Name: Lolli Brothers Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs on a light test sold with a higher undertone, 500-650 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher, 650-700 ls sold steady to firm with 700-750 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-550 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher with 550-650 lbs trading steady to 5.00 lower, pot load of 666 lb heifers sold 5.00 higher than the pot loads of similar weight from two weeks ago and a pot load of 715 lb heifers sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good to very good on a moderate supply. Overall quality was very good on the steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs and heifer calves weighing 400-550 lbs all sold on a very active market going to grass. Several stick-out sales included 27 head 650 lb fancy/thin steers at 303.50, three strings of fancy 702-707 lb steers with good weighing conditions sold from 284.00-286.50, Pot load of 666 lb heifers at 262.50 and pot load of top quality blk 715 lb heifers at 254.00. Slaughter cows sold

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.54/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −165.98 against this barn's trailing median of $432.52.

Average price

$266.54

160 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$14.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs MO average

−5.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	271.58	1,510	105
Medium and Large 1-2	583	256.93	1,497	55

One grade step is worth $14.64/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.89, low $398.38, median $432.52 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale160 hd

266.54

—

MO average9 barns · 1,988 hd

272.10

−5.55

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−5.37

This barn, trailing median19 sales

432.52

−165.98

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	—	Low	1,858	136.52	2,536	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,645	133.24	2,192	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	120.95	1,816	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	115.32	1,405	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	105.33	1,070	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	306.79/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,890	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	320.35/cwt	319.50–322.50	1,458	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	354.76/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,522	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	383.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	322.45/cwt	312.00–331.00	1,861	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	264.84/cwt	261.50–279.50	1,960	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	279.20/cwt	275.50–282.50	1,873	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	266.33/cwt	264.50–269.50	1,513	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	308.77/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,470	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	261.64/cwt	260.50–263.00	1,638	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	239.67/cwt	238.00–240.25	2,023	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	1,750	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	314.76/cwt	305.00–320.50	1,388	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	289.28/cwt	280.25–297.50	1,493	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	248.67/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,793	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	118.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,439	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	107.93/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,334	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,191	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,645	133.24/cwt	132.00–134.50	2,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	110.94/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,142	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	99.30/cwt	94.00–103.00	975	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	123.93/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,899	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	110.02/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	153.71/cwt	149.50–157.50	2,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	131.51/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	1,973	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	337.09/cwt	292.50–348.50	1,770	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	845	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	284.66/cwt	284.00–286.50	2,001	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	256.85/cwt	245.50–260.00	1,510	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	248.18/cwt	244.50–250.00	1,621	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	275.26/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	255.45/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,589	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	312.16/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	304.81/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,555	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	230.84/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	636	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,485	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	333.97/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,583	33

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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