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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 25, 2025

660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $304.82/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,060/hd at 676 lb · 81 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $293.50/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 713 lb · 79 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.62/cwt +14.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 713 lb · 59 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 660

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 335 9 450.00–472.50 $469.03 $1,571 +96.03
378 378 3 424.00 $424.00 $1,603 +37.16
425 425 4 377.00 $377.00 $1,602 +14.93
442 value added 442 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,746
456–463 459 19 365.00–411.00 $391.46 $1,797 +37.68
534 value added 534 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,882
515–541 535 9 360.00–369.00 $361.92 $1,936 +12.76
559 value added 559 10 349.00 $349.00 $1,951 +18.67
562–586 575 24 341.50–347.50 $344.06 $1,978 +21.42
604–630 value added 619 30 315.00–342.50 $326.13 $2,019 +16.13
625–629 627 12 315.00–326.00 $320.48 $2,009 +2.07
658–673 670 38 304.00–310.00 $308.06 $2,064 +15.10
654–690 value added 681 43 300.50–307.50 $301.96 $2,056 +11.96
711–725 713 79 290.50–294.00 $293.50 $2,093 +7.23
751–790 value added 777 51 268.50–287.50 $275.08 $2,137 +4.58
801 801 19 262.50 $262.50 $2,103 -0.07
816 816 8 271.00 $271.00 $2,211 +30.00
886 value added 886 4 257.00 $257.00 $2,277
962 962 4 237.00 $237.00 $2,280
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,054
287–295 293 10 450.00–452.50 $452.01 $1,324
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,863 -15.50
710 value added 710 2 289.00 $289.00 $2,052
770 770 3 261.00 $261.00 $2,010 +9.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–349 330 10 362.50–395.00 $383.11 $1,264
483 483 9 349.00 $349.00 $1,686 +29.00
498 value added 498 14 341.00 $341.00 $1,698
510–512 value added 511 9 327.00 $327.00 $1,671 +1.00
526 526 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,731 +2.16
597 value added 597 10 314.50 $314.50 $1,878
616–623 622 21 291.00–296.50 $295.46 $1,838 +11.17
625 value added 625 22 306.50 $306.50 $1,916 +21.68
665 value added 665 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,915 +16.00
787 787 13 263.00 $263.00 $2,070
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–526 519 8 317.00–331.00 $323.91 $1,681 +6.91
556 556 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,696 +14.12
564–593 577 18 273.00–296.00 $284.17 $1,640 -6.71
637 637 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,777
647 647 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,792
673–682 value added 679 10 275.00–289.00 $284.84 $1,934
697 697 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,945 +32.00
705–713 713 59 259.00–276.50 $275.62 $1,965 +14.62
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 6 372.50 $372.50 $1,028
483 483 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,497

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 9 307.00 $307.00 $1,695
693 693 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,809
936 936 4 233.00 $233.00 $2,181

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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.