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Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

1,611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.13/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 672 lb · 132 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.10/cwt -7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 576 lb · 97 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.37/cwt +26.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 620 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,611 1,611 1,725
Feeder cattle 1,503 1,536 1,640
Slaughter cattle 108 75 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady, with over 700 lbs lightly tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, with 550-600 lbs trading mostly steady on comparable sales, 600-650 lb heifers were not well tested but sold with a firm to higher undertone with a pot load of 650 lb heifers selling 2.00 higher than the pot load lots from two weeks ago over 700 lbs were not tested. Slaughter cows traded steady. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. More new crop calves in the offering this week than two weeks ago weighing 400-600 lbs with the best demand on the 550-700 lb steers and 600-650 lb heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–430 428 17 202.50–209.00 $206.31 $883 +0.66
477–487 485 9 208.00–209.00 $208.22 $1,010 -0.56
518 518 14 169.25 $169.25 $877 -31.23
517–537 524 34 190.00–203.00 $196.69 $1,031 -3.79
562 562 5 179.50 $179.50 $1,009 -16.77
571 unweaned 571 3 170.00 $170.00 $971 —
550–594 577 89 187.50–196.50 $190.28 $1,098 -5.99
616 616 11 156.75 $156.75 $966 -28.82
613–638 625 83 176.50–187.00 $184.28 $1,152 -1.29
652 thin fleshed 652 19 185.00 $185.00 $1,206 —
668–687 675 113 170.00–179.50 $178.14 $1,202 -3.43
715–720 719 30 166.00–166.50 $166.35 $1,196 -6.65
752–777 764 13 158.50–161.50 $160.45 $1,226 +8.35
856 856 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,344 +11.21
954 954 54 143.35 $143.35 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 195.00 $195.00 $835 +2.65
458–472 468 10 178.50–195.00 $183.35 $858 -12.19
531–545 539 35 171.50–184.75 $178.56 $962 -9.51
548 548 4 163.00 $163.00 $893 -25.07
569 569 7 169.75 $169.75 $966 -7.10
630–633 632 17 170.00–174.00 $172.12 $1,088 —
662–693 676 10 165.00–166.50 $165.46 $1,119 +0.13
690 690 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,063 +2.00
750–781 760 9 144.50–154.75 $151.24 $1,149 +1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 177.50 $177.50 $692 —
403–431 413 14 179.50–185.00 $180.93 $747 +8.17
452–496 476 41 169.00–179.50 $174.63 $831 +5.04
503 thin fleshed 503 4 180.00 $180.00 $905 —
502–540 520 26 164.50–177.00 $171.83 $894 +5.76
524 524 6 163.00 $163.00 $854 -3.07
552–558 557 41 157.10–158.75 $157.46 $877 -4.96
605–646 635 50 160.00–168.00 $162.12 $1,029 +2.12
651–657 652 87 159.50–163.75 $163.26 $1,064 +2.12
672 672 6 145.00 $145.00 $974 -16.14
740 740 20 155.00 $155.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 6 160.00 $160.00 $715 -7.77
483–498 490 20 165.00–167.50 $166.14 $814 -1.46
523–543 534 7 150.00–160.50 $156.10 $834 +1.52
542 thin fleshed 542 26 163.50 $163.50 $886 —
556–557 557 10 155.00–155.25 $155.12 $864 +6.37
618 thin fleshed 618 77 166.75 $166.75 $1,031 —
615–643 631 18 154.00–155.00 $154.17 $973 +16.41
655–687 681 20 152.00–153.00 $152.19 $1,036 +17.19
768 768 4 135.75 $135.75 $1,043 -4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 9 145.00 $145.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 149.50 $149.50 $501 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 169.00 $169.00 $718 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1030 900 85-90% 3 32.50–42.50 $38.18 $344 —
880–1115 976 85-90% 5 51.00–62.00 $57.27 $559 -8.45
880–1110 989 85-90% 12 63.00–72.00 $67.07 $663 +1.35
955–1140 1045 85-90% 12 76.00–87.00 $79.17 $827 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1340 1221 80-85% 9 72.00–79.50 $77.34 $944 -0.61
1225–1320 1283 80-85% 5 64.00–71.00 $68.48 $879 -17.72
1230–1350 1308 80-85% 8 83.00–87.50 $85.86 $1,123 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,030 -6.49
1350–1590 1473 75-80% 7 83.00–91.50 $86.83 $1,279 -0.43
1465–1495 1480 75-80% 3 79.00–82.00 $80.99 $1,199 -6.27
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 65-75% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1620 1520 4 82.50–91.00 $86.35 $1,313 —
1385–2160 1742 3 98.00–107.50 $101.45 $1,767 —
2010 2010 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,211 —

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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.