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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

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.