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Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 3, 2025

106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 106

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1615 1376 7 223.00–229.00 $225.85 $3,108
1255–1543 1486 7 218.00–222.00 $221.00 $3,284
1380–1667 1539 5 232.00–234.00 $232.96 $3,585

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1297 1238 3 225.00–227.50 $226.75 $2,807
1222–1490 1346 4 229.00–233.00 $230.38 $3,101

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1550 1437 75-80% 14 161.00–180.00 $167.80 $2,411 +10.69
1350–1570 1473 75-80% 3 145.00 $145.00 $2,136
1455–1585 1520 75-80% 2 148.00–153.00 $150.39 $2,286 +4.09
1325–1860 1537 75-80% 17 152.00–162.00 $158.43 $2,435 +12.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1385 1238 80-85% 11 163.00–174.00 $167.89 $2,078 +13.51
1110–1340 1243 80-85% 10 156.00–160.00 $158.04 $1,964 +3.66
1270–1420 1343 80-85% 3 152.00–154.00 $153.04 $2,055 +17.01
1345–1405 1375 80-85% 2 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $1,898
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–920 860 85-90% 2 115.00–120.00 $117.33 $1,009 -13.49
960–1215 1062 85-90% 3 144.00–149.00 $146.65 $1,557
1065–1070 1068 85-90% 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $1,703

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795–1835 1815 2 213.00–214.00 $213.49 $3,875
1680–2505 1944 8 188.00–211.00 $198.56 $3,860 -1.34
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2280 2280 1 168.00 $168.00 $3,830

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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.