765 —
613 613 3 136.00 $136.00 $834 —
650 650 13 126.00 $126.00 $819 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 161.00 $161.00 $710 —
486 486 4 170.00 $170.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 8 141.00 $141.00 $873 —

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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.