Name: Lolli Brothers Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-550 lbs sold firm to 6.00 higher, 550-600 lbs sold with a higher undertone with two weeks ago limited offering, 600-700 lbs traded mostly 5.00-10.00 higher with the most advance on the 600-650 lb steers and 700-750 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs on a light test sold with a firm to higher undertone, 500-700 lbs traded 10.00-15.00 higher, spots 18.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering. The main attraction was 5 pot loads of 6 weight heifers with several part loads in the mix. Steer calves weighing 450-650 lbs sold with good demand on a nice quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $262.30/cwt on 870 head.

Average price

$262.30

870 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	263.56	1,661	717
Medium and Large 1-2	600	257.84	1,546	141
Medium and Large 2	567	239.68	1,359	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale870 hd

262.30

—

MO average15 barns · 15,128 hd

254.78

+7.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,677	129.37	2,170	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,743	126.69	2,208	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	115.23	1,729	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	109.63	1,366	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	92.92	916	19

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Lolli Brothers Livestock Market - Macon, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,791	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	256.42/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,705	428
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	271.88/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	239.68/cwt	233.50–244.50	1,359	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	282.74/cwt	275.00–285.25	1,470	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	331.18/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,586	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	357.79/cwt	357.00–359.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	305.69/cwt	292.00–311.50	1,446	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	239.04/cwt	238.50–239.50	1,929	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	287.98/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,797	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	259.44/cwt	259.25–263.50	1,894	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	764	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	326.25/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,739	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	286.14/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	276.82/cwt	275.00–278.50	1,708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	272.29/cwt	264.50–278.00	1,849	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	256.65/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,643	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	253.79/cwt	249.50–255.00	1,863	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	338.29/cwt	337.50–339.00	1,441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	320.85/cwt	303.00–329.50	1,819	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	296.04/cwt	285.25–302.50	1,394	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	308.46/cwt	308.00–309.00	1,897	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	1,857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	261.42/cwt	258.50–264.00	1,733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	304.77/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,624	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	267.93/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,696	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	292.16/cwt	291.50–293.50	1,212	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	250.01/cwt	241.00–255.50	1,443	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	275.19/cwt	265.50–280.00	1,596	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	259.99/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,362	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	312.02/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,360	13
Bulls	—	—	1,730	138.32/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,393	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	123.57/cwt	117.50–127.00	2,049	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	105.15/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,551	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	119.88/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,809	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	94.07/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	78.79/cwt	75.00–83.00	731	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	95.46/cwt	92.00–97.00	907	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	105.82/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,105	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	103.76/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,269	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	68.40/cwt	66.00–70.00	646	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,743	126.69/cwt	125.50–128.00	2,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	113.63/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,433	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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