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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, September 10, 2024

1,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.80/cwt ≈ $1,773/hd at 768 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $306.03/cwt ≈ $1,601/hd at 523 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.51/cwt ≈ $1,689/hd at 677 lb · 69 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,219 274 1,167
Feeder cattle 1,219 — 1,167
Replacement cattle — 274 —

No recent sales for good comparisons. Offering consisted of light calves to heavy weight yearlings, and about everything in between. Buyers were active with the demand good and the supply moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–345 341 11 341.00–345.00 $342.79 $1,169 —
362–383 370 11 353.00 $353.00 $1,306 —
405–437 418 53 311.00–346.00 $341.42 $1,427 —
456–488 465 21 301.00–319.00 $313.72 $1,459 —
511–532 523 70 285.00–317.50 $308.60 $1,614 —
524 524 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,415 —
552–581 572 13 286.00–293.00 $288.08 $1,648 —
594 594 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,586 —
609–647 621 52 258.00–283.00 $267.70 $1,662 —
621 value added 621 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,683 —
665 value added 665 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,802 —
654–696 679 22 257.00–262.00 $258.97 $1,758 —
715–720 717 11 252.00–258.50 $254.97 $1,828 —
725–743 value added 734 19 253.50–256.00 $254.67 $1,869 —
810–820 816 8 231.50–232.50 $231.87 $1,892 —
818 value added 818 14 233.25 $233.25 $1,908 —
866 866 3 225.50 $225.50 $1,953 —
891 891 8 214.50 $214.50 $1,911 —
956 956 7 225.50 $225.50 $2,156 —
959 value added 959 12 216.75 $216.75 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 9 304.00 $304.00 $1,514 —
572 572 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,573 —
642 value added 642 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,727 —
656 656 9 279.00 $279.00 $1,830 —
729 value added 729 9 256.50 $256.50 $1,870 —
722–741 737 9 250.00–251.50 $251.17 $1,851 —
762–777 769 18 237.00–251.50 $242.55 $1,865 —
867 value added 867 7 223.50 $223.50 $1,938 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 313.00 $313.00 $1,142 —
410–421 416 13 278.00–315.00 $293.33 $1,220 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 value added 581 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,487 —
593 593 24 245.00 $245.00 $1,453 —
607–610 609 11 249.00–250.00 $249.36 $1,519 —
640 value added 640 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,606 —
655–682 677 69 239.00–252.50 $249.51 $1,689 —
710–727 714 19 227.00–236.00 $233.59 $1,668 —
741 value added 741 15 233.50 $233.50 $1,730 —
755–770 764 55 232.00–233.75 $233.03 $1,780 —
767–798 value added 777 26 223.00–227.50 $226.08 $1,757 —
862 862 13 209.25 $209.25 $1,804 —
904–928 919 13 205.00–212.50 $207.84 $1,910 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–323 320 4 330.00–341.00 $338.33 $1,083 —
361–395 381 28 303.00–324.00 $318.03 $1,212 —
411–427 422 12 309.00–311.00 $310.35 $1,310 —
458 458 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,186 —
455–493 486 31 273.00–289.00 $277.97 $1,351 —
509–515 513 18 258.00–276.00 $264.95 $1,359 —
553 value added 553 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,460 —
600–605 603 12 252.00–254.00 $253.00 $1,526 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,134 —
537 537 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,321 —
586 586 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,453 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,343 —
607 607 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,530 —

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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.