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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $338.63/cwt +42.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 673 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.82/cwt +28.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,153/hd at 573 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.48/cwt +30.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 518 lb · 36 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 389

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 value added 358 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,557 -19.11
426–432 428 5 395.00–405.00 $399.03 $1,708 +11.53
459–496 479 11 391.00–406.00 $399.47 $1,913 +26.97
479–485 481 18 390.00–405.00 $395.88 $1,904 +23.38
525–527 526 7 382.50–395.00 $387.85 $2,040 +10.86
542 value added 542 2 381.00 $381.00 $2,065
563 value added 563 15 397.00 $397.00 $2,235 +50.00
575–577 576 12 332.50–366.00 $352.01 $2,028 +23.01
573–585 580 16 371.00–377.50 $373.81 $2,168 +44.81
613–618 value added 615 13 367.00–370.00 $369.07 $2,270
616–641 629 22 363.00–371.50 $367.62 $2,312 +45.68
652–693 672 68 334.00–355.00 $338.05 $2,272 +53.73
682 value added 682 9 343.00 $343.00 $2,339 +33.80
701–705 702 7 322.50–338.00 $335.77 $2,357
776 776 8 298.00 $298.00 $2,312
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 3 372.00 $372.00 $1,994 +26.24

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–426 420 14 390.00–410.00 $405.17 $1,702 +0.17
472 472 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,770 +36.73
500–502 500 11 352.50–360.00 $358.63 $1,793 +19.63
522 522 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,931 +31.00
524–534 value added 528 18 370.00–385.00 $375.90 $1,985
592–593 value added 593 12 332.50–342.50 $339.17 $2,011
602 602 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,866 +27.00
645 645 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,790 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 8 363.00 $363.00 $1,750 +23.00
532 532 11 337.00 $337.00 $1,793 +9.45
588–594 591 14 314.00–319.50 $316.76 $1,872 +15.76
598 598 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,746 -9.00
605–622 614 17 297.00–317.00 $307.73 $1,889 +21.03
710–711 710 12 276.00–287.50 $283.66 $2,014
808 808 6 247.50 $247.50 $2,000
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 422.50 $422.50 $1,229

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479–487 483 9 362.50–372.50 $366.99 $1,773
570 570 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,938

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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.