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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

1,304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.62/cwt -15.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 575 lb · 103 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $196.88/cwt -13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 479 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.26/cwt -10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 565 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,304 1,223 0
Feeder cattle 1,304 1,213 0
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers traded 4.00-8.00 lower and feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. The market was active but did back off a bit from the supercharged prices from last week. More fleshy calves in the mix this week and that can lead to some price discounts this time of year. Grain markets continue to be stout and that is keeping feed cost high. Spring is slow to get started and some hay piles are about depleted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 value added 278 3 210.00 $210.00 $584 —
373 373 3 176.00 $176.00 $656 -39.23
403–424 419 8 209.00–210.00 $209.76 $879 +4.59
421 unweaned 421 7 177.00 $177.00 $745 —
415–444 value added 441 15 207.00–212.00 $210.75 $929 -5.63
458–473 value added 462 7 201.00–206.00 $203.41 $940 -12.61
468–493 474 18 179.00–186.00 $180.62 $856 -28.60
455–490 477 20 200.00–213.00 $209.90 $1,001 +0.68
495 unweaned 495 15 196.00 $196.00 $970 —
501–539 527 37 189.00–200.50 $194.03 $1,023 -22.51
553–583 572 32 191.00–197.50 $193.46 $1,107 -9.42
557–588 572 30 165.00–178.00 $170.46 $975 -32.42
555–591 value added 580 41 188.00–196.50 $193.10 $1,120 -5.40
614 614 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,032 -24.38
604–630 value added 618 10 178.50–184.50 $181.00 $1,119 -6.45
616–629 621 21 179.00–188.50 $185.25 $1,150 -7.13
651 651 11 169.00 $169.00 $1,100 -10.35
670 value added 670 22 179.00 $179.00 $1,199 +8.00
673 673 13 179.50 $179.50 $1,208 +0.15
732–735 734 13 158.00–159.50 $158.58 $1,164 -11.36
735–740 value added 737 7 161.00–166.50 $164.13 $1,210 -4.87
768 value added 768 14 159.50 $159.50 $1,225 —
788 788 19 161.00 $161.00 $1,269 +1.75
791 791 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,147 -14.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 value added 351 7 198.50 $198.50 $697 —
513 value added 513 2 194.00 $194.00 $995 —
523 523 10 182.00 $182.00 $952 -12.00
569–593 584 14 179.00–187.00 $181.78 $1,062 -5.44
664–681 value added 673 27 165.00–176.00 $169.06 $1,138 —
675 675 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,120 —
711 value added 711 6 159.50 $159.50 $1,134 —
714 714 12 161.00 $161.00 $1,150 +1.00
726–734 730 11 152.00 $152.00 $1,110 -8.00
774 774 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,130 -14.50
781 value added 781 12 158.75 $158.75 $1,240 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 3 194.00 $194.00 $588 —
414–442 422 18 162.00–197.00 $174.98 $738 -25.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 744 10 149.50 $149.50 $1,112 —
960 960 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 5 169.00 $169.00 $972 —
712 712 3 146.50 $146.50 $1,043 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 5 140.00 $140.00 $787 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 unweaned 364 7 154.00 $154.00 $561 —
359–393 value added 378 16 167.00–172.00 $169.08 $639 —
432–449 446 16 165.00–182.00 $174.38 $778 -6.62
456–486 478 28 160.00–172.50 $163.90 $783 -6.73
452–497 value added 483 27 158.00–179.50 $168.82 $815 -7.18
508 value added 508 6 173.00 $173.00 $879 —
516 516 7 150.00 $150.00 $774 —
513–548 529 38 163.00–166.00 $164.07 $868 —
551–565 562 21 155.00–166.50 $164.35 $924 -5.58
561–578 value added 563 25 159.50–162.50 $159.87 $900 -7.13
574 574 11 143.00 $143.00 $821 -26.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 8 159.00 $159.00 $677 —
520–531 527 15 153.00–161.00 $158.37 $835 +5.37
557–576 565 15 153.00–157.00 $155.37 $878 -2.63
560–585 576 26 143.00–149.50 $147.74 $851 -10.26
592 value added 592 5 152.00 $152.00 $900 —
601 601 5 141.00 $141.00 $847 -14.21
633 value added 633 4 153.00 $153.00 $968 —
653–664 657 10 140.00–141.00 $140.60 $924 —
650–672 662 30 149.50–157.50 $153.00 $1,013 —
759–792 787 29 141.25–149.00 $142.28 $1,120 -12.48
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 value added 309 4 156.00 $156.00 $482 —
423 423 4 168.00 $168.00 $711 —
430 430 3 157.00 $157.00 $675 —
490 490 3 160.00 $160.00 $784 +2.77
634 value added 634 4 143.50 $143.50 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–586 572 12 142.50–144.50 $143.48 $821 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 6 159.50 $159.50 $774 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 6 136.00 $136.00 $664 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 179.00 $179.00 $788 —
462 462 11 187.00 $187.00 $864 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 186.00 $186.00 $729 —

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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.