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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

1,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $244.71/cwt ≈ $2,039/hd at 833 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $331.48/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 476 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.65/cwt ≈ $1,771/hd at 631 lb · 66 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,167 702 1,165
Feeder cattle 1,167 702 1,165

Compared to the last auction from two weeks ago, steer calves traded 5.00-10.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher on light weights. Yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Several reputation strings of calves offered along with three loads of eight weight yearlings. Demand was good and supply moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–381 value added 371 11 358.00–361.00 $359.60 $1,334
388 388 8 339.00 $339.00 $1,315
400 400 3 359.00 $359.00 $1,436 +40.00
468–480 473 15 309.00–332.00 $322.66 $1,526 +4.56
465–481 value added 477 52 332.50–336.00 $334.03 $1,593
504 504 4 314.00 $314.00 $1,583 +6.46
504–545 value added 530 43 309.50–326.00 $315.34 $1,671
557–590 value added 570 54 286.50–314.00 $302.41 $1,724
625–632 value added 631 66 279.00–289.00 $280.65 $1,771
811 value added 811 16 245.00 $245.00 $1,987
810–841 839 64 243.00–244.75 $244.64 $2,053
896 896 59 246.75 $246.75 $2,211
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 value added 526 11 276.50 $276.50 $1,454
587 587 18 284.50 $284.50 $1,670 +8.00
592 592 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,640 +0.50
662–687 677 22 256.00–265.50 $260.45 $1,763 -3.40
745 745 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,810 -16.17

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–324 318 14 292.00–300.00 $294.76 $937 -9.24
351–376 unweaned 362 20 268.00–271.50 $269.87 $977
399 399 16 283.00 $283.00 $1,129
417 417 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,197 -4.09
403–441 value added 426 15 280.00–287.00 $283.00 $1,206
430 unweaned 430 11 267.00 $267.00 $1,148
450–489 value added 462 31 282.00–290.00 $284.76 $1,316
458–479 unweaned 464 23 249.50–262.50 $253.58 $1,177
499 499 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,397
519 value added 519 19 281.00 $281.00 $1,458 +4.00
529 529 5 266.50 $266.50 $1,410 +0.39
556 value added 556 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,535
638 value added 638 8 255.50 $255.50 $1,630
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 value added 452 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,248
500–534 value added 522 20 273.00–274.00 $273.34 $1,427
599 value added 599 9 256.00 $256.00 $1,533
603 unweaned 603 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,423
608 value added 608 50 260.25 $260.25 $1,582
663 663 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,498
728 728 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,718 -1.83
790 value added 790 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,738
836 836 61 229.25 $229.25 $1,917 -1.25
903 value added 903 10 212.00 $212.00 $1,914
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,077
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,650

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 6 302.00 $302.00 $927
374 374 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,193
405 unweaned 405 15 319.00 $319.00 $1,292
406 406 12 322.00 $322.00 $1,307
511 511 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,467 +41.19
514 unweaned 514 21 274.00 $274.00 $1,408
566 unweaned 566 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,528
633 unweaned 633 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,526

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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.