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F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 138

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1285 1258 3 214.00–215.50 $214.51 $2,699
1192–1570 1371 22 216.00–219.50 $217.72 $2,985 +10.30

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146–1445 1285 14 215.00–220.50 $217.44 $2,794 +9.94

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1695 1494 75-80% 10 160.00–172.00 $164.20 $2,453 +8.67
1490–1550 1510 75-80% 4 140.00–151.00 $146.00 $2,205
1405–1665 1550 75-80% 18 152.00–159.00 $156.90 $2,432
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1355 1269 80-85% 4 161.00–169.00 $165.31 $2,098 +12.14
1220–1370 1291 80-85% 5 129.00–141.00 $135.93 $1,755 -17.24
1160–1415 1295 80-85% 10 151.00–158.00 $155.60 $2,015 +2.43
1170–1420 1342 80-85% 6 140.00–151.00 $144.60 $1,941
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1090 1060 85-90% 2 155.00–157.00 $155.97 $1,653 +2.04
1000–1155 1078 85-90% 4 111.00–120.00 $116.05 $1,251 -37.88
815–1290 1087 85-90% 13 125.00–141.00 $131.02 $1,424 -22.91
1045–1155 1101 85-90% 5 138.00–150.00 $145.88 $1,606
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665–2145 1797 8 162.00–175.00 $166.60 $2,994

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1960 1743 6 205.00–217.00 $211.55 $3,687
1555–2035 1795 2 185.00–187.00 $186.13 $3,341
1790–1980 1885 2 177.00–180.00 $178.42 $3,363

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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.