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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $388.82/cwt -22.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,504/hd at 644 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.50/cwt ≈ $2,808/hd at 760 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $519.50/cwt +20.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,754/hd at 530 lb · 49 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 615 1,278 620
Feeder cattle 615 1,278 620

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers steady on a light test. A lighter supply than last week, but still several strings of fancy calves and a couple of loads of yearling heifers in the offering. The highlight was a load of 760 lb heifers from a long time reputation backgrounder that sold for 369.50.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 7 652.50 $652.50 $2,179 -42.50
425–432 430 6 600.00–620.00 $606.59 $2,608 +16.59
475–478 477 10 550.00–565.00 $557.48 $2,659 +32.46
480 value added 480 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,688 +17.50
504–547 520 20 505.00–525.00 $516.92 $2,688 +11.97
525–538 value added 537 29 517.50–530.00 $521.28 $2,799 +8.37
552–575 560 18 482.50–525.00 $507.47 $2,842 +56.23
565 value added 565 3 492.50 $492.50 $2,783
627 627 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,853 -2.85
656 656 6 424.00 $424.00 $2,781 +6.50
675 value added 675 26 412.00 $412.00 $2,781 -31.34
707–736 724 10 397.00–405.00 $400.12 $2,897 +9.21
735 735 5 382.50 $382.50 $2,811 ±0.00
796 value added 796 12 364.50 $364.50 $2,901 -7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–431 419 8 542.50–585.00 $557.70 $2,337
686 686 4 409.00 $409.00 $2,806
718 value added 718 10 386.00 $386.00 $2,771
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,173

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 4 675.00 $675.00 $1,606
337 337 2 605.00 $605.00 $2,039 +0.81
362–393 382 14 565.00–580.00 $574.92 $2,196 -5.41
434–441 436 14 467.50–525.00 $508.38 $2,217 -10.63
457–492 480 29 487.50–530.00 $501.45 $2,407 -2.29
517–533 527 29 442.50–470.00 $454.55 $2,395 -13.23
561 value added 561 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,581 +45.00
573 573 10 423.00 $423.00 $2,424 +25.50
635–644 644 75 388.75–390.00 $388.82 $2,504
650 650 2 381.00 $381.00 $2,476
729 729 48 364.00 $364.00 $2,654
760 760 72 369.50 $369.50 $2,808
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,143
630 630 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,457 -1.68
704 value added 704 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,746

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,494 -7.50
621 621 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,298
650 650 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,356 -7.50

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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.