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Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

1,436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.25/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 671 lb · 187 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.78/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 722 lb · 139 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.21/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 629 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,436 1,475 1,413
Feeder cattle 1,309 1,370 1,377
Slaughter cattle 127 105 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested with few comparisons, a light test of 500-550 lbs steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower, with 550-650 lbs selling steady to firm, 650-750 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 750 lbs sold with a firm undertone on few comparable sales. Feeder heifers weighing 500-700 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with best demand on a top quality offering of 600-750 lb steers selling on and active market. USDA released a very bullish WASDE report sending corn and soybean prices to new highs with corn up 25 cents and soybeans 49-52 cents higher. Corn production estimated at 14.182 BB, down 324 MB on lower yields reduced to 172 bpa compared to 175.8 bpa in December. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 unweaned 427 4 175.00 $175.00 $747 —
463–471 470 22 173.00 $173.00 $813 -7.72
486 unweaned 486 3 168.00 $168.00 $816 —
506–537 527 18 164.00–173.00 $167.03 $880 -4.37
550–598 562 59 151.00–164.50 $162.66 $914 +2.09
606–626 614 71 145.00–156.25 $152.31 $935 +0.90
652–696 671 187 143.00–147.50 $145.25 $975 +0.88
703–728 722 139 138.50–145.75 $143.78 $1,038 +4.25
751–790 759 92 134.50–139.00 $137.89 $1,047 +4.05
814–819 818 48 130.25–136.00 $135.29 $1,107 +8.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441–442 442 6 163.50–170.00 $166.75 $737 +4.85
527–542 534 31 159.50–161.00 $159.80 $853 +3.68
571 571 5 150.50 $150.50 $859 -0.97
612–648 636 14 139.00–141.00 $140.20 $892 -2.06
653–698 668 17 127.50–136.00 $132.34 $884 -3.21
690 690 4 131.00 $131.00 $904 -4.55
700–745 726 12 130.50–136.50 $133.07 $966 +8.07
757–773 762 25 129.25–131.50 $130.45 $994 —
890 890 6 122.25 $122.25 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818 818 4 118.50 $118.50 $969 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–435 419 21 146.75–153.50 $148.68 $623 -0.41
506–530 512 19 138.50–140.00 $138.91 $711 -8.77
563–597 582 18 135.50–140.00 $137.95 $803 -7.93
601–638 629 131 132.75–136.25 $134.21 $844 -5.52
656–685 671 42 128.75–130.00 $129.33 $868 -7.23
717–726 720 61 138.00 $138.00 $994 +5.41
731 731 6 126.00 $126.00 $921 +1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–491 487 7 135.00 $135.00 $657 —
508–540 521 35 125.50–135.50 $131.23 $684 +8.23
598 598 3 123.50 $123.50 $739 —
600 600 7 130.75 $130.75 $784 —
622 622 4 115.00 $115.00 $715 —
655 655 3 102.50 $102.50 $671 -19.65
693–697 695 8 126.00–127.00 $126.62 $880 +4.47
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 6 123.00 $123.00 $657 —
740 740 3 100.00 $100.00 $740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 5 136.00 $136.00 $767 —
695 695 5 105.00 $105.00 $730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1360 1241 80-85% 9 41.00–49.00 $45.50 $565 —
1155–1405 1302 80-85% 21 50.00–56.00 $52.97 $690 +6.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1515 1383 75-80% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.55 $685 —
1355–1715 1486 75-80% 8 53.00–59.00 $56.19 $835 —
1583–1811 1720 75-80% 12 62.00–67.00 $64.69 $1,113 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1070 1055 85-90% 2 53.50–56.50 $55.02 $580 —
1005–1210 1073 85-90% 6 35.00–43.00 $39.32 $422 —
985–1195 1084 85-90% 7 45.00–49.50 $47.01 $510 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–2065 1688 6 68.00–76.00 $72.73 $1,228 —
1640–2285 1931 7 79.00–85.50 $82.83 $1,599 —

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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.