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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

1,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.61/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 671 lb · 89 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.00/cwt ≈ $1,092/hd at 709 lb · 76 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.82/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 680 lb · 71 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,337 756 0
Feeder cattle 1,337 756 0

First sale of the new year. Compared to the auction from three weeks ago, feeder steers traded with a higher undertone with the 500-700 lbs mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to firm. Many times the feeder market has traded higher in early January, and this year has started strong as well. Cattlemen continue to be optimistic that numbers will tighten and prices will rise somewhere down the road with feed cost the only big concern. Demand good and supply moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 value added 379 8 205.00–227.00 $217.40 $824
430 430 4 194.00 $194.00 $834 -9.09
435 value added 435 6 209.00 $209.00 $909 +10.00
504–535 value added 521 33 187.00–200.00 $195.90 $1,021
529–542 534 17 191.00–195.50 $193.62 $1,034 +4.62
559 559 7 196.00 $196.00 $1,096 +21.77
603–636 value added 618 43 170.00–182.00 $176.59 $1,091 +6.54
608–629 619 15 173.50–174.00 $173.77 $1,076 +3.61
623 623 7 158.00 $158.00 $984 -12.16
650–660 value added 657 49 171.00–172.50 $171.45 $1,126 +9.05
688 688 40 154.00 $154.00 $1,060 -8.32
706–724 value added 715 37 173.50–174.00 $173.75 $1,242 +11.38
775 value added 775 14 161.00 $161.00 $1,248
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 value added 528 5 176.00 $176.00 $929
569–575 572 13 171.00–179.00 $175.33 $1,003
584–588 586 12 152.00–153.00 $152.58 $894
626 626 14 171.00 $171.00 $1,070
655–686 value added 670 17 156.00–159.50 $156.86 $1,051
709 value added 709 31 160.75 $160.75 $1,140
709–740 723 9 149.00–160.50 $155.27 $1,123
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 177.00 $177.00 $655
518–531 526 8 159.00–174.00 $168.46 $886 +2.86
556–590 569 8 161.00–166.00 $164.05 $933
601–622 610 7 158.00–160.00 $159.13 $971
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666–673 668 17 153.00–159.00 $155.13 $1,036

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 value added 503 4 152.00 $152.00 $765
562 value added 562 3 152.00 $152.00 $854
618 618 5 152.00 $152.00 $939 +0.45
613–647 626 23 139.00–142.00 $140.34 $879 -11.21
671–674 value added 671 42 147.00–155.00 $153.18 $1,028 -2.32
686–699 694 29 152.00–152.50 $152.30 $1,057 +13.16
709 709 76 154.00 $154.00 $1,092
847 847 64 152.25 $152.25 $1,290
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 value added 374 5 175.00 $175.00 $654
423 value added 423 3 168.00 $168.00 $711 -9.00
440–447 445 12 164.00–166.00 $165.51 $737
456–476 466 18 165.00–170.00 $167.02 $778 -3.86
455–485 value added 474 14 167.00–171.00 $169.87 $805 +9.87
507–544 value added 526 11 162.00–166.00 $163.59 $860 -0.45
526–547 543 42 160.00–163.00 $162.08 $880 +0.58
556–583 564 10 161.00 $161.00 $908 -0.50
601 601 4 160.00 $160.00 $962
609–645 value added 630 28 154.00–162.00 $158.65 $999
663 value added 663 6 155.50 $155.50 $1,031
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 4 162.00 $162.00 $630
420 420 4 136.00 $136.00 $571 +1.00
423–434 429 7 146.00–154.00 $150.62 $646 +15.62
488 488 3 155.00 $155.00 $756 -1.13
525–547 535 15 137.00 $137.00 $733
558–560 559 13 136.00–151.00 $140.63 $786 -9.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 5 126.50 $126.50 $856
760 760 7 90.00 $90.00 $684

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 4 151.00 $151.00 $737
639 639 4 132.00 $132.00 $843
751 751 5 129.00 $129.00 $969
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 unweaned 416 4 146.50 $146.50 $609
482 unweaned 482 8 148.00 $148.00 $713

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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.