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F and T Livestock Market Feeder/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

968 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.00/cwt ≈ $3,038/hd at 863 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $463.69/cwt ≈ $2,667/hd at 575 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $419.52/cwt ≈ $2,812/hd at 670 lb · 38 head
Palmyra 5-weight steers topped at $474/cwt, mid-pack for the state and $11/cwt below the MO average ($485), with 968 head. The class is down $20/cwt from its early May peak of $495. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 968 200 1,342
Feeder cattle 968 1,342
Replacement cattle 200

Looking back to the last feeder auction three weeks ago, calves sold with a lower undertone with not enough yearlings for a comparison. A load of 863 lb steers sold for 352.00 which would be near the prices from a month ago. The offering consisted of a lot of smaller packages as producers cleaned out some pens as we head into summer. Most of the crops are in the ground and pastures are in good shape, with cattlemen waiting for a dry stretch of weather to work on the hay.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–428 420 6 525.00 $525.00 $2,205
453–471 value added 466 10 535.00–570.00 $559.78 $2,609
452–486 476 25 502.50–512.50 $507.28 $2,415
507–528 value added 516 26 472.50–505.00 $496.28 $2,561
511–541 524 7 445.00–495.00 $472.87 $2,478
552–594 value added 567 34 430.00–500.00 $473.34 $2,684
587–593 588 22 437.50–465.00 $448.78 $2,639
617–637 value added 626 16 405.00–437.50 $415.86 $2,603
647 647 12 435.00 $435.00 $2,814
664 value added 664 11 421.00 $421.00 $2,795
658–678 673 27 416.00–427.50 $418.92 $2,819
701 value added 701 6 392.50 $392.50 $2,751
702 702 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,773
750 750 6 376.00 $376.00 $2,820
817 817 18 351.00 $351.00 $2,868
863 863 59 352.00 $352.00 $3,038
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 10 505.00 $505.00 $2,187
503–525 514 9 467.50–482.50 $475.06 $2,442
583–597 586 16 420.00–427.50 $425.17 $2,491
642 642 12 407.50–417.50 $411.67 $2,643
667 value added 667 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,668
683–697 689 10 397.50–408.00 $403.75 $2,782
783 783 6 348.00 $348.00 $2,725
885–890 888 12 323.00–339.00 $330.98 $2,939

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 555.00 $555.00 $1,970
400–445 value added 426 7 450.00–495.00 $468.12 $1,994
430–434 433 9 450.00–470.00 $463.37 $2,006
451–456 454 8 460.00–480.00 $469.94 $2,134
474–491 value added 486 18 435.00–452.50 $447.76 $2,176
506–539 value added 525 33 402.50–425.00 $417.89 $2,194
591 value added 591 14 389.00 $389.00 $2,299
600–605 value added 603 10 390.00–397.50 $394.51 $2,379
650 value added 650 5 371.00 $371.00 $2,412
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 534 20 402.50–444.00 $424.29 $2,266
551–580 564 15 395.00–457.50 $411.64 $2,322
579 value added 579 7 392.50 $392.50 $2,273
621–627 624 15 355.00–377.50 $369.48 $2,306
677–698 683 26 345.00–362.50 $357.09 $2,439
727 727 9 347.50 $347.50 $2,526
815 815 4 321.00 $321.00 $2,616
882 882 7 312.50 $312.50 $2,756
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,994
457 457 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,079

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 5 397.00 $397.00 $2,342

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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.