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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, December 10, 2024

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.00/cwt ≈ $2,129/hd at 855 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $350.74/cwt +11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 467 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.36/cwt +23.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 515 lb · 36 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 789 0
Feeder cattle 635 789 0

Compared to the last tested auction from two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs traded with higher undertone on a light test, with not enough good comparisons on steers over 600 lbs to establish a trend. Feeder heifers traded steady to firm. The light weight calves are especially popular with the buyers right now with some of the steers reaching the 400.00/cwt mark.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 value added 347 2 389.00 $389.00 $1,350 —
405 fancy 405 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,620 —
422–430 value added 426 9 365.00–373.00 $368.59 $1,570 —
460–461 461 7 342.00–349.00 $345.00 $1,590 -0.09
453–487 value added 464 23 345.00–357.00 $354.48 $1,645 —
479 unweaned 479 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,653 —
501–541 511 13 315.00–335.00 $323.04 $1,651 +23.12
515–535 value added 518 23 317.50–325.00 $318.85 $1,652 —
561 value added 561 8 309.00 $309.00 $1,733 —
618 value added 618 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,761 —
631 631 6 291.00 $291.00 $1,836 +24.02
680 680 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 -11.71
691 691 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,831 -16.71
841 841 9 248.50 $248.50 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 6 307.00 $307.00 $1,587 —
561 561 7 302.00–319.00 $311.71 $1,749 —
588 value added 588 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,723 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–348 343 9 331.00–333.00 $332.32 $1,140 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 10 319.00 $319.00 $1,196 —
430–443 439 15 289.00–315.00 $302.57 $1,328 -6.93
439 value added 439 18 313.00 $313.00 $1,374 —
467–496 486 14 285.00–305.00 $293.80 $1,428 +2.24
530–536 value added 534 13 291.00–293.00 $291.61 $1,557 —
695 695 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,682 —
726 726 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,844 —
855 855 64 249.00 $249.00 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 value added 528 10 286.00 $286.00 $1,510 —
559–576 563 27 272.00–288.00 $280.77 $1,581 +8.77
590–598 593 7 246.00–261.00 $254.52 $1,509 -17.48
605 605 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,531 +12.00
725 725 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 —
731 731 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,725 —
793 793 11 242.25 $242.25 $1,921 +7.25

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 379.00 $379.00 $1,319 —
460–483 469 8 277.00–286.00 $282.52 $1,325 —
507–542 524 12 283.00–307.00 $288.90 $1,514 —
615 unweaned 615 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,501 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,250 —

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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.