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Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 128

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1352 1296 4 224.00–224.50 $224.26 $2,906 +12.35
1360–1615 1459 27 225.00–227.50 $226.73 $3,308

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1326 1326 4 218.00 $218.00 $2,891
1365–1415 1382 3 225.00 $225.00 $3,110

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1570 1481 75-80% 7 166.00–169.00 $167.57 $2,482 +8.47
1385–1780 1484 75-80% 14 156.00–164.00 $160.15 $2,377 +1.05
1245–1740 1543 75-80% 8 148.00–155.00 $151.28 $2,334 -17.70
1510–1690 1600 75-80% 2 144.00–147.50 $145.85 $2,334
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1350 1242 80-85% 14 154.00–162.00 $158.17 $1,964 +7.60
1185–1340 1274 80-85% 8 144.00–153.00 $147.41 $1,878 -9.62
1310 1310 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,716 -34.31
1325–1365 1347 80-85% 3 163.00–168.00 $165.35 $2,227
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1125 1059 85-90% 7 141.00–150.00 $145.68 $1,543 +12.45
960–1310 1093 85-90% 8 128.00–139.00 $132.30 $1,446 -0.93
1030–1195 1097 85-90% 3 153.00–158.00 $154.82 $1,698 +21.59
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1980 1868 4 161.00–173.00 $167.00 $3,120

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,748
1455–2280 1883 8 187.00–207.00 $192.86 $3,632
1605–2280 1943 2 209.00–214.00 $211.93 $4,118 +16.54

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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.