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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.94/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,581/hd at 534 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.46/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 529 lb · 56 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $262.43/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 718 lb · 46 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 951 770 0
Feeder cattle 951 770 0

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited comparisons. Steers over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs steady. A higher percentage of calves in the offering this week, as would be expected this time of year, with many sold in smaller packages. Demand was good and supply moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 value added 310 1 373.00 $373.00 $1,156
315 315 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,080
397–398 398 5 315.00–327.00 $322.21 $1,282
403–425 412 5 328.00–347.00 $339.16 $1,397 +10.16
427–437 value added 435 11 313.00–333.00 $318.44 $1,385 -8.56
463–473 value added 468 13 314.00–315.00 $314.46 $1,472 -7.53
490 490 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,436
498 498 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,529
500 fancy 500 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,640
524–547 value added 535 58 282.00–313.00 $296.07 $1,584 -8.26
537 537 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,525 +14.00
555–581 value added 564 14 284.00–308.00 $299.17 $1,687 +26.61
551–596 575 17 280.00–311.00 $291.03 $1,673 +15.03
611 611 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,637
608–622 value added 614 25 266.50–274.25 $269.95 $1,657 -8.31
617–630 624 11 261.00–264.00 $262.65 $1,639 +3.65
661 661 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,712 -1.00
671 671 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,724 -3.00
710–737 value added 715 26 259.00–268.00 $265.15 $1,896 +6.15
719 719 16 264.00 $264.00 $1,898 +6.50
733 733 4 238.50 $238.50 $1,748 -19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 7 281.00 $281.00 $1,503 +1.00
564 564 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,596 +12.80
607 607 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,602 -11.00
695 695 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,828
723 723 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,851 +1.41

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,146
413–447 424 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,217
436 value added 436 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,286 +19.00
453–490 value added 472 17 281.00–305.00 $295.09 $1,393 +20.09
516–528 520 9 281.00–295.00 $285.74 $1,486 +30.74
500–547 value added 531 47 261.00–275.00 $268.72 $1,427 -3.61
582 582 10 254.00 $254.00 $1,478 -5.00
647 647 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,637
765 765 14 248.00 $248.00 $1,897
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 unweaned 540 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,431
600–646 620 13 231.00–248.00 $240.34 $1,490
661 value added 661 5 250.50 $250.50 $1,656
674 674 18 238.50 $238.50 $1,607 +0.50
688 688 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,617 -3.00
705 705 6 235.50 $235.50 $1,660 -15.44
706 706 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,574 -27.94
764 764 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,734 -1.00
791 791 33 240.00 $240.00 $1,898 +4.50
911 911 18 237.50 $237.50 $2,164
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,253
679 679 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,467

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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.