Sale reports / Missouri / Lolli Brothers Livestock Market / 2026-09-15

Lolli Brothers Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Missouri · Tue, Sep 15
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1813
← Aug 25Sep 15latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,323 head
▲ 867 vs last sale 456▼ 102 vs year ago 1,425 · −7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 22 vs year ago 72 · −30.6%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 28, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, steer calves and yearling steers were lightly tested on limited offering of comparable sales but all sold with a higher undertone, heifers had the best test on 700-750 lbs trading 9.00-15.00 higher with all other weights selling with a higher undertone on a light offering. Bulk of the feeder steers weighed 650-915 lbs with the bulk of the heifers weighing 650-750 lbs all sold with good demand. Slaughter cows on a light test sold steady with the last auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $404.38/cwt on 29 head, up $16.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −77.68 against this barn's trailing median of $482.07.
Average price
$404.38
▲ 16.37 vs prior sale
29 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$46.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.10
vs MO average
+4.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539433.552,33811thin
Medium and Large 1-2587386.562,26918thin
One grade step is worth $46.99/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
514467421374median 482.0701/2003/1005/0506/2309/15
Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.88, low $388.01, median $482.07 across 18 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 sale29 hd
404.38
—
MO average13 barns · 1,583 hd
406.48
−2.10
National average146 barns · 10,476 hd
399.66
+4.72
This barn, trailing median18 sales
482.07
−77.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,160188.964,0829thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,730160.002,7681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227158.161,9419thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,499153.062,29510
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,064119.251,2695thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%—1,078130.03/cwt125.00–135.001,4022
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,730160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,7681
Bulls——1,740205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,5671
Bulls——2,213186.96/cwt181.00–194.004,1378
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,499155.66/cwt153.00–159.002,3337
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,445162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3411
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500480479.00/cwt479.00–479.002,2997
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515399.19/cwt398.00–400.002,05610
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850834345.38/cwt340.00–358.252,88083
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750731345.92/cwt344.00–350.502,529197
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,2946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800793314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,49015
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700656365.25/cwt365.25–365.252,39621
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450438459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,0104
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476421.92/cwt417.00–429.002,0087
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650608397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4179
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400391515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950916284.50/cwt284.50–284.502,6068
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650648372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,41413
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750741370.43/cwt368.00–375.002,74542
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782347.37/cwt342.50–352.502,716114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600553399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,2065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587386.56/cwt374.00–390.002,26918
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,0334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750742331.50/cwt331.50–331.502,46017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666329.26/cwt326.50–331.502,1939
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587371.13/cwt370.00–375.002,17913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736346.50/cwt346.50–346.502,5504
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516441.29/cwt440.00–443.002,2777
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636406.45/cwt405.00–415.002,58520
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880332.91/cwt327.10–341.752,930218
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700688391.53/cwt385.00–398.502,69460
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,3915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680370.15/cwt369.00–371.002,5177
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,196155.90/cwt154.00–159.001,8655
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,266160.99/cwt160.00–162.002,0384
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,528139.50/cwt139.00–140.002,1322
CowsLean 85-90%—1,055112.06/cwt105.00–120.001,1823
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4364
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,95561

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.