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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

850 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $403.79/cwt +21.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,558/hd at 634 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $432.91/cwt +24.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,461/hd at 568 lb · 76 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.61/cwt +50.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 778 lb · 74 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 850

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,372
255–290 285 12 500.00–580.00 $523.38 $1,492
359 359 7 520.00 $520.00 $1,867 +24.09
387 value added 387 9 495.00 $495.00 $1,916
427 value added 427 2 530.00 $530.00 $2,263
405–449 438 28 482.50–507.50 $489.81 $2,145
480–490 484 26 476.00–478.00 $477.14 $2,309 +29.51
509 unweaned 509 6 422.50 $422.50 $2,151
517 value added 517 8 478.00 $478.00 $2,471 +75.50
512–530 524 15 425.00–460.00 $446.61 $2,340 +29.35
555–588 value added 566 45 424.00–450.00 $440.27 $2,492 +14.27
561–599 572 31 395.00–437.50 $422.22 $2,415 +44.72
605–644 value added 633 91 393.00–428.00 $406.76 $2,575
640 640 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 -12.69
656–694 value added 673 45 363.00–390.00 $374.08 $2,518 +10.14
680–695 690 12 360.00–377.00 $365.58 $2,523 -3.44
703–743 value added 716 28 354.00–377.50 $369.66 $2,647 +25.16
768 value added 768 9 359.00 $359.00 $2,757
779 779 65 374.50 $374.50 $2,917 +52.50
832 value added 832 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,725 +15.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 6 358.00 $358.00 $2,621
795 795 12 339.00 $339.00 $2,695

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–286 282 9 450.00–520.00 $463.79 $1,308
303–345 317 6 460.00–510.00 $491.86 $1,559
373–398 387 21 452.50–472.00 $463.95 $1,795 +61.45
404–427 413 10 427.50–455.00 $443.63 $1,832 +54.63
465 465 11 432.00 $432.00 $2,009 +50.67
478 value added 478 3 426.00 $426.00 $2,036 +36.00
500–536 505 30 380.00–413.00 $404.64 $2,043 +31.71
547 value added 547 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,133
550–572 value added 560 31 386.50–394.00 $388.51 $2,176
554–576 571 41 365.00–376.00 $367.02 $2,096 -2.97
602–648 625 30 335.00–358.00 $343.91 $2,149 +9.21
656 656 7 337.50 $337.50 $2,214 +3.50
747–748 748 11 322.50–331.00 $327.91 $2,453
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,965
548 unweaned 548 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,932
627 627 8 339.00 $339.00 $2,126
641 value added 641 17 339.50 $339.50 $2,176
704 704 6 313.00 $313.00 $2,204
781 781 35 326.00 $326.00 $2,546 +2.50
869 869 63 312.25 $312.25 $2,713

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436–447 442 7 452.50–490.00 $468.34 $2,070
475 475 9 418.00 $418.00 $1,986
694 694 10 329.00 $329.00 $2,283

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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.