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Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Report

Macon, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

1,769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.21/cwt ≈ $2,730/hd at 720 lb · 309 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $415.00/cwt ≈ $2,614/hd at 630 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $485.88/cwt ≈ $2,794/hd at 575 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,769 625 1,697
Feeder cattle 1,713 — 1,614
Slaughter cattle 56 125 83
Replacement cattle — 500 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs sold steady to firm with a pot load of 965 ld steers trading with a firm to higher undertone. Heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower with 500-600 lbs trading steady to firm and 600-700 lbs were not tested with the pot loads of 700-730 lb heifers selling 5.00-6.00 lower than the pot loads weighing near the same and similar quality from two weeks ago. Demand was good on a nice quality offering of calves and yearlings all sold on and active market. The stick out sales included pot load of 630 lb heifers at 415.00; three pot loads of 707 to 722 lb heifers selling from 379.75 to 381.50 and pot load of steers (60 hd) weighing 965 lbs at 343.50. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a light offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 722.50 $722.50 $2,384 —
414–431 420 23 592.50–604.00 $596.29 $2,504 —
462–481 477 72 540.00–560.00 $550.15 $2,624 —
502–527 515 44 512.00–535.00 $522.48 $2,691 —
552–583 575 83 472.50–510.00 $485.88 $2,794 —
610–642 624 74 440.00–477.50 $456.76 $2,850 —
655–664 661 38 423.00–443.50 $430.49 $2,846 —
731 731 9 405.00 $405.00 $2,961 —
760 760 4 381.00 $381.00 $2,896 —
965 965 60 343.50 $343.50 $3,315 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 684.00 $684.00 $2,134 —
418 unweaned 418 4 519.00 $519.00 $2,169 —
472–480 476 8 516.00–538.00 $527.09 $2,509 —
494 unweaned 494 5 477.50 $477.50 $2,359 —
546–548 547 8 455.00–475.00 $464.98 $2,543 —
562–588 568 21 456.00–467.50 $464.67 $2,639 —
589 unweaned 589 8 423.00 $423.00 $2,491 —
613 613 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,636 —
635 unweaned 635 11 401.00 $401.00 $2,546 —
687 687 3 401.00 $401.00 $2,755 —
717 717 5 399.00 $399.00 $2,861 —
778 778 5 366.00 $366.00 $2,847 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 414 37 511.00–517.50 $513.76 $2,127 —
450–481 463 40 491.00–495.00 $492.09 $2,278 —
505–544 525 51 445.00–484.50 $466.70 $2,450 —
543 unweaned 543 10 419.00 $419.00 $2,275 —
552–585 563 78 411.00–447.50 $431.25 $2,428 —
630 630 84 415.00 $415.00 $2,614 —
650 650 16 395.00 $395.00 $2,568 —
707–731 720 309 374.75–381.50 $379.21 $2,730 —
761 761 71 354.00 $354.00 $2,694 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 376 12 508.00–537.00 $529.61 $1,991 —
471 unweaned 471 11 422.50 $422.50 $1,990 —
457–482 475 10 465.00–477.50 $468.61 $2,226 —
503–537 520 6 407.00–435.00 $420.54 $2,187 —
590 unweaned 590 10 390.00 $390.00 $2,301 —
600–630 617 20 379.00–399.00 $395.64 $2,441 —
674–683 679 12 366.00–368.00 $367.01 $2,492 —
702–738 716 10 347.00–363.00 $356.41 $2,552 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
654 654 13 394.25 $394.25 $2,578 —
804 804 16 327.50 $327.50 $2,633 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 7 437.00 $437.00 $2,395 —
643 643 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,443 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1320 1198 80-85% 5 151.00–164.00 $160.05 $1,917 —
1110–1350 1211 80-85% 12 166.00–179.00 $173.59 $2,102 +11.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1005 901 85-90% 4 169.00–172.50 $169.83 $1,530 —
795–1100 948 85-90% 2 146.00–150.00 $148.32 $1,406 +17.37
975 975 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,511 +9.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1575 1473 75-80% 2 182.00–183.00 $182.47 $2,688 +24.47
1475 1475 75-80% 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,640 +21.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 224.00 $224.00 $3,237 —

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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.