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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, April 25, 2022

1,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.60/cwt ≈ $1,027/hd at 682 lb · 119 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.54/cwt ≈ $987/hd at 622 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.16/cwt ≈ $1,154/hd at 720 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,258 350 0
Feeder cattle 1,258 — 0
Replacement cattle — 350 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last tested auction, feeder steers and heifers traded near steady with the market from three weeks ago. The offering consisted of several strings of light weight yearlings weighing 650-750 lbs, as well as a good run of new crop calves. Quality was attractive although some of the calves were carrying more flesh than is desired for this time of year. Some cattle producers continue to be amazed by the strength of the market considering eight dollar plus corn prices and the large number of cattle that USDA says is currently in the feedyards.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–379 377 6 201.00–207.00 $201.97 $761 —
439 value added 439 4 198.00 $198.00 $869 —
441 441 5 198.00 $198.00 $873 —
455–495 470 24 191.00–209.00 $205.70 $967 —
484 484 10 188.00 $188.00 $910 —
485–496 value added 495 22 196.00–206.00 $205.11 $1,015 —
504–540 524 26 193.00–204.00 $197.35 $1,034 —
528 value added 528 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,061 —
554 554 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,019 —
571–585 578 15 186.50–191.50 $188.86 $1,092 —
598 value added 598 11 184.50 $184.50 $1,103 —
610–647 624 37 173.50–188.50 $175.33 $1,094 —
674 value added 674 27 175.75 $175.75 $1,185 —
683 683 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,113 —
712 712 23 169.50 $169.50 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 6 192.50 $192.50 $1,099 —
573–587 value added 580 6 186.00–187.00 $186.51 $1,082 —
618–646 639 17 175.00–175.50 $175.39 $1,121 —
640 640 15 166.00 $166.00 $1,062 —
659–664 662 14 171.50–175.50 $173.49 $1,149 —
698 698 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,082 —
711–738 value added 718 34 161.75–162.00 $161.82 $1,162 —
718 718 13 165.50 $165.50 $1,188 —
716–747 726 19 152.00–157.00 $153.55 $1,115 —
768–773 772 19 150.00–153.00 $152.37 $1,176 —
955 955 6 131.50 $131.50 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 174.00 $174.00 $672 —
627 627 8 166.00 $166.00 $1,041 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 10 172.00 $172.00 $946 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 186.00 $186.00 $701 —
416 416 4 188.00 $188.00 $782 —
438 value added 438 3 187.00 $187.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 5 161.00 $161.00 $985 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 18 163.00 $163.00 $810 —
545 545 6 169.00 $169.00 $921 —
552 552 9 160.50 $160.50 $886 —
567 value added 567 6 157.50 $157.50 $893 —
562–576 570 17 152.50–154.00 $153.11 $873 —
603 603 36 161.00 $161.00 $971 —
627–646 635 9 144.00–147.00 $145.36 $923 —
646 value added 646 25 159.75 $159.75 $1,032 —
650–695 668 16 142.00–146.00 $143.59 $959 —
680 value added 680 24 151.50 $151.50 $1,030 —
679–686 685 79 151.00–156.00 $151.75 $1,039 —
706 value added 706 17 150.00 $150.00 $1,059 —
756 756 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,013 —
817 817 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 6 153.00 $153.00 $534 —
405–435 422 19 167.00–174.00 $171.33 $723 —
442–448 value added 443 17 168.00–174.00 $172.93 $766 —
443 443 4 163.00 $163.00 $722 —
453 value added 453 3 169.00 $169.00 $766 —
456–486 473 12 156.00–161.00 $159.32 $754 —
506–508 value added 507 16 166.00–172.00 $167.88 $851 —
520 520 10 159.00 $159.00 $827 —
511–535 523 16 166.50–170.50 $168.45 $881 —
643 643 6 144.00 $144.00 $926 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 163.00 $163.00 $569 —
458–482 465 13 151.00–159.00 $155.20 $722 —
510 510 5 154.00 $154.00 $785 —
532 value added 532 5 154.00 $154.00 $819 —
573 value added 573 3 153.50 $153.50 $880 —
629 629 4 139.00 $139.00 $874 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 value added 418 7 164.00 $164.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 unweaned 485 5 169.00 $169.00 $820 —
573 573 8 155.00 $155.00 $888 —

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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.