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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report, Palmyra, MO

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.