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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.21/cwt -8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 635 lb · 66 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.00/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 811 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.82/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 526 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 976 965 0
Feeder cattle 976 965 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. A lot of cattle continue to move around the circuit giving buyers plenty to choose from, and prices are starting to be pressured by highly unstable feed costs and now a question on how many dollars the consumer will have left to spend after paying for fuel and utilities. Demand moderate to 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
250 value added 250 4 211.00 $211.00 $528 —
415 value added 415 8 224.00 $224.00 $930 +17.00
464 value added 464 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,025 +6.00
503–526 value added 513 18 206.00–212.00 $209.27 $1,074 —
503–544 534 29 191.00–206.00 $200.44 $1,070 -9.62
550–598 567 19 180.50–194.00 $188.88 $1,071 -11.39
559–588 value added 573 22 194.50–200.00 $196.20 $1,124 —
617 fancy 617 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,123 —
625–644 value added 634 28 167.50–173.50 $169.49 $1,075 —
635–646 640 32 160.50–176.50 $168.62 $1,079 -10.25
670 670 13 167.50 $167.50 $1,122 -14.75
710–727 716 18 153.00–159.00 $155.98 $1,117 -13.88
758–759 value added 759 12 152.50–153.00 $152.83 $1,160 —
769 769 15 153.00 $153.00 $1,177 -10.00
805 805 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,163 —
814 value added 814 14 142.50 $142.50 $1,160 —
886 886 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,276 -0.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 unweaned 511 4 170.00 $170.00 $869 —
630 630 5 161.50 $161.50 $1,017 —
686 value added 686 21 155.50 $155.50 $1,067 —
691 691 10 163.50 $163.50 $1,130 -3.00
754 754 7 154.50 $154.50 $1,165 —
762 value added 762 14 152.50 $152.50 $1,162 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 10 170.50 $170.50 $680 —
468–485 478 19 156.00–164.50 $159.51 $762 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–440 427 5 189.00–196.00 $193.33 $826 —
549 549 13 162.00 $162.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–595 585 13 145.00–149.50 $147.74 $864 —
625–646 636 18 146.00–148.50 $147.23 $936 -7.98
642 value added 642 5 148.50 $148.50 $953 -5.50
716 value added 716 21 144.50 $144.50 $1,035 +0.50
731 731 20 139.50 $139.50 $1,020 -20.61
775 775 6 135.50 $135.50 $1,050 —
811 811 60 139.00 $139.00 $1,127 -6.50
941 941 28 120.50 $120.50 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 value added 277 3 179.00 $179.00 $496 —
379 value added 379 5 173.50 $173.50 $658 —
395 395 2 171.00 $171.00 $675 -17.00
402 402 10 158.50 $158.50 $637 -22.80
439 value added 439 5 167.00 $167.00 $733 —
468–483 474 19 156.00–176.00 $167.45 $794 -13.38
485 value added 485 15 159.50 $159.50 $774 -18.50
500 fancy 500 4 171.00 $171.00 $855 —
534 534 16 167.50 $167.50 $894 +2.51
551 fancy 551 4 169.00 $169.00 $931 —
569–599 581 22 148.00–153.50 $151.02 $877 —
594 value added 594 8 148.50 $148.50 $882 -18.50
615 615 4 145.00 $145.00 $892 -15.97
638 value added 638 9 147.50 $147.50 $941 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 165.50 $165.50 $556 —
373 373 4 152.00–163.00 $157.50 $587 -8.92
405 405 13 166.00 $166.00 $672 —
624 624 12 142.00 $142.00 $886 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 5 144.00 $144.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 3 142.50 $142.50 $905 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 434 19 197.50–200.00 $198.37 $861 —
515 515 4 186.00 $186.00 $958 —
597 597 9 156.50 $156.50 $934 —

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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.