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Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

1,725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.97/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 678 lb · 212 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.18/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 712 lb · 99 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.42/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 729 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,725 1,810 1,362
Feeder cattle 1,640 1,750 1,272
Slaughter cattle 85 60 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, 450-500 lb steer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher, 500-550 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 higher on a light test, 550-600 lbs and 650-700 lb traded steady to firm with 600-650 lb and 700-750 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-550 lbs trading 5.00-10.00 higher, 550-650 lbs selling steady, 650-700 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher and over 700 lbs traded mostly steady. A nice offering of three pot loads of yearling heifers weighing 650-705 lbs and steers weighing 600-750 lbs all sold with good demand on and active market. CME cattle futures have scaled back since last Friday and corn futures on Tuesday had a big up day, but feeder cattle prices continue to see and active market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 200.00 $200.00 $610 —
351 351 6 205.00 $205.00 $720 —
403 thin fleshed 403 12 206.00 $206.00 $830 —
462–488 480 37 184.50–192.50 $189.62 $910 +2.91
505–514 511 24 180.00–188.50 $185.46 $948 +12.43
550–593 581 57 168.00–175.00 $170.61 $991 +0.59
600–620 609 49 167.75–175.00 $171.14 $1,042 +6.90
650–692 681 73 156.00–166.50 $160.57 $1,093 +1.40
700–736 729 92 153.00–160.25 $157.42 $1,148 +5.01
769 769 32 142.00 $142.00 $1,092 +0.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–427 422 13 182.00–189.00 $185.87 $784 +1.52
492 492 12 173.50 $173.50 $854 —
531–541 537 14 167.00–168.00 $167.42 $899 +0.42
727–734 730 11 149.00–149.50 $149.27 $1,090 +5.77
770 770 5 139.50 $139.50 $1,074 —
923 923 8 121.25 $121.25 $1,119 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531–546 541 23 160.25–160.50 $160.34 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 10 153.00 $153.00 $872 —
712 712 4 136.00 $136.00 $968 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–386 379 8 164.50–170.00 $167.20 $634 +3.20
424–448 436 28 159.50–165.00 $162.23 $707 -3.15
469–491 477 8 160.00–164.50 $162.76 $776 +4.40
505–549 535 59 152.00–163.50 $159.66 $854 +12.04
567–592 581 41 146.00–155.00 $152.90 $888 +5.20
622–641 633 29 145.00–150.50 $147.65 $935 +0.64
668–693 678 212 141.75–147.75 $144.97 $983 +5.53
708 708 72 140.75 $140.75 $997 -1.34
716 716 15 143.00 $143.00 $1,024 +0.91
729 729 12 125.00 $125.00 $911 -17.09
760–782 771 31 141.00 $141.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 151.50 $151.50 $570 —
430 430 3 154.50 $154.50 $664 —
486–497 489 10 140.00–153.00 $149.04 $729 —
548 548 14 148.00 $148.00 $811 +8.00
550–596 583 26 135.25–142.50 $140.67 $820 +8.88
601–622 611 11 130.25–137.50 $133.61 $816 —
650–695 660 73 137.00–138.75 $138.55 $914 +15.30
712–740 736 55 123.50–133.25 $127.96 $942 -1.53
762–789 777 13 125.25–129.00 $127.30 $989 +3.45
834 834 11 120.25 $120.25 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 131.00 $131.00 $419 —
406 406 5 130.00 $130.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 thin fleshed 484 9 178.50 $178.50 $864 —
516 516 6 164.00 $164.00 $846 —
590 590 12 152.00 $152.00 $897 —
652 652 7 137.50 $137.50 $896 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1035 963 85-90% 4 44.00–47.50 $45.91 $442 —
935–1075 1010 85-90% 9 54.00–59.50 $56.20 $568 -3.56
1055–1225 1134 85-90% 8 63.00–68.00 $65.32 $741 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $884 —
1420–1960 1541 75-80% 16 68.00–78.00 $72.58 $1,118 +7.07
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1290 1227 80-85% 3 56.50–64.00 $61.03 $749 +2.35
1340–1390 1367 80-85% 5 66.00–74.50 $70.44 $963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–1825 1784 4 97.50–103.50 $99.60 $1,777 —
1505–2455 1921 7 88.00–96.00 $92.65 $1,780 —
2005 2005 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,684 —

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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.