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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 15, 2025

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.96/cwt ≈ $1,913/hd at 684 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $347.33/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 569 lb · 36 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $296.33/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 666 lb · 29 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 433

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,262
320 value added 320 8 475.00 $475.00 $1,520
351–381 value added 366 6 445.00–462.50 $454.11 $1,662
440 440 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,705 +5.33
445 445 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,635 -14.67
452 452 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,808 +13.98
453 453 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,687 -13.52
452–493 value added 474 17 381.00–400.00 $389.53 $1,846 +15.36
508–525 515 5 369.00–382.50 $376.99 $1,941 +13.66
558 558 10 359.00 $359.00 $2,003 +13.61
570 value added 570 20 347.00 $347.00 $1,978 +10.66
585 585 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,925 -1.35
618–624 622 10 312.00–337.00 $321.94 $2,002 +16.92
655–690 value added 663 14 289.00–315.00 $309.20 $2,050
668–670 669 15 267.00–293.00 $284.32 $1,902 -22.68
764 value added 764 12 279.50 $279.50 $2,135
931 value added 931 7 252.50 $252.50 $2,351
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–535 532 6 340.00–357.50 $345.76 $1,839
624 624 8 311.00 $311.00 $1,941
744 744 8 274.00 $274.00 $2,039
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,054
301 301 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,294

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 357.50 $357.50 $1,505
465 465 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,581
517 thin fleshed 517 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,810
521 521 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,693 +2.00
530–545 538 14 324.00–331.00 $327.55 $1,762 -16.91
568 568 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,710 +1.00
612–628 619 11 284.00–289.00 $286.70 $1,775 +0.70
621 value added 621 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,788
651 value added 651 11 288.50 $288.50 $1,878
687–698 689 65 275.50–279.00 $278.51 $1,919
759 759 11 256.50 $256.50 $1,947
825 value added 825 12 258.50 $258.50 $2,133
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–282 275 3 425.00–475.00 $459.22 $1,263
320 value added 320 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,360
375 375 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,416 -37.50
385 value added 385 3 407.50 $407.50 $1,569 +5.00
405 405 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,640 +26.38
415 value added 415 9 387.50 $387.50 $1,608 +27.50
470–473 472 9 337.50–341.00 $338.27 $1,597 -23.08
507 507 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,719 +2.00
550 550 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,766 -6.86
552 552 16 318.00 $318.00 $1,755 -9.86
614 614 20 283.00 $283.00 $1,738 -8.00
660 value added 660 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,808 -19.00
784 value added 784 10 266.00 $266.00 $2,085

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,377
357–383 unweaned 366 14 375.00–435.00 $412.59 $1,510
480 unweaned 480 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,762

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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.