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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, April 8, 2025

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $337.94/cwt ≈ $1,959/hd at 580 lb · 106 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $366.12/cwt ≈ $1,918/hd at 524 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $325.19/cwt ≈ $2,010/hd at 618 lb · 67 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 720 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,056 —
312–315 313 3 457.50–485.00 $466.73 $1,461 —
427–435 430 12 382.00–382.50 $382.17 $1,643 —
455–482 value added 464 14 371.00–390.00 $374.17 $1,736 —
452–495 478 14 382.50–399.00 $386.02 $1,845 —
501 501 13 367.50 $367.50 $1,841 —
500–533 526 38 348.00–379.00 $363.33 $1,911 —
525–538 value added 534 21 370.00–371.00 $370.33 $1,978 —
555–586 574 36 339.00–356.00 $345.39 $1,983 —
563–593 577 26 320.00–340.00 $330.35 $1,906 —
557–595 value added 586 44 331.00–338.00 $336.34 $1,971 —
603–613 value added 608 24 324.00–329.00 $326.69 $1,986 —
600–635 621 16 301.00–314.00 $305.02 $1,894 —
621–640 625 27 320.00–339.50 $335.80 $2,099 —
668 668 6 307.00 $307.00 $2,051 —
652–695 672 46 277.00–302.00 $289.62 $1,946 —
703 703 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,074 —
702–705 704 17 308.00–312.50 $310.92 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–590 579 9 332.00–347.50 $340.11 $1,969 —
771 771 40 283.00 $283.00 $2,182 —
806 806 20 274.50 $274.50 $2,212 —
890 890 7 254.00 $254.00 $2,261 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,168 —
368 368 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,518 —
440–449 444 12 375.00–377.50 $376.45 $1,671 —
574 574 7 313.00 $313.00 $1,797 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,364 —
386 value added 386 3 402.50 $402.50 $1,554 —
395 395 9 415.00 $415.00 $1,639 —
414–448 432 15 377.50–380.00 $378.62 $1,636 —
447 value added 447 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,609 —
475 value added 475 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,781 —
475–494 487 14 361.00–362.00 $361.35 $1,760 —
517 517 7 337.00 $337.00 $1,742 —
520 value added 520 8 347.00 $347.00 $1,804 —
523–545 529 21 295.00–337.00 $324.64 $1,717 —
562 value added 562 12 338.00 $338.00 $1,900 —
573–580 575 7 327.00–330.00 $327.86 $1,885 —
642 642 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,868 —
656 656 8 254.00 $254.00 $1,666 —
659 value added 659 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,931 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,702 —
525–541 529 18 333.00–349.00 $344.46 $1,822 —
599 599 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,797 —
616 616 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,762 —
638–640 640 26 290.00–290.50 $290.10 $1,857 —
708–722 717 9 269.00–274.00 $272.36 $1,953 —
797 797 9 281.50 $281.50 $2,244 —
846 846 20 259.00 $259.00 $2,191 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,809 —
573 573 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,977 —
599 599 14 287.00 $287.00 $1,719 —

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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.