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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

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.