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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report, Palmyra, MO

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $390.70/cwt ≈ $2,797/hd at 716 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.70/cwt ≈ $2,499/hd at 691 lb · 80 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.57/cwt ≈ $2,975/hd at 863 lb · 79 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,189 150 1,372
Feeder cattle 1,189 — 1,372
Replacement cattle — 150 —

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady to 10.00 lower. A surprisingly good demand for all weights as many market participants thought prices would be much lower following the lower fat cattle trade last week and the sharp selloff seen in the futures market. More yearling cattle showing up with a load of 865 lb steers selling for 347.25 and still a 400.00 top on seven weight steers.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 unweaned 373 4 635.00 $635.00 $2,369 —
407–442 416 9 497.50–560.00 $544.14 $2,264 —
440 value added 440 11 522.50 $522.50 $2,299 —
456 unweaned 456 8 555.00 $555.00 $2,531 —
501 unweaned 501 6 472.50 $472.50 $2,367 —
512–528 524 16 470.00–490.00 $485.11 $2,542 —
543–544 value added 543 16 475.00–489.00 $483.74 $2,627 —
560 560 10 445.00 $445.00 $2,492 —
557–598 581 35 452.00–462.50 $455.02 $2,644 —
600–645 626 43 425.00–447.50 $434.14 $2,718 —
626 value added 626 13 443.00 $443.00 $2,773 —
676–679 678 8 402.50–407.50 $404.37 $2,742 —
696 value added 696 10 389.00 $389.00 $2,707 —
707–721 715 92 379.00–400.00 $391.51 $2,799 —
720–728 value added 724 11 381.00–387.50 $383.97 $2,780 —
759–764 762 12 358.00–360.00 $358.83 $2,734 —
787 value added 787 15 357.50 $357.50 $2,814 —
795 795 13 360.00 $360.00 $2,862 —
811 811 6 352.00 $352.00 $2,855 —
833 833 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,749 —
860 value added 860 10 333.00 $333.00 $2,864 —
855–887 864 69 330.00–347.25 $346.25 $2,992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 6 475.00 $475.00 $2,432 —
708 708 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,726 —
760 value added 760 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,755 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 3 630.00 $630.00 $1,770 —
332 332 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,710 —
334 unweaned 334 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,620 —
361 value added 361 8 545.00 $545.00 $1,967 —
357–392 375 24 480.00–535.00 $514.98 $1,931 —
406 406 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,030 —
440 value added 440 13 502.50 $502.50 $2,211 —
450–493 unweaned 468 12 470.00–480.00 $474.39 $2,220 —
450–499 482 31 460.00–477.50 $469.55 $2,263 —
525–530 528 19 437.50–460.00 $452.94 $2,392 —
550 value added 550 3 417.50 $417.50 $2,296 —
598 598 4 407.50 $407.50 $2,437 —
616 616 34 399.00 $399.00 $2,458 —
628 value added 628 8 397.00 $397.00 $2,493 —
655 655 6 375.00 $375.00 $2,456 —
659 659 5 379.00 $379.00 $2,498 —
751 value added 751 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,628 —
757 757 13 340.00 $340.00 $2,574 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,404 —
550 value added 550 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 —
563 unweaned 563 10 370.00 $370.00 $2,083 —
566–573 570 10 392.50–397.00 $394.74 $2,250 —
632 632 24 382.50 $382.50 $2,417 —
638 value added 638 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,440 —
670–692 691 80 361.00–372.50 $361.70 $2,499 —
700 700 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,555 —
768 768 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,573 —
802 802 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,847 —
805 805 16 328.00 $328.00 $2,640 —
863 863 5 317.50 $317.50 $2,740 —
896 896 8 353.00 $353.00 $3,163 —
991 991 9 335.00 $335.00 $3,320 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 575.00 $575.00 $2,156 —
401–446 416 9 500.00–550.00 $532.13 $2,214 —
480–493 489 11 455.00–465.00 $457.67 $2,238 —
580 580 2 392.50 $392.50 $2,276 —
655 655 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 —

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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.