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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, January 14, 2025

1,704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $298.51/cwt +23.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 679 lb · 141 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $306.88/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 628 lb · 110 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.80/cwt ≈ $1,893/hd at 729 lb · 85 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,704 656 0
Feeder cattle 1,704 656 0

First sale of the new year as last week was cancelled due to weather. All weights of steers and heifers trading sharply higher than last month, and at all time record highs. As fat cattle have now surpassed the 2.00/lb price and continue to climb, backgrounders and finishers continue to chase after calves and yearlings to replace inventory. Demand was very good and supply moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 324 7 390.00–412.50 $395.99 $1,283 —
332 value added 332 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,295 —
333 unweaned 333 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,215 —
382 value added 382 6 387.00 $387.00 $1,478 —
399 399 6 367.50 $367.50 $1,466 —
402–438 value added 421 16 340.00–395.00 $356.13 $1,499 —
406–440 426 23 362.50–395.00 $371.23 $1,581 —
430 unweaned 430 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,406 —
460 460 7 382.50 $382.50 $1,760 +36.50
495 value added 495 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,720 —
513 513 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,565 -15.00
516–533 526 15 337.00–350.00 $341.45 $1,796 +21.45
523–544 value added 536 41 327.00–365.00 $348.32 $1,867 +5.32
572 value added 572 15 327.00 $327.00 $1,870 +22.00
558–596 574 15 316.00–340.00 $326.13 $1,872 +22.96
614–646 623 48 303.00–308.00 $306.20 $1,908 —
605–649 value added 632 62 295.00–326.00 $307.40 $1,943 +9.88
658–696 value added 675 96 284.00–314.00 $300.08 $2,026 —
672–699 688 45 289.00–301.00 $295.17 $2,031 +19.34
719–736 value added 725 19 278.00–301.50 $290.60 $2,107 +19.40
729 729 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,005 +5.49
766 766 27 279.50 $279.50 $2,141 +19.90
766–785 value added 777 10 266.50–274.00 $269.46 $2,094 —
800 value added 800 11 267.50 $267.50 $2,140 —
831 831 5 248.00 $248.00 $2,061 —
921 921 5 243.00 $243.00 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 6 343.00 $343.00 $1,677 —
513 unweaned 513 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,513 —
531–535 533 11 319.00–337.50 $329.13 $1,754 —
576 576 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,814 —
601–616 607 13 287.00–295.50 $292.18 $1,774 —
647 unweaned 647 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,760 —
695 695 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,974 —
709 709 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,964 —
731–737 736 36 275.00–281.00 $277.74 $2,044 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 value added 510 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,474 —
535 unweaned 535 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,412 —
546 546 8 276.00 $276.00 $1,507 —
570 value added 570 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,670 —
576 576 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,619 +11.00
566–583 580 38 284.00–293.00 $284.93 $1,653 +14.93
656 value added 656 31 277.00 $277.00 $1,817 —
657–686 668 25 265.00–279.00 $273.02 $1,824 +14.78
723 723 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,923 —
702–732 729 79 257.50–259.50 $259.33 $1,891 —
770 770 12 254.50 $254.50 $1,960 —
770–787 778 15 246.00–248.50 $247.18 $1,923 —
816 816 13 241.50–246.00 $244.27 $1,993 —
843 843 60 250.25 $250.25 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,106 —
322–335 unweaned 327 11 340.00–352.50 $344.66 $1,127 —
350–391 value added 375 13 335.00–340.00 $337.68 $1,266 —
370–395 389 18 349.00–355.00 $350.27 $1,363 +37.77
431–448 442 16 323.00–342.50 $336.54 $1,488 +13.54
445–447 value added 446 7 341.00–343.00 $342.43 $1,527 +17.43
459 459 11 337.50 $337.50 $1,549 +25.04
513–536 521 12 309.00–324.00 $318.85 $1,661 +26.85
510–542 value added 526 22 301.00–312.00 $305.55 $1,607 —
556 556 3 309.00 $309.00 $1,718 +50.00
552–597 value added 575 27 287.00–319.00 $302.73 $1,741 +13.26
608 value added 608 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,733 +17.00
623 623 13 273.00 $273.00 $1,701 +7.36
667–697 value added 684 37 259.00–279.50 $270.19 $1,848 —
715 715 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,809 -3.50
760 760 68 272.00 $272.00 $2,067 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,520 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 unweaned 328 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,312 —
611 611 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,656 —
670 670 10 266.00 $266.00 $1,782 —
918 918 12 202.00 $202.00 $1,854 —

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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.