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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $387.42/cwt +17.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,766/hd at 714 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $404.44/cwt ≈ $2,041/hd at 505 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.46/cwt +12.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,564/hd at 576 lb · 37 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 430

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–397 value added 381 4 515.00–560.00 $536.56 $2,044
406–410 407 10 477.50–515.00 $507.44 $2,065 +57.44
441 value added 441 12 500.00 $500.00 $2,205
467 467 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,265 +32.50
502–505 value added 502 19 490.00–518.00 $515.04 $2,586
503–522 511 9 495.00–501.00 $498.28 $2,546 +25.78
566 unweaned 566 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,490
550–592 570 19 435.00–467.50 $450.84 $2,570 +17.67
588 value added 588 8 452.00 $452.00 $2,658 +21.00
592 592 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,457 -18.17
605 605 2 419.00 $419.00 $2,535 +36.00
713 value added 713 10 387.00 $387.00 $2,759
712–740 714 56 368.00–389.00 $387.50 $2,767 +11.91
832–842 value added 837 15 344.00–345.50 $344.80 $2,886
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 8 465.00 $465.00 $2,325
551 value added 551 6 452.50 $452.50 $2,493
660 value added 660 19 406.00 $406.00 $2,680
685 685 2 379.00 $379.00 $2,596 -3.00
747 value added 747 8 375.50 $375.50 $2,805
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,297
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,050

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 522.50 $522.50 $1,358
340 340 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,802
360 360 3 472.50 $472.50 $1,701
392 value added 392 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,823
400–447 417 13 430.00–462.50 $450.11 $1,877
421 unweaned 421 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,768
427 value added 427 14 473.00 $473.00 $2,020
452–460 454 10 437.50–447.50 $444.46 $2,018
455 value added 455 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,025
480 unweaned 480 13 397.50 $397.50 $1,908
500–523 value added 502 28 402.50–405.00 $404.72 $2,032
500–525 509 17 390.00–410.00 $403.97 $2,056
620 620 4 362.50 $362.50 $2,248 -10.43
626 value added 626 23 378.00 $378.00 $2,366 +2.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,970 -6.13
586 value added 586 5 362.50 $362.50 $2,124
682 value added 682 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,319
828 828 5 334.00 $334.00 $2,766

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 2 512.50 $512.50 $1,958
412 412 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,875
435 unweaned 435 11 477.50 $477.50 $2,077
455–488 472 6 430.00–445.00 $437.76 $2,066
505 unweaned 505 7 433.00 $433.00 $2,187
546 546 13 397.50 $397.50 $2,170
646 646 3 391.00 $391.00 $2,526

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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.