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Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat Market Report

Buffalo, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 687 — —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–73 72 —— 4 135.00–165.00 $149.69 $108 -30.31
80 80 —— 1 140.00 $140.00 $112 -40.00
90 90 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 260.00 $260.00 $234 +120.00
90 90 —— 2 110.00–142.00 $126.00 $113 -14.00
90–95 93 —— 2 200.00–215.00 $207.30 $193 +50.30
120–130 123 —— 3 130.00–165.00 $141.35 $174 +21.35
150–190 170 —— 2 152.00–205.00 $181.62 $309 -38.38
220 220 —— 1 165.00 $165.00 $363 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
178 178 2 80.00 $80.00 $142 —

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Families

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 25 210.00–225.00 $213.00 —
115 115 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 2 300.00 $300.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50–58 52 89 292.50–312.50 $305.69 $159 -55.44
58 58 2 255.00 $255.00 $148 -106.13
60–69 65 56 275.00–302.00 $286.98 $187 -70.51
70–75 71 4 282.00–300.00 $289.75 $206 -35.74
83 83 3 277.00 $277.00 $230 +23.29
85 85 2 207.00 $207.00 $176 -46.71
90 90 1 250.00 $250.00 $225 -3.71
100–108 105 3 220.00–222.00 $220.63 $232 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 142.00 $142.00 $192 +23.45
155–195 174 4 90.00–127.00 $111.56 $194 +1.66
315 315 1 62.50 $62.50 $197 —
360 360 1 77.50 $77.50 $279 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–98 90 7 132.00–142.00 $136.98 $123 +26.01
85–95 93 11 91.00–122.00 $97.17 $90 -13.80
100–128 110 32 90.00–117.00 $99.54 $109 -20.46
108–125 115 5 125.00–137.00 $131.56 $151 +11.56
131 131 7 70.00 $70.00 $92 -60.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 6 147.50 $147.50 $100 —
73 73 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 8 185.00 $185.00 $135 —
93 93 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 6 155.00 $155.00 $144 —
103 103 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 6 220.00 $220.00 $227 +55.00
120 120 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 1 160.00 $160.00 $192 -5.00

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Hair Lambs

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25–28 27 4 317.00–330.00 $324.29 $88 -31.69
30–39 37 66 312.50–345.00 $327.02 $121 -23.79
40–45 43 65 275.00–320.00 $305.60 $131 -34.84
48 thin fleshed 48 2 215.00 $215.00 $103 -85.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
20–28 25 14 235.00–290.00 $272.44 $68 -3.94
30–33 32 7 200.00–270.00 $251.33 $80 -50.49
33 33 2 107.00 $107.00 $35 -194.82
30–39 37 11 330.00–365.00 $336.83 $125 +71.83
40–45 41 9 312.00–350.00 $332.68 $136 +32.68
40–45 42 25 205.00–265.00 $243.31 $102 -56.69
45 45 1 110.00 $110.00 $50 -120.00
50 50 1 305.00 $305.00 $152 +30.00
50–55 55 55 200.00–270.00 $256.16 $141 -152.64
60 60 1 305.00 $305.00 $183 +155.00
60–65 63 2 295.00–352.00 $324.64 $205 +174.64
78 78 2 302.00 $302.00 $236 -39.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 280.00 $280.00 —
35 35 1 175.00 $175.00 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33–35 34 6 247.00–255.00 $249.77 $85 —
53 53 3 270.00 $270.00 $143 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53–57 56 —— 11 145.00–152.00 $149.57 $84 -140.43
58 thin fleshed 58 —— 3 82.50 $82.50 $48 —
60 60 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 12 242.00 $242.00 $145 +72.00
60–64 63 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 5 320.00–420.00 $338.99 $214 +168.99
68 thin fleshed 68 —— 8 65.00 $65.00 $44 —
69 69 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 7 185.00 $185.00 $128 -5.00
75–77 76 —— 7 100.00–147.00 $133.82 $102 -56.18
80 thin fleshed 80 —— 3 72.50 $72.50 $58 —
80 80 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 1 200.00 $200.00 $160 +40.75
80–85 83 —— 8 107.50–145.00 $130.95 $109 -89.05
98 98 —— 2 112.50 $112.50 $110 -35.57
103–130 108 —— 16 92.50–150.00 $110.40 $119 -42.57
130–140 137 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 3 192.00–202.50 $199.17 $273 +46.20
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50–57 56 Kids (<1 yr)Open 6 185.00–220.00 $190.22 —
65 65 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 1 235.00 $235.00 —
205 205 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 1 280.00 $280.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 2 250.00 $250.00 $120 -150.00
55 55 1 305.00 $305.00 $168 -108.39
56 56 6 277.00 $277.00 $155 -136.39
60 60 1 205.00 $205.00 $123 -184.12

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61 61 4 310.00 $310.00 $189 —

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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.