Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	325	2,057	325
Feeder cattle	—	1,957	—
Slaughter cattle	150	100	175
Replacement cattle	175	—	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Tuesday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with several small consignments of young 3-5 year old pairs with nice calves all sold with moderate to good demand along with several young bred cows in the 2nd and 3rd stage. A nice offering of slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm with last week.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1375	1235	80-85%	35	88.00–96.50	$92.56	$1,143	-1.45
1150–1355	1235	80-85%	11	81.50–87.00	$84.95	$1,049	-9.06
1165–1360	1266	80-85%	10	97.50–104.00	$98.84	$1,251	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1140	1073	85-90%	13	90.50–100.50	$94.93	$1,019	+0.49
1010–1130	1073	85-90%	12	82.00–89.50	$85.80	$921	-8.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1455	1418	75-80%	7	88.00–97.50	$93.19	$1,321	—
1440–1640	1527	75-80%	7	101.00–108.00	$103.38	$1,579	—
1460–1600	1530	75-80%	2	86.00–87.00	$86.48	$1,323	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–1865	1712	65-75%	3	105.00–109.00	$106.44	$1,822	—
1790	1790	65-75%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,736	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1805	1688	2	109.00–109.50	$109.23	$1,844	—
1380–2430	1792	12	113.50–121.50	$118.07	$2,116	-11.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1132	1132	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1173–1525	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,417.15
1350–1450	1421	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,308.92
1260–1600	1437	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,550.00–1,760.00	$1,619.04

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1200	1004	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,095.83	—
1000–1100	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,425.00–2,650.00	$2,556.25	—
1000–1350	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	1,550.00–1,900.00	$1,738.62	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1400	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,975.00–2,250.00	$2,110.42	—

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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.