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Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat Market Report

Buffalo, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 23, 2026

771 head sold ·Official USDA report

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 771 719 478

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last month feeder lambs sold 35.00-75.00 lower with slaughter lambs selling 70.00-80.00 lower. Slaughter ewes sold 20.00-30.00 lower. In the goat portion of the auction not enough kid goats for a comparison. Slaughter nannies sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. A large crowd was on hand for this late June auction. Breeding type goats were in high demand. Feeder kid goats sold up to 650.00/cwt. A fancy replacement billy sold for 700.00 per head and a replacement nannie sold for 500.00 per head.

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 240.00 $240.00 $156 —
78 78 7 197.50–252.00 $236.43 $184 —
85 85 4 180.00–200.00 $190.00 $162 —
90–95 93 2 200.00–230.00 $214.59 $200 —
110–118 115 3 180.00–205.00 $197.05 $227 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 400.00 $400.00 —
80 80 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 2 255.00 $255.00 —
125–135 130 —— 2 475.00–700.00 $583.17 —
185 185 —— 1 450.00 $450.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50–55 53 25 240.00–270.00 $252.25 $134 -97.88
51–58 55 29 222.00–240.00 $235.04 $129 -85.51
60–68 63 50 215.00–240.00 $222.01 $140 -91.71
65 fancy 65 2 342.00 $342.00 $222 —
67–68 67 22 241.00–267.50 $260.83 $175 -52.89
70 70 11 220.00–265.00 $237.27 $166 -42.58
75 75 3 200.00–205.00 $203.33 $152 -76.52
80 80 2 187.50 $187.50 $150 -86.25
80 80 2 150.00 $150.00 $120 -123.75
98 98 2 240.00 $240.00 $235 +3.27
100 100 3 200.00–225.00 $208.33 $208 +38.33
110 110 1 200.00 $200.00 $220 -8.76

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 140.00 $140.00 $203 +1.21
150 150 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $214 +4.42
150 fancy 150 1 205.00 $205.00 $308 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
99 99 4 172.50 $172.50 $171 +102.25
103 103 4 125.00 $125.00 $129 +2.50
110–125 116 23 170.00–190.00 $179.29 $208 +56.79
110–140 124 7 145.00–160.00 $150.54 $187 +28.04
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
86 86 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 5 232.50 $232.50 $200 -9.50
90 90 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 2 235.00 $235.00 $212 -7.00

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Hair Lambs

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 2 370.00 $370.00 $92 -27.64
20–29 thin fleshed 26 11 255.00–280.00 $258.51 $67 —
30–39 37 61 305.00–385.00 $313.29 $116 -84.35
40–49 44 64 280.00–350.00 $309.67 $136 -39.25
45 thin fleshed 45 23 270.00 $270.00 $122 —
50 50 2 290.00 $290.00 $145 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
20 20 6 260.00 $260.00 $52 -40.00
20 fancy 20 1 650.00 $650.00 $130 —
23–28 24 18 315.00–355.00 $322.83 $77 +122.83
21–29 25 17 140.00–240.00 $211.42 $53 -148.58
25 25 2 550.00 $550.00 $138 +190.00
28 28 4 385.00 $385.00 $108 +25.00
30–37 34 10 210.00–285.00 $247.68 $84 -141.94
33–36 35 28 422.00–485.00 $467.83 $164 +78.21
35 fancy 35 2 528.00 $528.00 $185 —
38 38 3 320.00 $320.00 $122 +9.86
40 fancy 40 2 536.00 $536.00 $214 —
40–45 43 23 310.00–350.00 $328.58 $141 +1.93
40–49 43 75 370.00–435.00 $415.64 $179 +88.99
45 45 13 275.00–285.00 $284.23 $128 -82.51
50–54 53 8 382.00–385.00 $382.71 $203 +30.72
55 55 4 290.00–340.00 $327.50 $180 -24.49
60 60 1 375.00 $375.00 $225 +23.01
60–63 62 9 297.50–322.00 $316.28 $196 +86.28
70 70 1 332.00 $332.00 $232 +102.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51 51 —— 8 192.00 $192.00 $98 —
55 thin fleshed 55 —— 3 122.00 $122.00 $67 —
55 55 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 2 250.00 $250.00 $138 —
60 60 —— 4 162.50–180.00 $171.25 $103 —
63 63 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 3 235.00 $235.00 $148 —
70–75 thin fleshed 73 —— 3 115.00 $115.00 $84 —
75 75 —— 4 155.00 $155.00 $116 —
78 78 —— 2 155.00 $155.00 $121 —
81–85 82 —— 5 120.00–160.00 $151.69 $124 —
94–95 94 —— 8 145.00–205.00 $157.58 $148 —
98 thin fleshed 98 —— 2 127.50 $127.50 $125 —
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 1 225.00 $225.00 $225 —
110–120 117 —— 3 127.50–147.50 $141.21 $165 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 1 225.00 $225.00 —
83 83 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 4 475.00–500.00 $493.75 —
80–86 84 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 6 200.00–325.00 $240.51 —
95 thin fleshed 95 —— 3 125.00 $125.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 3 225.00 $225.00 $79 —
50 50 2 380.00 $380.00 $190 —
55 55 2 300.00 $300.00 $165 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 2 330.00 $330.00 $280 +110.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53–58 54 8 225.00 $225.00 $122 —
70 70 1 200.00 $200.00 $140 —
100 100 1 200.00 $200.00 $200 —

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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.