Cattle Market Pulse

Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Macon Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 425 644
Feeder cattle 201 — 563
Slaughter cattle 25 — 79
Replacement cattle 4 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442
375 375 1 157.00 $157.00 $589
475 475 1 148.00 $148.00 $703
515–540 526 4 128.00–139.00 $132.25 $696
555–585 570 4 126.00–130.00 $128.22 $731
605–640 619 6 115.00–128.00 $121.25 $751
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
465–480 474 4 120.00–125.00 $122.25 $579
505–520 513 2 100.00–120.00 $109.85 $564
580 580 1 118.00 $118.00 $684
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632
693 693 5 129.00 $129.00 $894

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
235 235 1 149.00 $149.00 $350
265 265 1 132.00 $132.00 $350
320–340 331 4 132.00–138.00 $135.05 $447
350–390 371 6 123.00–136.00 $128.75 $478
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563
450–490 474 4 104.00–113.00 $107.06 $507
505–530 523 4 102.00–113.00 $106.25 $556
560–590 572 3 100.00–104.00 $102.03 $584
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385–395 390 2 114.00–122.00 $117.95 $460
420–445 433 6 105.00–118.00 $109.85 $476
460–485 476 4 99.00–115.00 $108.53 $517
520–525 523 2 102.00–109.00 $105.52 $552
555–585 570 3 90.00–102.00 $97.89 $558

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355–385 366 4 133.00–149.00 $140.86 $516
400–445 417 3 134.00–141.00 $137.54 $574
455–485 469 4 120.00–140.00 $129.75 $609
520–525 523 2 109.00–120.00 $114.53 $599
560–590 575 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $681
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397
400–415 407 3 117.00–118.00 $117.67 $479
465–495 476 4 104.00–119.00 $114.54 $545
520–525 523 3 113.00–118.00 $115.33 $603

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1520 1305 80-85% 7 42.00–50.00 $45.90 $599
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1115 996 85-90% 5 33.00–43.00 $37.40 $373

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1565–1850 1708 2 74.00–80.00 $77.25 $1,319
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1615 1615 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,034

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

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.