Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

1,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.47/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 668 lb · 176 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.06/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 735 lb · 163 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.48/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 654 lb · 149 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,990	1,565	1,707
Feeder cattle	1,865	1,415	1,653
Slaughter cattle	125	150	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold near steady on a light test, 500-550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower with two weeks ago very active market, 550-700 lbs trading steady to 2.00 higher and 700-800 lb sold steady with two weeks ago. Feed heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, with 500-700 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher with most advance on the 6 weights, over 700 lbs were not well tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate on a nice quality offering of feeders weighing mostly 550-750 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–413	412	8	188.00–193.25	$190.73	$786	-1.99
451 unweaned	451	5	174.50	$174.50	$787	—
453–487	470	25	178.50–188.00	$182.07	$856	-6.24
502 thin fleshed	502	8	180.00	$180.00	$904	—
508 unweaned	508	4	165.00	$165.00	$838	—
503–549	528	39	165.00–172.00	$169.24	$894	-7.03
557 thin fleshed	557	35	171.25	$171.25	$954	—
572	572	4	152.00	$152.00	$869	-9.73
551–593	575	54	154.50–168.50	$161.23	$927	-0.50
606–647	618	79	148.75–157.00	$152.57	$943	-1.39
653–679	668	176	145.00–152.75	$148.47	$992	+2.02
700–748	735	163	141.50–147.75	$146.06	$1,074	+8.20
760–779	770	36	139.50–144.50	$141.26	$1,088	-5.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	192.00	$192.00	$707	—
401–447	426	12	179.00–183.00	$180.87	$771	+6.37
473–483	478	6	171.00–174.00	$172.48	$824	+7.11
483	483	3	159.00	$159.00	$768	-6.37
528–546	535	17	160.00–161.00	$160.27	$857	-1.46
562–596	580	25	145.50–152.50	$147.86	$858	+0.36
616–646	637	15	143.00–145.00	$143.99	$917	+0.99
635–640	638	9	135.00	$135.00	$861	-8.00
673–692	683	8	127.50–130.00	$128.77	$879	-8.73
705–728	724	23	135.50–139.00	$136.09	$985	+2.59
878	878	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	5	165.50	$165.50	$609	—
456–460	458	7	144.00–145.00	$144.43	$661	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–441	435	16	147.50–151.00	$148.31	$645	-6.93
462–473	467	21	145.50–149.00	$146.81	$686	-2.70
514–544	528	57	148.50–154.00	$151.79	$801	+0.77
550–592	566	59	140.00–150.00	$144.68	$819	+0.18
614	614	10	138.00	$138.00	$847	-5.29
606–625	615	59	143.00–148.00	$145.36	$894	+2.07
653–660	654	149	140.50–144.75	$143.48	$938	+3.47
708–713	711	58	137.00–139.00	$137.76	$979	-15.74
755	755	10	128.25	$128.25	$968	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–385	370	9	154.50	$154.50	$572	—
428	428	3	146.50	$146.50	$627	-1.03
468–469	468	16	144.00–144.50	$144.34	$676	+0.48
519–526	521	9	140.50–144.00	$142.82	$744	+0.22
565–594	587	23	134.00–140.00	$137.65	$808	-0.69
591	591	3	127.50	$127.50	$754	-10.84
621–633	631	22	140.75–141.50	$140.88	$889	+0.38
656	656	8	139.00	$139.00	$912	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	5	139.00	$139.00	$574	—
650	650	3	124.00	$124.00	$806	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	6	147.00	$147.00	$781	—
590	590	4	125.00	$125.00	$738	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178–1280	1211	80-85%	6	56.50–57.50	$57.15	$692	—
1170–1375	1253	80-85%	4	42.00–48.00	$45.02	$564	-7.07
1155–1395	1286	80-85%	14	47.00–55.00	$51.90	$667	+6.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	75-80%	1	48.50	$48.50	$701	+2.21
1395–1665	1473	75-80%	12	50.00–58.00	$54.38	$801	+0.35
1445–1830	1631	75-80%	7	63.50–67.00	$65.66	$1,071	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1130	978	85-90%	9	46.00–52.00	$48.43	$474	—
1030	1030	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$546	—
920–1115	1038	85-90%	4	37.00–41.50	$39.54	$410	—
1025–1260	1143	85-90%	2	33.00–34.00	$33.45	$382	-7.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1510	1368	3	69.00–73.50	$71.92	$984	—
1585–1945	1762	3	75.00–84.00	$79.36	$1,398	+4.54

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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.