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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $398.30/cwt +32.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,527/hd at 634 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $408.98/cwt +12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,731/hd at 668 lb · 52 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.50/cwt ≈ $2,700/hd at 812 lb · 48 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 681

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,750
352 352 2 522.50 $522.50 $1,839 -6.29
412–428 value added 420 14 490.00–525.00 $507.17 $2,130 -45.65
483–494 490 10 500.00–510.00 $503.95 $2,469 +83.95
525–538 530 19 480.00–505.00 $495.47 $2,626 +19.12
506–541 value added 531 11 485.00–507.50 $490.84 $2,606 +4.79
572–598 value added 579 20 440.00–459.00 $454.09 $2,629 -8.16
623 623 15 433.00 $433.00 $2,698
638–647 value added 643 16 424.00–428.00 $425.99 $2,739 -8.33
654–681 667 35 399.00–419.00 $409.76 $2,733 +12.93
651–677 value added 669 17 407.00–407.50 $407.36 $2,725 +0.38
701 701 11 381.00 $381.00 $2,671 +6.00
719–747 value added 734 12 371.00–383.00 $376.91 $2,767 +4.91
751–778 772 31 359.00–378.00 $370.64 $2,861
806 806 5 354.00 $354.00 $2,853 +13.00
855 value added 855 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,839
873 873 8 322.00 $322.00 $2,811
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 value added 542 14 470.00 $470.00 $2,547
577 577 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,409 -40.41
623 623 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,617 +18.29
638 value added 638 24 415.00 $415.00 $2,648
661–695 667 23 365.00–417.50 $407.99 $2,721
833 833 5 337.00 $337.00 $2,807

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 value added 421 6 496.00 $496.00 $2,088
430–438 434 13 477.50–480.00 $479.42 $2,081 +32.98
451–490 478 40 425.00–490.00 $444.35 $2,124 -0.62
512–532 517 16 410.00–449.00 $438.97 $2,269 +42.10
541 value added 541 8 415.00 $415.00 $2,245
553–563 value added 557 9 405.00–417.50 $411.89 $2,294 +7.81
575 575 6 409.00 $409.00 $2,352 +5.58
602–605 value added 602 34 395.00–397.00 $395.18 $2,379
662–663 value added 662 8 368.00–390.00 $381.74 $2,527
663–674 667 13 359.00–361.00 $360.22 $2,403 -5.78
675 675 4 346.00 $346.00 $2,336 -20.00
716 value added 716 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,578
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 thin fleshed 549 17 432.00 $432.00 $2,372
582 582 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,241 +8.28
587 value added 587 5 407.50 $407.50 $2,392
602 value added 602 4 401.00 $401.00 $2,414
622 thin fleshed 622 17 420.00 $420.00 $2,612
641 641 52 391.00 $391.00 $2,506 +30.00
654 value added 654 18 376.00 $376.00 $2,459
713 713 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,460 +23.00
812 812 48 332.50 $332.50 $2,700
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,520
350–353 352 6 430.00–490.00 $459.87 $1,619
449 449 6 427.50 $427.50 $1,919

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 6 442.50 $442.50 $2,040
518 518 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,007
605 605 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,148
681 681 9 329.00 $329.00 $2,240 -65.46
796 796 5 296.00 $296.00 $2,356 -36.50

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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.