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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 9, 2024

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.09/cwt ≈ $1,916/hd at 720 lb · 151 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.74/cwt +20.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,764/hd at 659 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $276.25/cwt ≈ $1,898/hd at 687 lb · 42 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 770 458 875
Feeder cattle 770 458 875

Compared to the previous auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a light test with some yearling heifers trading firm to 5.00 higher. Rain across North Missouri since the first of July have pastures and crops looking in good shape. Demand was good and supply moderate for a mid-summer sale.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 value added 518 4 327.00 $327.00 $1,694
568 value added 568 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,914
577 577 11 328.00 $328.00 $1,893
651–667 660 9 284.00–291.00 $287.07 $1,895
680 value added 680 23 277.50 $277.50 $1,887
743 743 15 285.50 $285.50 $2,121
755 755 6 270.50 $270.50 $2,042
844 844 14 246.50 $246.50 $2,080
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 42 276.25 $276.25 $1,898
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 377.00 $377.00 $1,659
591 591 9 321.00 $321.00 $1,897
602–623 value added 611 7 290.00–303.00 $295.68 $1,807
713 value added 713 13 278.00 $278.00 $1,982
725 725 6 289.00 $289.00 $2,095 +11.71
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 368.00 $368.00 $1,351
515 515 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,679
560–598 576 7 294.00–319.00 $307.88 $1,773

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,471 +6.00
500–547 527 7 295.00–309.00 $300.69 $1,585 +4.00
553–590 value added 577 11 281.00–287.00 $283.09 $1,633
597 597 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,654 -6.00
620 value added 620 11 279.00 $279.00 $1,730
624–633 626 14 267.00–269.00 $267.43 $1,674 +3.43
654–656 654 59 267.00–269.00 $267.20 $1,747
680 value added 680 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,836
701–743 720 151 256.00–270.50 $266.09 $1,916
768 768 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,882 +17.00
808 808 20 236.00 $236.00 $1,907 +10.50
971 971 6 224.00 $224.00 $2,175
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 383.00 $383.00 $1,302 +30.00
444 444 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,496 +6.00
485 485 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,494 -14.43
532 value added 532 8 308.00 $308.00 $1,639
562 562 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 +11.00
673 673 8 269.50 $269.50 $1,814
680 value added 680 7 263.00 $263.00 $1,788

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,843
920 920 10 219.00 $219.00 $2,015

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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.