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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report, Palmyra, MO

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

1,223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.76/cwt +16.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 767 lb · 89 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $189.98/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,184/hd at 623 lb · 78 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.71/cwt ≈ $1,152/hd at 717 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,223 933 1,228
Feeder cattle 1,213 933 1,228
Replacement cattle 10 — 0

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 550-650 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, and over 650 lbs steady with last weeks advance. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. A very active market with buyers firing bids right out of the gate on a nice quality offering of cattle. Demand was good to very good and the supply moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 value added 377 6 223.00 $223.00 $841 —
378–385 381 12 212.00–219.00 $215.23 $820 +18.23
400–424 414 7 204.00–206.00 $205.17 $849 —
429–445 value added 431 11 210.00–222.00 $216.38 $933 +14.38
475–490 value added 483 8 215.00–217.00 $216.02 $1,043 +13.46
461–499 489 35 196.00–216.00 $209.22 $1,023 +9.84
516–536 524 21 211.00–223.00 $216.54 $1,135 +21.30
540 value added 540 15 213.00 $213.00 $1,150 +7.00
561–568 565 31 197.00–208.00 $202.88 $1,146 +8.92
576 value added 576 5 198.50 $198.50 $1,143 +5.50
608–611 609 40 189.50–195.00 $192.38 $1,172 +14.38
635–645 value added 638 38 184.50–189.50 $187.45 $1,196 +3.95
650–697 671 41 177.00–183.50 $179.35 $1,203 +0.10
698 value added 698 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,194 -6.00
723–729 727 17 169.50–171.00 $169.94 $1,235 -0.56
727 value added 727 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,229 -1.60
768 768 42 159.25 $159.25 $1,223 +2.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 11 194.00 $194.00 $1,022 +9.50
554–562 557 7 177.00–195.00 $187.22 $1,043 -1.78
637 637 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,134 —
738 738 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,181 —
749 value added 749 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,176 —
750 750 3 160.50 $160.50 $1,204 —
888 888 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,217 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 value added 296 5 214.00 $214.00 $633 —
427 427 3 200.00 $200.00 $854 —
463 463 3 197.00 $197.00 $912 —
528 528 9 176.00 $176.00 $929 +2.00
630 630 5 136.00 $136.00 $857 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 value added 388 12 173.00 $173.00 $671 —
458 value added 458 6 162.00 $162.00 $742 —
531 531 6 153.00 $153.00 $812 —
598 598 6 158.00 $158.00 $945 +9.51
601–644 627 13 150.00–158.25 $155.21 $973 +8.83
657–696 value added 678 41 154.50–159.25 $156.60 $1,062 +1.35
713 713 4 131.00 $131.00 $934 —
749 value added 749 9 157.50 $157.50 $1,180 —
751–772 767 89 151.25–155.75 $154.76 $1,187 +16.76
800 800 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,088 —
885 885 22 129.00 $129.00 $1,142 —
945 945 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,143 —
956 956 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 value added 344 7 175.00 $175.00 $602 —
393 393 7 176.00 $176.00 $692 —
445 445 2 181.00 $181.00 $805 +4.73
452–483 value added 459 14 164.00–179.50 $176.00 $808 +2.42
453–488 475 26 167.00–175.00 $170.63 $810 —
495 495 5 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
553–598 566 37 165.75–176.00 $169.93 $962 —
583 value added 583 22 167.00 $167.00 $974 -0.91
601 601 25 169.25 $169.25 $1,017 —
615 value added 615 6 161.50 $161.50 $993 —
703 value added 703 9 154.50 $154.50 $1,086 —
719 719 54 161.75 $161.75 $1,163 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 value added 246 4 181.00 $181.00 $445 —
373–392 384 9 151.00–159.00 $155.54 $597 -6.46
452–488 467 11 152.00–159.00 $157.23 $734 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1127–1245 1174 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,850.00–1,975.00 $1,903.01

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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.