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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.77/cwt -4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,867/hd at 685 lb · 100 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $459.59/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,372/hd at 516 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $443.85/cwt -5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 576 lb · 31 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 929 993
Feeder cattle 715 929 993

Compared to the auction from last week, feeder steers steady and feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Once again a very good demand on a lighter supply this week as marketings have caught up following the cold weather from a few weeks back.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 625.00 $625.00 $2,062
355–389 382 15 563.00–590.00 $568.02 $2,170 -51.98
439–446 442 10 590.00 $590.00 $2,608 +35.00
473 value added 473 5 495.00 $495.00 $2,341 -22.57
505 505 18 497.50 $497.50 $2,512 +58.02
521 value added 521 4 472.50 $472.50 $2,462 +7.50
558 value added 558 7 467.50 $467.50 $2,609 +25.00
580 580 14 422.50 $422.50 $2,450 +25.32
570–590 582 10 442.50–480.00 $457.19 $2,661 +60.01
605 fancy 605 18 457.00 $457.00 $2,765
671–685 value added 676 29 415.00–423.00 $419.44 $2,835 -10.72
671–691 688 71 416.00–427.50 $418.49 $2,879 +7.49
701–720 value added 709 7 399.00–417.50 $407.05 $2,886 +6.25
757 757 9 376.00 $376.00 $2,846
782 782 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,815
810 810 9 356.50 $356.50 $2,888
826 826 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,792
946 946 7 318.00 $318.00 $3,008
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–515 512 11 465.00–477.50 $472.99 $2,422
587 587 15 442.50 $442.50 $2,597 -6.78
607–636 618 18 417.50–430.00 $424.34 $2,622 +14.34
665–697 688 11 383.00–402.50 $388.14 $2,670
765 765 3 376.00 $376.00 $2,876

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–325 320 5 560.00–562.50 $561.52 $1,797 +36.52
351–375 359 9 530.00–535.00 $531.74 $1,909 -3.26
400 value added 400 7 512.50 $512.50 $2,050 +10.00
413–430 424 8 460.00–520.00 $498.06 $2,112
501–549 514 53 440.00–477.50 $460.76 $2,368 -6.24
506–547 value added 527 10 445.00–462.50 $453.41 $2,389 -10.74
597 value added 597 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,478 -20.20
616 616 13 415.00 $415.00 $2,556
635 value added 635 8 422.50 $422.50 $2,683 +14.50
708 708 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,513
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,748
495 495 3 412.50 $412.50 $2,042
507 507 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,104 -10.00
587 587 13 429.00 $429.00 $2,518 +32.18
607 607 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,398
610 610 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,532
665 665 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,594
673 value added 673 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,574
682 682 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,523
744 744 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,623 +5.50
775 775 7 341.00 $341.00 $2,643
810 810 4 331.00 $331.00 $2,681 +10.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,808 -35.00
466–482 472 5 460.00–480.00 $471.84 $2,227
533 533 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,425 -23.00
570–591 579 13 380.00–427.50 $406.63 $2,354 -28.37
623 623 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,461
683 683 9 368.00 $368.00 $2,513
793 793 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,577

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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.