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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.50/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 635 lb · 78 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.00/cwt ≈ $1,328/hd at 820 lb · 63 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.73/cwt ≈ $1,113/hd at 630 lb · 49 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 703 415
Feeder cattle 762 703 415

Compared to the last tested market from three weeks ago, feeder steers under 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, and over 700 lbs firm to 5.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The feeder cattle market has really benefited in recent weeks from the slippage in the grain market, and who predicted that fat cattle would be trading around 150.00 in July! Demand good and supply light to moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522–535 value added 532 12 205.00–207.00 $205.49 $1,093
558–566 560 25 198.50–212.00 $206.98 $1,159
601–615 608 22 193.00–208.00 $200.03 $1,216
644 value added 644 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,217
674–686 value added 677 23 188.00–190.00 $189.47 $1,283
686 686 10 186.00 $186.00 $1,276
706 706 5 178.25 $178.25 $1,258
756–789 782 39 164.50–169.50 $168.51 $1,318
834 834 9 153.50 $153.50 $1,280
960 960 4 138.50 $138.50 $1,330
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 7 204.50 $204.50 $1,217
614 614 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,142
746 value added 746 8 169.50 $169.50 $1,264
769 769 11 161.50 $161.50 $1,242 -3.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 3 194.00 $194.00 $850 +1.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 10 177.50 $177.50 $797
526 526 13 173.50 $173.50 $913 +17.50
635 635 78 174.50 $174.50 $1,108 +6.22
666 666 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,026 -11.75
668–693 674 29 164.00–166.00 $164.89 $1,111 -0.86
694 value added 694 13 164.50 $164.50 $1,142
820 820 63 162.00 $162.00 $1,328
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 174.00 $174.00 $820 -2.05
526 526 8 174.00 $174.00 $915 +2.24
565 565 4 170.50 $170.50 $963
630–634 630 49 170.00–177.50 $176.73 $1,113
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 value added 486 5 165.00 $165.00 $802 -0.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 3 162.00 $162.00 $959
640 640 4 145.00 $145.00 $928
685 685 4 129.00 $129.00 $884
813 813 3 116.50 $116.50 $947

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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.