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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $394.60/cwt -54.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,252/hd at 571 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.79/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,982/hd at 514 lb · 66 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $370.83/cwt -46.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,354/hd at 635 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 585 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 value added 320 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,536 —
375 value added 375 2 487.50 $487.50 $1,828 —
387 387 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,800 -55.00
465 465 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,953 -35.00
482 value added 482 15 415.00 $415.00 $2,000 —
506–510 value added 508 10 400.00–407.50 $403.74 $2,051 —
505–528 521 10 410.00 $410.00 $2,136 -75.00
553–596 value added 568 52 380.00–417.50 $407.47 $2,314 —
560–586 574 9 367.50–375.00 $370.75 $2,128 -74.25
563–598 574 36 367.50–387.50 $381.97 $2,193 -63.03
601 601 5 348.00 $348.00 $2,091 —
628–645 value added 639 32 365.00–388.00 $375.12 $2,397 -42.38
643 643 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,347 —
685 value added 685 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,449 -47.50
692–693 693 12 357.50–365.00 $360.00 $2,495 —
725 value added 725 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,519 —
711–748 739 12 335.00–349.00 $338.37 $2,501 -44.63
775 775 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,449 —
806 806 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,579 —
870 870 3 298.00 $298.00 $2,593 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,040 —
529 529 8 387.50 $387.50 $2,050 —
550 550 22 385.00 $385.00 $2,118 -50.00
618–640 624 20 360.00–367.00 $364.81 $2,276 -37.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,328 —
323–348 value added 336 9 447.50–460.00 $455.83 $1,532 —
352 value added 352 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,566 —
375 375 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,547 -60.30
408–445 value added 417 17 405.00–460.00 $440.25 $1,836 —
446 446 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,717 -67.03
469–491 480 39 345.00–382.50 $375.62 $1,803 —
500 500 14 367.50 $367.50 $1,838 -37.50
508–536 value added 517 50 367.50–406.00 $392.24 $2,028 —
527 527 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,858 -52.50
569–585 value added 578 37 350.00–355.00 $351.81 $2,033 -42.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536–539 538 15 357.50–377.50 $366.81 $1,973 -20.69
563 563 18 352.50 $352.50 $1,985 -7.50
580 580 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,007 -14.00
609–644 624 29 315.00–325.00 $321.87 $2,008 -63.13
701–715 712 19 318.00–325.00 $323.55 $2,304 -51.45
805 805 13 315.00 $315.00 $2,536 -24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 12 332.50 $332.50 $1,643 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,729 —
493 493 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,799 -85.00
502 502 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,945 —
632 632 2 319.00 $319.00 $2,016 -58.50
748 748 4 286.00 $286.00 $2,139 —

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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.