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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 12, 2025

859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.93/cwt +30.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,392/hd at 640 lb · 208 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $369.79/cwt ≈ $2,727/hd at 737 lb · 106 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.29/cwt +31.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,674/hd at 661 lb · 64 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 859

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,542
357–395 372 4 467.50–510.00 $497.45 $1,851
428 428 10 450.00 $450.00 $1,926
476 476 3 452.50 $452.50 $2,154
497 value added 497 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,410
522 522 2 472.50 $472.50 $2,466 +92.50
528–548 value added 540 12 462.00–480.00 $469.34 $2,534 +46.84
555–593 575 29 420.00–440.00 $433.17 $2,491 +36.77
597 value added 597 4 431.00 $431.00 $2,573
602–620 value added 617 29 410.00–425.00 $412.64 $2,546
633 633 23 383.00 $383.00 $2,424 +6.81
655–678 660 50 390.00–412.75 $405.49 $2,676 +40.52
666 value added 666 14 400.00 $400.00 $2,664 +24.17
702–736 732 72 366.00–376.00 $375.59 $2,749
749 value added 749 34 357.50 $357.50 $2,678
758 758 22 375.00 $375.00 $2,842 +47.21
896 896 9 300.00 $300.00 $2,688
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 541 13 397.50–449.00 $417.08 $2,256
558–561 560 9 375.00–377.50 $376.39 $2,108
639 639 8 367.00 $367.00 $2,345 +19.00
677 677 57 382.00 $382.00 $2,586 +19.50
789 value added 789 19 334.50 $334.50 $2,639
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,261

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 value added 497 16 382.50 $382.50 $1,901 -24.38
552 value added 552 7 374.00 $374.00 $2,064 -2.00
622–643 value added 633 79 368.00–380.00 $375.56 $2,377
631–649 644 129 371.00–374.75 $372.93 $2,402
739 739 21 338.00 $338.00 $2,498 -6.18
741 value added 741 28 339.00 $339.00 $2,512
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 7 398.00 $398.00 $1,787
477 477 17 398.00 $398.00 $1,898
518–545 533 27 387.50–405.00 $396.13 $2,111 +10.13
566 566 11 351.00 $351.00 $1,987
606–649 628 36 346.00–368.00 $357.39 $2,244 +18.39
692 692 4 347.00 $347.00 $2,401 +6.56
716–735 731 24 335.00–342.50 $340.66 $2,490 +38.66
920 920 5 303.00 $303.00 $2,788

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 -27.50
785 785 5 303.00 $303.00 $2,379

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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.