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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, September 15, 2026

1,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.94/cwt -8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,410/hd at 719 lb · 81 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $414.07/cwt ≈ $2,592/hd at 626 lb · 67 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $328.46/cwt ≈ $3,059/hd at 931 lb · 61 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,040 620 0
Feeder cattle 1,040 620 0

No recent feeder sales with enough head to establish a trend. A good offering of both new crop calves and summer pastured yearlings with prices stronger than most sellers had expected. On the yearling side, a load of 932 lb steers topped out at 329.00 or 3066.00 per head. That is only 49.00 per head under what the average 1400 lb Choice steers sold for earlier in the day.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 value added 281 8 620.00 $620.00 $1,742 —
388 value added 388 27 549.00 $549.00 $2,130 —
416 value added 416 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,101 —
477 value added 477 37 470.00 $470.00 $2,242 —
500 500 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,300 —
525–548 value added 535 10 435.00–460.00 $447.80 $2,396 —
565–575 value added 570 37 427.50–437.50 $435.45 $2,482 —
577–583 580 13 412.00–412.50 $412.27 $2,391 -42.73
612–613 613 19 417.00–417.50 $417.24 $2,558 —
600–647 value added 631 48 397.50–422.50 $412.82 $2,605 —
668–698 681 14 373.00–389.00 $380.85 $2,594 —
665–693 value added 683 8 394.00–397.50 $395.28 $2,700 —
735 value added 735 5 382.00 $382.00 $2,808 —
707–744 742 54 362.50–370.00 $363.10 $2,694 —
763–771 767 8 343.00–345.00 $343.99 $2,638 —
797 value added 797 25 359.00 $359.00 $2,861 —
813 813 16 355.25 $355.25 $2,888 —
858 value added 858 14 343.50 $343.50 $2,947 —
916 916 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,913 —
932 932 58 329.00 $329.00 $3,066 —
962 962 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,886 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 value added 574 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,411 —
700–745 718 15 355.00–372.50 $363.74 $2,612 -9.26
892 892 4 322.00 $322.00 $2,872 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,117 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 value added 259 13 630.00 $630.00 $1,632 —
329 value added 329 15 585.00 $585.00 $1,925 —
349 349 6 525.00 $525.00 $1,832 -17.50
405 unweaned 405 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,742 -12.79
438 438 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,927 +2.05
439 value added 439 42 445.00 $445.00 $1,954 —
471 unweaned 471 10 402.50 $402.50 $1,896 —
473 473 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,987 +1.15
494 value added 494 15 410.00 $410.00 $2,025 —
509 value added 509 9 402.50 $402.50 $2,049 —
580 580 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,248 +7.50
585 value added 585 19 385.00 $385.00 $2,252 —
616–636 value added 621 22 352.50–362.50 $360.17 $2,237 —
626 626 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,191 —
675 675 28 352.50 $352.50 $2,379 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–542 522 17 375.00–400.00 $391.49 $2,044 +19.32
565–595 value added 579 13 365.00–377.50 $371.57 $2,151 —
580–581 581 17 377.50–382.50 $381.03 $2,214 +6.88
623 623 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,103 -21.49
679 value added 679 6 346.00 $346.00 $2,349 —
683 683 3 338.00 $338.00 $2,309 -21.26
717 value added 717 15 335.00 $335.00 $2,402 —
716–729 720 66 332.50–336.00 $334.93 $2,411 -8.77
750–771 761 10 311.00–313.00 $312.01 $2,374 -22.58
831 value added 831 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,576 —
838 838 6 311.00 $311.00 $2,606 —
854 854 8 303.50 $303.50 $2,592 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 unweaned 415 6 460.00 $460.00 $1,909 —
487 unweaned 487 9 402.50 $402.50 $1,960 —
565 unweaned 565 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,090 —
650 650 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,064 —

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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.