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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.58/cwt +24.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,655/hd at 670 lb · 89 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.52/cwt +26.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,261/hd at 562 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.29/cwt +36.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 528 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 787 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–341 334 7 535.00–555.00 $543.76 $1,816 —
362–386 375 13 515.00–560.00 $528.79 $1,983 +8.79
389 unweaned 389 6 525.00 $525.00 $2,042 —
420–445 value added 439 4 530.00–560.00 $552.82 $2,427 +22.82
470–484 value added 480 15 515.00–525.00 $518.28 $2,488 —
456–497 481 23 500.00–525.00 $513.88 $2,472 +36.74
487 487 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,045 -57.14
505–520 fancy 514 20 495.00–517.50 $503.84 $2,590 —
511–547 value added 523 12 460.00–500.00 $486.05 $2,542 +8.05
505–546 538 35 468.00–510.00 $476.35 $2,563 +29.74
552–596 value added 567 13 447.50–470.00 $462.25 $2,621 +21.98
553–595 587 46 442.50–482.50 $450.30 $2,643 +28.08
605–635 value added 620 39 417.00–446.00 $434.32 $2,693 +27.56
657–696 value added 664 28 385.00–410.00 $406.98 $2,702 +32.90
657–692 666 39 387.50–411.00 $396.83 $2,643 +31.25
683–685 683 22 382.50–383.00 $382.91 $2,615 +17.33
715 715 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,681 —
720 720 3 374.00 $374.00 $2,693 —
749 value added 749 7 372.00 $372.00 $2,786 +2.34
750 value added 750 8 373.00 $373.00 $2,798 +14.00
807 807 6 341.00 $341.00 $2,752 —
938 value added 938 3 321.00 $321.00 $3,011 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 unweaned 502 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,134 —
538 538 3 483.00 $483.00 $2,599 —
551–563 558 20 450.00–464.25 $457.91 $2,555 —
590 unweaned 590 16 419.00 $419.00 $2,472 —
638–639 639 17 391.00–404.00 $401.71 $2,567 —
694 unweaned 694 10 370.00 $370.00 $2,568 —
712–745 722 14 357.00–390.00 $380.76 $2,749 +22.76
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 540.00 $540.00 $2,063 —
401 401 7 482.50 $482.50 $1,935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–388 387 11 462.50–530.00 $517.81 $2,004 +53.86
421–449 433 21 407.50–495.00 $446.44 $1,933 +2.81
451–471 value added 466 18 437.50–467.50 $454.06 $2,116 +28.06
450–489 476 19 435.00–452.50 $444.97 $2,118 +12.97
502 value added 502 14 420.00 $420.00 $2,108 —
503–517 509 5 385.00–405.00 $396.87 $2,020 -7.77
556 556 4 382.50 $382.50 $2,127 +15.48
555–587 value added 561 29 381.00–411.00 $404.08 $2,267 +15.57
555–569 563 39 400.00–406.00 $403.42 $2,271 +36.40
670 670 6 366.00 $366.00 $2,452 +28.50
761 value added 761 5 349.00 $349.00 $2,656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526–545 534 11 390.00–395.00 $392.65 $2,097 +30.15
565 unweaned 565 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 —
570 570 4 364.00 $364.00 $2,075 —
568–598 592 15 376.00–378.00 $376.72 $2,230 —
626 unweaned 626 14 361.00 $361.00 $2,260 —
632 632 14 373.00 $373.00 $2,357 +34.00
643 643 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,321 +22.00
667–687 675 35 342.00–364.00 $356.46 $2,406 —
736 736 9 322.00 $322.00 $2,370 +9.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,981 —
509–517 unweaned 513 10 411.00–435.00 $422.91 $2,170 —
581 581 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,382 —
653–656 654 18 390.00–400.00 $394.46 $2,580 —
767 767 6 332.50 $332.50 $2,550 —

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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.