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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $367.72/cwt ≈ $2,474/hd at 673 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.68/cwt ≈ $2,202/hd at 610 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $382.69/cwt ≈ $2,419/hd at 632 lb · 52 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,575
350–365 359 5 492.50–510.00 $495.91 $1,780
475–482 479 10 430.00–465.00 $447.63 $2,144
493 unweaned 493 9 377.50 $377.50 $1,861
498 value added 498 4 452.50 $452.50 $2,253
505–543 515 35 385.00–442.50 $417.26 $2,149
524 value added 524 9 402.50 $402.50 $2,109
568 value added 568 9 426.00 $426.00 $2,420
581 581 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,193
586 586 37 407.00 $407.00 $2,385
610–634 632 52 382.50–385.00 $382.69 $2,419
657–672 value added 663 30 347.50–374.00 $363.94 $2,413
673–698 676 87 340.00–374.00 $369.02 $2,495
707–725 715 7 337.00–347.50 $342.94 $2,452
723 value added 723 24 344.50 $344.50 $2,491
767 767 11 322.00 $322.00 $2,470
804 value added 804 5 312.00 $312.00 $2,508
830 830 7 294.00 $294.00 $2,440
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,025

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 6 402.50 $402.50 $1,574
428 428 3 389.00 $389.00 $1,665
461–481 474 11 377.50–385.00 $381.33 $1,808
493 value added 493 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,923
508–538 517 19 370.00–395.00 $372.93 $1,928
554–595 567 50 366.00–372.00 $369.99 $2,098
607–611 607 43 343.00–370.50 $367.93 $2,233
617–627 623 12 327.00–337.50 $334.70 $2,085
660 660 13 334.00 $334.00 $2,204
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754 754 10 304.00 $304.00 $2,292
758 758 13 323.50 $323.50 $2,452

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 unweaned 499 9 382.50 $382.50 $1,909
639 639 15 345.00 $345.00 $2,205
775 775 20 311.50 $311.50 $2,414

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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.