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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.25/cwt ≈ $1,653/hd at 721 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.40/cwt ≈ $1,412/hd at 528 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.33/cwt ≈ $1,555/hd at 619 lb · 43 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 528 1,217
Feeder cattle 532 1,217
Replacement cattle 528

Compared to the feeder auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers traded near steady on a light test. Demand moderate on a light pre-holiday supply.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 9 278.00 $278.00 $1,298
468–476 value added 472 9 273.00–275.00 $273.88 $1,293
519 519 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,292
522–546 530 24 263.00–277.00 $271.34 $1,438
531 value added 531 16 273.00 $273.00 $1,450
553 value added 553 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,479
553–588 567 5 264.00–270.00 $266.49 $1,511
607–618 612 31 244.50–259.00 $254.94 $1,560
634 value added 634 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,572
637–638 637 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,522
691 691 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,728
693 value added 693 9 242.00 $242.00 $1,677
750–783 770 5 229.00–233.50 $230.75 $1,777
772–798 value added 789 15 223.00–229.50 $225.12 $1,776
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,037
403 403 3 242.00 $242.00 $975
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,499
683 683 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,619

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,258
565–577 574 12 231.00–244.50 $241.18 $1,384
593 593 5 220.50 $220.50 $1,308
635 635 2 215.50 $215.50 $1,368
691 691 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,451
721 721 70 229.25 $229.25 $1,653
810 810 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,620
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–443 441 13 252.00–270.00 $263.65 $1,163
450 450 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,233
508–540 value added 516 12 244.00–255.50 $252.49 $1,303
523 523 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,302
650 650 6 215.50 $215.50 $1,401
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 228.00 $228.00 $876
563 563 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,036

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,197

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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.