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Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat Market Report

Buffalo, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 825 — —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–195 180 7 210.00–300.00 $244.30 $440 +99.30
220 220 1 225.00 $225.00 $495 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
128 128 7 67.50 $67.50 $86 —
178 178 2 102.00 $102.00 $182 +12.00
233 233 2 135.00 $135.00 $315 —
245 245 2 115.00 $115.00 $282 —
255 255 2 115.00 $115.00 $293 —

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Families

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 3 190.00 $190.00 —
120 120 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 1 280.00 $280.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52–54 54 59 220.00 $220.00 $119 -37.62
50–59 55 107 225.00–252.00 $230.92 $127 +2.70
60–69 66 117 222.00–240.00 $229.43 $151 +6.93
73 73 17 224.00 $224.00 $164 -4.05
71–76 74 27 225.00–260.00 $246.03 $182 -6.48
83 83 2 180.00 $180.00 $149 -71.51

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 1 200.00 $200.00 $190 +73.00
101–135 106 7 175.00–213.00 $206.08 $218 +89.55
180 180 2 162.50 $162.50 $292 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 210.00 $210.00 $273 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
89 89 12 130.00 $130.00 $116 +25.80
90 90 3 140.00 $140.00 $126 +35.80
119 119 4 132.50 $132.50 $158 +50.71
125 125 3 90.00 $90.00 $112 -9.67
143 143 2 80.00 $80.00 $114 -19.67
181 181 7 92.50 $92.50 $167 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71 71 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 8 177.50 $177.50 $126 +35.21

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Hair Lambs

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
20–28 26 17 225.00–245.00 $230.59 $60 -22.98
38 38 8 225.00–275.00 $262.50 $100 +23.40
42–45 thin fleshed 43 17 202.50–220.00 $217.85 $94 -0.51
40–49 45 132 222.00–262.00 $240.77 $108 +8.86

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 4 167.00 $167.00 $42 +44.50
25 25 38 215.00–242.00 $240.58 $60 +118.08
23–29 28 33 335.00–355.00 $346.83 $97 +46.83
30–35 34 18 225.00–325.00 $284.02 $97 +86.67
37 37 5 120.00 $120.00 $44 -18.37
38 38 3 222.00 $222.00 $84 +83.63
43 43 4 400.00 $400.00 $172 +127.50
44–48 45 9 277.00–297.00 $284.06 $128 -31.59
47 47 9 157.00 $157.00 $74 -158.65
50–58 54 9 297.00–340.00 $326.62 $176 -67.22
52–59 58 15 380.00–385.00 $384.10 $223 +113.36

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
36 36 5 250.00 $250.00 $90 +10.00
43–48 46 6 227.00–245.00 $235.51 $108 -4.49

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52 52 —— 5 157.00 $157.00 $82 +57.00
58 58 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 3 275.00 $275.00 $160 +175.00
67 67 —— 3 195.00 $195.00 $131 -22.00
72–78 74 —— 5 140.00–195.00 $163.06 $121 +41.06
101–130 110 —— 17 130.00–195.00 $169.12 $186 +32.52
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115 115 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 4 200.00 $200.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 2 370.00 $370.00 $185 —
62 62 5 405.00 $405.00 $251 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73 73 2 290.00 $290.00 $212 +7.50
93–98 95 5 310.00–342.00 $328.45 $312 +45.95
114 114 6 355.00 $355.00 $405 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63–66 65 22 222.00–230.00 $225.53 $147 —
78 78 2 215.00 $215.00 $168 —
88 88 3 230.00 $230.00 $202 —
102 102 3 155.00 $155.00 $158 ±0.00

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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.