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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.74/cwt -5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,829/hd at 668 lb · 97 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.72/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 669 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $464.60/cwt +26.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 517 lb · 51 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 929 1,588 0
Feeder cattle 929 1,588 0

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers and heifers steady with the sharp advance seen last week. The fed cattle market continues to work higher each week along with the beef futures, giving strength to the feeder market as buyers compete for a tight supply. Demand was once again very good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 620.00 $620.00 $2,356 -2.92
410 410 2 555.00 $555.00 $2,276 -28.01
477–492 value added 482 13 485.00–532.50 $517.57 $2,495 -27.43
492 492 6 472.50 $472.50 $2,325 -60.95
500–533 523 16 435.00–450.00 $439.48 $2,298 -70.52
530 value added 530 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,464 -52.77
506–545 533 10 485.00–500.00 $489.27 $2,608 -20.73
556–575 561 16 467.50–492.00 $480.13 $2,694 -4.65
580 value added 580 11 442.50 $442.50 $2,566
575–596 586 8 372.50–421.00 $397.18 $2,327 -46.66
617 617 7 445.00 $445.00 $2,746 +21.68
618 value added 618 8 449.00 $449.00 $2,775 -7.37
618–646 633 25 378.00–425.00 $397.85 $2,518 -53.90
652–678 value added 665 78 422.50–433.50 $430.16 $2,861 +0.34
661–683 672 11 380.00–397.50 $387.51 $2,604 -39.09
688 688 8 411.00 $411.00 $2,828 -15.60
700–735 value added 714 30 380.00–412.50 $400.80 $2,862 +15.66
723–736 726 19 380.00–410.00 $400.04 $2,904 +22.24
760–793 value added 769 45 350.00–386.00 $377.06 $2,900 +2.85
842 value added 842 8 352.00 $352.00 $2,964 +0.92
864 value added 864 12 356.00 $356.00 $3,076
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566–584 577 11 447.50–452.50 $449.28 $2,592 +16.78
645 645 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,644 -17.50
676 value added 676 5 392.50 $392.50 $2,653
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 505 14 282.50–350.00 $315.92 $1,595

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,796 -34.52
383 383 5 535.00 $535.00 $2,049 +25.00
415 value added 415 7 502.50 $502.50 $2,085
457 value added 457 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,262 +45.48
470–496 488 28 470.00–492.50 $485.48 $2,369 +4.66
513 513 8 467.00 $467.00 $2,396 +33.09
501–535 value added 518 43 437.50–482.50 $464.15 $2,404 +26.91
558–588 570 29 415.00–457.50 $432.78 $2,467 +0.07
550–591 value added 575 21 421.00–460.00 $435.20 $2,502 -5.93
605–638 value added 628 19 404.50–416.00 $408.00 $2,562 +0.96
654–690 value added 664 35 370.00–393.00 $386.19 $2,564 +4.99
673 673 3 364.00 $364.00 $2,450 -11.39
676–683 677 22 375.00–380.50 $379.74 $2,571 +4.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,214
521–547 533 21 387.50–438.00 $412.35 $2,198
564–592 579 15 372.50–426.00 $396.82 $2,298 -33.85
720 720 6 347.00 $347.00 $2,498 -17.00
843 843 8 321.00 $321.00 $2,706
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,792

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–296 290 5 655.00–670.00 $664.20 $1,926
366 366 3 550.00 $550.00 $2,013
417 417 2 555.00 $555.00 $2,314 +4.23
502–503 503 5 475.00–480.00 $478.00 $2,404 +63.00
565 565 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,458 +46.99
732 732 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,416

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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.