F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	10	172.00	$172.00	$946	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.