Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

1,332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.38/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 625 lb · 99 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.64/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 660 lb · 82 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.46/cwt -8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 576 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,332	1,481	1,311
Feeder cattle	1,202	1,400	1,236
Slaughter cattle	130	81	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing under 550 lbs sold with a lower undertone on very few comparisons with last week, 550-600 lbs traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, with 600-700 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs were not well tested, 500-550 lbs traded mostly steady, with 550-650 lb heifers selling 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady. Demand was moderate with a good quality offering of steers and heifers weighing 500-700 lbs. CME cattle futures continue to to come under pressure from the fast rising corn market. Feeder cattle contracts on Tuesday were sharply lower mostly 3.80-4.00 lower with July corn closing 17 cents higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	176.00	$176.00	$783	—
485 thin fleshed	485	3	179.00	$179.00	$868	—
491	491	14	164.50	$164.50	$808	-10.85
502 thin fleshed	502	3	176.00	$176.00	$884	—
509–538	520	49	156.00–162.50	$160.11	$833	-7.89
559 fancy	559	16	160.00	$160.00	$894	—
565–592	581	57	148.00–155.00	$151.63	$881	-9.94
602–641	625	99	145.00–152.50	$149.38	$934	-3.38
650–662	660	82	138.75–146.25	$145.64	$961	-3.09
800	800	4	127.50	$127.50	$1,020	+0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–439	428	13	168.00–173.50	$169.59	$726	-1.15
460–490	477	21	160.50–163.50	$162.37	$775	-3.22
482	482	4	157.00	$157.00	$757	-8.59
522	522	4	132.50	$132.50	$692	-29.13
597	597	3	139.75	$139.75	$834	-13.38
616–633	627	9	137.00–142.00	$139.06	$872	-8.37
676–695	690	44	132.00–135.75	$133.73	$923	+2.00
706	706	4	123.50	$123.50	$872	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	158.50	$158.50	$539	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	5	159.50	$159.50	$563	—
411–448	432	38	151.00–159.00	$154.66	$668	+1.66
485–491	488	12	148.50–155.00	$151.73	$740	-4.44
503–526	516	60	147.50–153.50	$151.17	$780	+1.96
575–579	578	18	133.00–140.00	$134.55	$778	-7.61
592	592	11	132.00	$132.00	$781	-10.16
603–605	603	24	135.00–136.75	$136.38	$822	-4.10
623	623	9	131.00	$131.00	$816	-9.48
662	662	7	124.75	$124.75	$826	-13.54
693	693	10	121.60	$121.60	$843	-16.69
793	793	6	125.50	$125.50	$995	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–378	375	14	147.00–152.25	$150.36	$564	—
448	448	3	144.00	$144.00	$645	+7.50
465–491	479	17	144.00–145.50	$144.69	$693	+3.69
505	505	6	145.00	$145.00	$732	—
573–585	580	10	130.25–132.75	$131.24	$761	-1.90
601–648	626	55	126.00–133.25	$130.70	$818	+5.55
722–734	725	27	117.25–118.25	$117.48	$852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	3	140.00	$140.00	$648	—
501	501	3	130.00	$130.00	$651	+2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–995	899	85-90%	4	30.00–38.00	$34.07	$306	—
815–1105	933	85-90%	8	41.00–50.00	$46.38	$433	—
870–1200	1036	85-90%	19	52.00–61.00	$57.18	$592	+0.33
905–1140	1056	85-90%	11	62.00–71.00	$66.39	$701	+33.89

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1355	1245	80-85%	14	55.50–63.00	$59.31	$738	±0.00
1150–1370	1289	80-85%	11	64.00–69.00	$65.99	$851	-0.63
1235–1390	1313	80-85%	2	49.00–51.00	$49.94	$656	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1655	1444	75-80%	9	64.00–72.00	$67.19	$970	+0.36
1405–1490	1448	75-80%	4	56.00–62.00	$60.26	$873	-6.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1625	1625	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,300	-3.00
1535–1800	1679	4	89.00–96.50	$92.55	$1,554	—
2010–2310	2117	3	98.00–103.00	$99.95	$2,116	+3.95

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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.