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F and T Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Palmyra, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 3, 2026

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 118

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1383–1555 1432 8 233.50–238.00 $234.57 $3,359

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1480 1371 9 234.00–235.00 $234.36 $3,213

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1770 1515 75-80% 19 170.00–184.00 $175.44 $2,658
1405–1845 1526 75-80% 17 162.00–170.00 $166.46 $2,540
1540–1715 1612 75-80% 3 152.00–160.00 $156.21 $2,518
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1375 1219 80-85% 8 169.00–178.00 $172.08 $2,098
1200–1395 1309 80-85% 6 154.00–161.00 $157.84 $2,066
1215–1395 1323 80-85% 12 161.00–169.00 $165.21 $2,186
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,033
780–1280 1035 85-90% 9 140.00–148.00 $144.18 $1,492
795–1230 1038 85-90% 13 148.00–160.00 $155.78 $1,617
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1760 1707 3 176.00–187.00 $181.14 $3,092
2025 2025 1 168.00 $168.00 $3,402

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–2075 1769 8 190.00–210.00 $196.50 $3,476
1810 1810 1 218.00 $218.00 $3,946

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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.