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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

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.