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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

1,338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $394.24/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,877/hd at 730 lb · 81 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.37/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 768 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $412.59/cwt +25.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 591 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,338 1,189 1,563
Feeder cattle 1,338 1,189 1,563

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold firm to 10.00 higher, with instances as much as 20.00-30.00 higher for the right kind of grazing steer calves. Quality was attractive with a good mix of both calves and yearlings. Demand was good and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 675.00 $675.00 $2,005 —
327 327 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,962 —
411 411 3 575.00 $575.00 $2,363 +30.86
467–483 value added 474 14 537.50–590.00 $560.43 $2,656 —
469–496 486 27 525.00–560.00 $546.99 $2,658 —
500–516 509 22 510.00–555.00 $535.65 $2,726 +50.54
535–546 value added 540 20 475.00–528.00 $506.32 $2,734 +22.58
550–582 565 11 475.00–480.00 $477.21 $2,696 +32.21
595 value added 595 8 470.00 $470.00 $2,796 —
600–630 value added 609 13 435.00–437.50 $436.70 $2,660 -6.30
627 thin fleshed 627 14 440.00 $440.00 $2,759 —
625–637 634 23 435.00 $435.00 $2,758 +0.86
660 value added 660 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,739 —
657–673 666 21 419.00–420.00 $419.42 $2,793 +15.05
703 703 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,812 +8.49
700–738 727 7 371.00–382.50 $374.16 $2,720 -17.35
700–748 value added 732 69 387.50–410.00 $395.86 $2,898 +11.89
755 755 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,775 +8.67
761 761 14 386.00 $386.00 $2,937 +27.17
800–825 806 19 345.00–362.50 $353.81 $2,852 +1.81
818–833 value added 820 19 352.50–357.50 $356.70 $2,925 —
850 value added 850 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,984 +18.00
850–883 854 41 333.00–352.50 $350.04 $2,989 +3.79
923 923 6 327.50 $327.50 $3,023 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–547 546 17 425.00–435.00 $429.11 $2,343 -45.89
641 value added 641 27 415.00 $415.00 $2,660 —
729 value added 729 6 375.00 $375.00 $2,734 —
766–768 767 9 363.00–376.00 $370.23 $2,840 —
777–790 value added 782 11 358.00–365.00 $362.43 $2,834 -0.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 8 485.00 $485.00 $2,192 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,898 +35.00
350–396 373 11 510.00–540.00 $521.77 $1,946 +6.79
401 value added 401 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,045 —
419–428 424 13 485.00–510.00 $496.41 $2,105 -3.59
457 unweaned 457 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,965 -44.39
451–491 466 25 442.50–465.00 $454.69 $2,119 -14.86
457–479 value added 470 18 455.00–500.00 $481.85 $2,265 —
503–549 521 24 440.00–485.00 $467.57 $2,436 +14.63
527 value added 527 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,530 —
536 unweaned 536 9 452.50 $452.50 $2,425 —
550–595 value added 569 22 410.00–432.50 $427.56 $2,433 +10.06
559–589 573 11 412.50–450.00 $432.47 $2,478 +24.97
620 620 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,402 -11.50
605–645 value added 625 37 395.50–411.00 $402.96 $2,518 +5.96
661 value added 661 6 377.50 $377.50 $2,495 —
682–699 688 24 372.50–381.00 $375.74 $2,585 -3.26
738 738 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,768 —
757 value added 757 26 340.00 $340.00 $2,574 -10.00
773 773 53 349.50 $349.50 $2,702 +9.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,027 -77.50
563 unweaned 563 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,308 +40.00
596 596 44 413.00 $413.00 $2,461 +18.26
622 value added 622 26 377.00 $377.00 $2,345 -5.50
628–649 639 10 375.00–392.50 $383.61 $2,451 +1.11
665–696 674 14 345.00–362.50 $357.34 $2,408 -4.36
682 value added 682 14 370.00 $370.00 $2,523 —
684–689 687 15 356.00–363.00 $360.68 $2,478 -1.02
713 value added 713 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,602 —
745 745 4 342.50 $342.50 $2,552 —
758 758 9 337.00 $337.00 $2,554 +2.00
828 828 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,525 -23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 635.00 $635.00 $2,324 +60.00
400–410 408 8 505.00–530.00 $511.13 $2,085 -21.00
523–533 530 11 435.00–490.00 $449.79 $2,384 —
562 562 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,445 +42.50
622 622 7 402.50 $402.50 $2,504 —
680 680 5 412.50 $412.50 $2,805 +57.50
836 836 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,717 —

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Reading this report

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.