Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 2, 2024

1,845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.19/cwt +9.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 732 lb · 164 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.70/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 668 lb · 142 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.24/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 629 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,845	1,626	1,483
Feeder cattle	1,780	1,501	1,410
Slaughter cattle	65	125	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested, with 500-650 lbs selling 10.00-15.00 higher, spots 20 .00 higher on the 5 weight steers, a light test of 650-700 lb steers sold steady to firm, with 700-750 lbs trading 7.00-10.00 higher over 750 lbs were not tested. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher and 600-700 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone on a much lighter offering from two weeks ago, over 700 lbs were not tested. Demand was good to very good to start the year, especially on the steer calves much more than the heifer calves. Quality was very good on the steers weighing 500-750 lbs with many groups and part loads in the offering along with the 600-700 lb heifers all selling on and active market. Slaughter cows sold steady with two weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	348.00	$348.00	$1,288	—
400–431	416	6	317.00–319.00	$318.04	$1,323	-0.55
453 fancy	453	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,518	+14.00
469–486	475	8	306.00–309.00	$307.15	$1,459	+7.37
504–542	526	49	298.00–316.00	$307.81	$1,619	+22.17
560–592	587	95	284.00–295.00	$286.34	$1,681	+16.20
602–649	628	124	265.00–282.00	$273.40	$1,717	+15.98
640	640	17	255.50	$255.50	$1,635	-1.92
666–690	678	52	241.50–247.50	$245.98	$1,668	-1.52
725	725	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,675	-9.47
703–743	732	160	242.50–254.00	$249.64	$1,827	+9.17
810–845	818	28	214.50–215.50	$215.28	$1,761	—
988	988	5	184.50	$184.50	$1,823	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,131	+31.70
500–513	508	8	262.00–288.00	$276.03	$1,402	—
564–590	574	8	267.50–268.00	$267.69	$1,537	+11.69
640–646	643	20	258.00–262.50	$260.26	$1,673	+20.26
688–696	693	7	220.00–235.00	$226.39	$1,569	-9.98
727–734	732	9	226.00–229.00	$228.34	$1,671	—
764	764	14	220.50	$220.50	$1,685	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	7	263.00	$263.00	$1,218	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	4	256.50	$256.50	$1,044	—
476	476	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,214	+2.39
500–543	522	73	240.00–250.50	$243.34	$1,270	+1.35
551–596	576	44	235.50–246.50	$242.03	$1,394	+10.80
610–647	629	136	233.00–239.00	$235.26	$1,480	—
651–678	668	142	230.00–235.00	$232.70	$1,554	+9.70
702–732	720	42	216.50–218.50	$217.75	$1,568	-4.00
796	796	7	185.50	$185.50	$1,477	—
800	800	9	204.50	$204.50	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	243.00	$243.00	$984	—
463–468	466	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,132	-0.72
552	552	6	240.50	$240.50	$1,328	—
610–616	613	6	229.50–234.00	$231.76	$1,421	+12.42
689	689	86	228.00	$228.00	$1,571	+38.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	3	230.00	$230.00	$807	—
410	410	3	228.00	$228.00	$935	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1300	1221	80-85%	4	81.00–83.50	$81.89	$1,000	+0.13
1145–1345	1251	80-85%	23	85.50–93.50	$90.52	$1,132	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1430	1410	75-80%	2	85.50–89.50	$87.47	$1,233	—
1370–1650	1442	75-80%	9	91.00–99.00	$95.02	$1,370	—
1490–1615	1549	75-80%	4	100.00–111.00	$103.43	$1,602	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1025	85-90%	2	76.00–79.00	$77.54	$795	-7.24
950–1100	1050	85-90%	3	82.00–82.50	$82.35	$865	—
1010–1110	1071	85-90%	5	89.00–92.50	$90.49	$969	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1800	1800	65-75%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,998	+0.07

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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.