Cattle Market Pulse

F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 275 126
Slaughter cattle 260 275 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the auction from last week, slaughter steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,127 —
1180 1180 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,475 -11.71
1270 1270 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,765 —
1299–1445 1348 8 142.50–143.50 $143.37 $1,933 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,755 +17.67
1200 1200 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,572 -13.34
1205–1386 1336 6 121.00–127.00 $124.67 $1,666 —
1329–1355 1341 9 142.50–143.50 $143.05 $1,918 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1580 1442 75-80% 3 72.50–74.00 $73.37 $1,058 —
1295–1835 1463 75-80% 26 75.00–82.50 $78.88 $1,154 +3.47
1485 1485 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $965 -10.41
1350–1850 1617 75-80% 13 82.00–89.50 $84.37 $1,364 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $732 —
1030–1415 1253 80-85% 15 67.50–74.00 $71.17 $892 -15.23
1050–1440 1280 80-85% 14 74.00–81.50 $77.76 $995 -8.64
1185–1445 1337 80-85% 7 81.00–86.50 $83.11 $1,111 +9.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1215 997 85-90% 15 56.00–65.00 $60.36 $602 —
865–1090 999 85-90% 4 75.50–78.00 $76.94 $769 —
940–1120 1040 85-90% 4 49.50–55.50 $53.88 $560 +0.46
980–1150 1091 85-90% 10 65.00–73.00 $68.54 $748 -4.39

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,450 —
1460–2320 1871 5 100.50–109.00 $104.48 $1,955 —

↑ Back to top

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.