Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.10/cwt ≈ $893/hd at 681 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	320	421	356
Feeder cattle	292	356	308
Slaughter cattle	22	33	44
Replacement cattle	6	32	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week it was a stronger market: Feeder steers were higher 5-12 feeder heifers were higher 5-14; Slaughter cows were steady to 3 higher, bulls were steady. Much better demand today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	73	131.10	$131.10	$893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	144.00	$144.00	$382	—
310–345	322	7	141.00–151.00	$146.62	$472	+11.62
360–395	380	3	148.00–149.00	$148.65	$565	+19.75
400–440	424	7	127.00–137.00	$133.68	$567	+8.72
475–490	480	5	126.00–133.00	$130.20	$625	+10.34
510–535	527	6	125.00–128.00	$127.01	$669	+7.26
550–595	571	7	120.00–128.00	$123.66	$706	+9.67
610–635	623	5	114.00–122.00	$117.79	$734	+12.79
650–690	670	2	110.00–118.00	$114.12	$765	—
715	715	1	108.00	$108.00	$772	-1.00
825	825	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	127.50–135.00	$131.12	$286	+21.12
270	270	1	136.00	$136.00	$367	+21.00
305	305	1	139.00	$139.00	$424	—
430	430	1	125.00	$125.00	$538	+15.00
480–485	483	2	118.00–126.00	$121.98	$589	+2.98
550–590	563	3	105.00–111.00	$108.58	$611	+3.58
670	670	1	95.00	$95.00	$636	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	120.00–131.00	$125.45	$330	-1.55
315–330	320	3	125.00–133.00	$129.27	$414	+6.83
350–385	367	9	125.00–137.00	$129.85	$477	+7.67
400–430	415	5	111.00–114.00	$112.01	$465	+5.29
450–465	458	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$508	+4.42
505	505	1	113.00	$113.00	$571	+7.18
560	560	1	101.00	$101.00	$566	-4.19
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	-7.31
680	680	1	99.00	$99.00	$673	-3.93
700	700	1	91.00	$91.00	$637	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	112.00	$112.00	$330	—
335	335	1	107.00	$107.00	$358	+3.51
445	445	2	100.00–112.00	$106.00	$472	+8.71
470–495	481	4	95.00–106.00	$100.72	$484	+1.33
515–540	528	4	90.00–103.00	$95.08	$502	+0.06
570–595	582	5	92.00–101.00	$94.59	$551	+1.34
605	605	1	91.00	$91.00	$551	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	142.00	$142.00	$433	—
355–380	368	2	154.00–156.00	$154.97	$570	+31.00
400–435	419	6	125.00–154.00	$134.68	$564	—
480	480	1	119.00	$119.00	$571	+11.04
500–545	523	5	105.00–117.00	$111.93	$585	—
550	550	1	97.00	$97.00	$534	-1.97
600–615	605	3	94.00–103.00	$98.04	$593	—
665	665	1	99.00	$99.00	$658	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	124.00	$124.00	$502	—
490	490	1	90.00	$90.00	$441	-16.56
580–585	583	2	89.00–90.00	$89.50	$522	—
640	640	1	93.00	$93.00	$595	-2.87
725	725	1	83.00	$83.00	$602	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1540	1281	80-85%	5	47.00–49.00	$47.86	$613	+4.44
1415	1415	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$764	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1070	988	85-90%	3	38.00–41.00	$39.08	$386	—
995	995	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$298	—
1110	1110	85-90%	1	24.00	$24.00	$266	-11.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	77.50	$77.50	$1,004	—
1295–1440	1345	3	71.00–73.00	$72.00	$968	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	695.00	$695.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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.