Name: Lolli Brothers Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Copmpared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs and steers weighing 600-650 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone on limited comparisons, 500-550 lbs were not well tested, with 550-600 lbs trading steady on a light offering, 650-700 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher and 700-750 lbs trading 15.00-20.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold with a firm undertone, 500-550 lbs sold with a lower undertone on a light test, with 550-600 lbs trading 10.00-15.00 higher, 600-650 lbs were not well tested but trading with a sharply higher undertone and three pot loads of 738 lb heifers sold steady with two weeks ago. Demand was good on a moderate offering with several pot loads of heifers in the offering all selling with good demand. Market had wide price ranges with bulk of the offering weighing over 600 lbs. Several stick out sales included 77 hd of heifers weighing 614 lbs at 430.50 and 234 hd of 738 lb heifers selling at 366.60. Slaughter cows sp;d steady to firm on a light offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $439.75/cwt on 99 head, down $1.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 19 comparable sales and sits +7.23 against this barn's trailing median of $432.52.

Average price

$439.75

▼ 1.29 vs prior sale

99 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.79

vs MO average

+10.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	443.30	2,443	76
Medium and Large 1-2	554	428.01	2,372	23

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about $71 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 sale99 hd

439.75

—

MO average18 barns · 3,151 hd

425.96

+13.79

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

+10.58

This barn, trailing median19 sales

432.52

+7.23

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	1,991	202.90	4,039	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	171.36	2,712	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,225	163.53	2,003	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	149.12	1,615	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	379.00/cwt	367.00–387.50	2,782	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	388.70/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,612	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	2,165	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	419.91/cwt	406.50–430.00	3,011	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	488.93/cwt	475.00–490.50	2,660	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	487.89/cwt	463.25–505.50	2,274	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	472.28/cwt	430.00–483.00	2,914	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	619.71/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,894	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	443.15/cwt	433.00–456.50	2,960	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	470.64/cwt	465.00–474.50	2,701	44
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	403	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,123	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	425.67/cwt	425.00–426.00	2,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	412.93/cwt	391.00–417.00	2,696	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	564.35/cwt	551.00–567.50	2,410	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	421.99/cwt	394.00–430.50	2,599	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	437.27/cwt	425.50–447.50	2,466	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	151.06/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,637	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	132.40/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,715	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,552	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,841	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	152.09/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,174	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	165.20/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,974	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	177.17/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,836	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	169.60/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,780	1
Bulls	—	—	2,051	199.63/cwt	191.00–203.00	4,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	449.02/cwt	444.50–452.50	2,420	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	366.60/cwt	366.60–366.60	2,706	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	373.49/cwt	365.00–378.00	2,394	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	525.66/cwt	525.00–527.00	2,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	777	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	3,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	520.41/cwt	517.50–535.00	1,952	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	434.63/cwt	434.00–435.00	2,330	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	675	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	419.41/cwt	413.00–421.00	2,424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	448.12/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,559	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	517.64/cwt	515.00–521.00	2,454	9

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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