light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$372.07/cwt-6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,645/hd at 711 lb · 465 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$371.25/cwt-25.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,562/hd at 690 lb · 149 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$338.25/cwt≈ $2,726/hd at 806 lb · 66 head
Macon, MO 7-weight heifers cleared at $372/cwt, above the state average—$13/cwt above the MO average ($359)—and the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class. Receipts ran 1,213 head.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,213
1,435
1,060
Feeder cattle
1,173
1,395
1,020
Slaughter cattle
40
40
40
Market comments — USDA reporter
Lolli Livestock held a special feeder sale with the bulk of the receipts being 9 pot loads of yearling heifers weighing from 685-806 lbs with no recent comparisons as the last sale was a month ago. The market did not quit reach the highs of the last auction as feeder prices have retreated since then, but a couple of pot loads of 700-710 lb heifers did come within 3.00 of the top prices paid a month ago. With the stick out sales being two pot loads of 700 and 706 lb heifers at 376.75; pot load heifers 710 lbs at 373.00, and a pot load of 730 lb heifers at 370.00. Demand was very good on the pot loads of top quality heifers with all other weights of feeders lightly tested. Slaughter cows on a light offering sold steady.
→ Feeder cattle: Demand was very good on the pot loads of top quality heifers with all other weights of feeders lightly tested
→ Feeder heifers: Lolli Livestock held a special feeder sale with the bulk of the receipts being 9 pot loads of yearling heifers weighing from 685-806 lbs with no recent comparisons as the last sale was a month ago
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows on a light offering sold steady
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.
Cattle Market
Lolli Livestock held a special feeder sale with the bulk of the receipts being 9 pot loads of yearling heifers weighing from 685-806 lbs with no recent comparisons as the last sale was a month ago. The market did not quit reach the highs of the last auction as feeder prices have retreated since then, but a couple of pot loads of 700-710 lb heifers did come within 3.00 of the top prices paid a month ago. With the stick out sales being two pot loads of 700 and 706 lb heifers at 376.75; pot load heifers 710 lbs at 373.00, and a pot load of 730 lb heifers at 370.00. Demand was very good on the pot loads of top quality heifers with all other weights of feeders lightly tested. Slaughter cows on a light offering sold steady.