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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $343.34/cwt ≈ $2,651/hd at 772 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.76/cwt ≈ $2,590/hd at 658 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $382.48/cwt ≈ $2,408/hd at 630 lb · 81 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,030

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 580.00 $580.00 $1,711
377–378 377 17 505.00–512.00 $509.11 $1,919
410 value added 410 6 527.00 $527.00 $2,161
462–485 unweaned 467 33 422.50–462.50 $454.13 $2,121
476 476 4 459.00 $459.00 $2,185
473–491 480 11 467.50–473.00 $470.95 $2,261
505–524 value added 511 15 440.00–447.50 $442.56 $2,261
519 519 14 450.00 $450.00 $2,336
512–543 532 12 402.50–420.00 $412.30 $2,193
545 unweaned 545 11 390.00 $390.00 $2,126
554 554 13 462.00 $462.00 $2,559
565–570 value added 566 32 427.50–457.00 $449.58 $2,545
575 575 8 391.00 $391.00 $2,248
580 unweaned 580 6 372.50 $372.50 $2,160
618 value added 618 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,596
625 625 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,281
642 642 39 405.00 $405.00 $2,600
651–662 656 72 387.00–405.00 $397.36 $2,607
662–686 668 13 370.00–375.00 $373.81 $2,497
724–728 726 8 350.00–364.00 $355.27 $2,579
705–738 727 26 372.00–384.00 $379.97 $2,762
779 779 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,882
885 885 29 344.00 $344.00 $3,044
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614–626 618 13 387.00–407.50 $397.87 $2,459
661 value added 661 45 393.50 $393.50 $2,601
671 671 4 377.00 $377.00 $2,530
746 value added 746 13 383.00 $383.00 $2,857
833 value added 833 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,857
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,029

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 22 410.00 $410.00 $2,107
523–540 529 8 377.50–382.50 $380.59 $2,013
581 value added 581 14 396.00 $396.00 $2,301
618 618 9 379.00 $379.00 $2,342
614–634 value added 631 72 371.00–385.25 $382.91 $2,416
656–666 662 12 347.00–357.00 $351.49 $2,327
727 727 8 336.50 $336.50 $2,446
705–747 734 35 343.50–365.00 $348.65 $2,559
759–781 772 103 332.00–345.00 $343.34 $2,651
828 828 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,794
851–897 891 70 325.00–336.50 $326.41 $2,908
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,633
412–435 unweaned 416 19 380.00–455.00 $442.61 $1,841
425 425 8 443.00 $443.00 $1,883
460 460 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,840
479 value added 479 13 406.00 $406.00 $1,945
469–499 480 42 382.50–427.50 $418.88 $2,011
491 unweaned 491 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,915
516 unweaned 516 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,987
537 value added 537 9 395.00 $395.00 $2,121
558–565 561 36 377.50–396.50 $389.54 $2,185
601 601 19 394.50 $394.50 $2,371
760 760 23 354.25 $354.25 $2,692

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 unweaned 456 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,143
608 608 5 357.00 $357.00 $2,171
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 482.50 $482.50 $1,655
396 396 4 427.50 $427.50 $1,693

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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.