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Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

1,475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.36/cwt -6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 729 lb · 113 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.56/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 661 lb · 84 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.84/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 765 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,475 1,990 1,805
Feeder cattle 1,370 1,865 1,715
Slaughter cattle 105 125 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder cattle auction three weeks ago, 400-500 lbs steer calves were not well tested on a light offering, 500-550 lbs sold steady to spots 3.00 higher with 550-650 lbs selling mostly steady on comparable sales, 650-800 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 lower with the most decline on the 750-800 lb steers. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady with 600-700 lb trading 3.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs not well tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. CME cattle futures bounced back with triple digit gains with corn, soybean and wheat closed with sharply higher gains with soybeans leading the way over 30 cents higher and corn 8 cents higher keeping a bullish momentum for the grain market to start the new year on a demand driven market. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower than three weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–418 416 7 185.00–190.00 $187.87 $782 -2.86
490–491 491 7 175.00–185.00 $180.72 $887 -1.35
517–549 524 45 165.75–177.00 $171.40 $898 +2.16
540 fancy 540 9 180.00 $180.00 $972 —
559 fancy 559 10 172.50 $172.50 $964 —
550–598 576 39 153.25–167.00 $160.57 $925 -0.66
604 fancy 604 15 160.00 $160.00 $966 —
602–646 620 51 145.00–155.50 $151.41 $939 -1.16
652–696 677 72 143.25–145.50 $144.37 $977 -4.10
700 700 3 133.00 $133.00 $931 -13.06
706–747 730 110 137.00–143.25 $139.53 $1,019 -6.53
758–771 765 76 131.50–136.50 $133.84 $1,024 -7.42
815–838 827 36 124.50–131.00 $127.02 $1,050 —
851 851 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,051 —
888 888 4 116.25 $116.25 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 165.50 $165.50 $612 -26.50
442–449 444 8 159.50–169.00 $161.90 $719 -18.97
474 474 8 153.50 $153.50 $728 -18.98
526–531 529 6 154.25–158.00 $156.12 $826 -4.15
556–592 580 12 150.75–153.00 $151.47 $879 +3.61
617–642 631 15 138.00–144.50 $142.26 $898 -1.73
657–684 676 11 133.00–140.00 $135.55 $916 +6.78
734 734 6 125.00 $125.00 $918 -11.09
802 802 4 124.75 $124.75 $1,000 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 155.50 $155.50 $642 —
473 473 9 141.50 $141.50 $669 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
776 776 6 126.00 $126.00 $978 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 142.50 $142.50 $549 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 160.50 $160.50 $602 —
405–448 425 17 147.00–150.50 $149.09 $634 +0.78
436 fancy 436 4 158.50 $158.50 $691 —
501–545 523 21 142.00–151.00 $147.68 $772 -4.11
550–598 562 68 141.00–149.50 $145.88 $820 +1.20
619–639 635 39 138.50–140.25 $139.73 $887 -5.63
651–680 661 84 136.10–137.50 $136.56 $903 -6.92
704–706 705 26 132.25–133.50 $132.59 $935 -5.17
745 745 15 124.75 $124.75 $929 -13.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 9 141.50 $141.50 $570 -5.00
425 unweaned 425 7 131.00 $131.00 $557 —
546 546 4 123.00 $123.00 $672 -19.82
556 556 6 137.00 $137.00 $762 -0.65
665–676 670 14 121.50–123.00 $122.15 $818 -16.85
704 704 5 120.75 $120.75 $850 —
705–736 722 16 111.00–113.50 $112.07 $809 —
896 896 7 105.00 $105.00 $941 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 135.00 $135.00 $474 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 4 110.00 $110.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1935 1583 75-80% 7 48.00–50.50 $48.63 $770 —
1430–1870 1612 75-80% 26 51.00–58.50 $55.05 $887 -10.61
1475–1810 1638 75-80% 8 59.00–64.00 $61.30 $1,004 -4.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1420 1288 80-85% 17 51.00–54.50 $52.61 $678 +0.71
1260–1375 1320 80-85% 8 44.50–48.00 $46.33 $612 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1225 1101 85-90% 6 36.00–43.00 $39.32 $433 —
1025–1190 1121 85-90% 4 45.00–52.00 $49.23 $552 +15.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1655 1590 2 63.00–70.00 $66.64 $1,060 —
1735–1900 1830 3 74.00–81.50 $78.96 $1,445 —

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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.