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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $343.24/cwt -25.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 645 lb · 92 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.96/cwt -18.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 575 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.32/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 480 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 442 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 value added 340 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,513 —
392 value added 392 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,803 —
410–417 415 7 420.00–467.50 $454.09 $1,884 -30.91
451–498 478 14 390.00–410.00 $398.23 $1,904 -38.77
496 value added 496 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,984 -7.50
500–523 512 16 375.00–392.50 $382.86 $1,960 +5.63
546 546 8 377.00 $377.00 $2,058 -0.23
573–576 574 21 372.50–381.00 $375.75 $2,157 -4.25
571–595 585 7 335.00–347.50 $340.23 $1,990 -39.77
604 604 6 337.00 $337.00 $2,035 -3.00
646–648 648 86 340.00–344.00 $343.68 $2,227 -24.13
654 654 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,322 +27.00
695 695 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,172 -15.50
710–716 715 10 319.00–322.00 $321.70 $2,300 +13.70
726 value added 726 3 313.00 $313.00 $2,272 -2.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,901 —
613 613 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,069 —
678 678 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,288 +8.50
743 743 35 308.00 $308.00 $2,288 -6.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 309 7 385.00–445.00 $436.67 $1,349 —
355 355 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,509 —
468 unweaned 468 6 398.00 $398.00 $1,863 —
455–498 482 36 370.00–395.00 $382.04 $1,841 +8.09
515–545 536 13 357.50–365.00 $359.94 $1,929 -10.06
568–588 574 14 326.00–337.00 $333.78 $1,916 -24.22
556–597 575 29 337.00–365.00 $348.77 $2,005 -9.23
576 value added 576 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,987 -22.50
616–618 617 12 324.00–328.00 $327.00 $2,018 —
714 714 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,942 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 unweaned 517 5 352.50 $352.50 $1,822 —
629–636 635 28 317.50–320.00 $317.94 $2,019 +14.94
665 665 4 303.00 $303.00 $2,015 +13.00
711 711 5 288.00 $288.00 $2,048 +5.69
730 730 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,942 -16.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,802 —
468 468 4 397.50 $397.50 $1,860 —
518 518 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,994 —

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Reading this report

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.