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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $163.04/cwt +16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 331 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 320 688
Feeder cattle 281 292 584
Slaughter cattle 58 22 74
Replacement cattle 11 6 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last wee feeder steers were 6-12 higher, feeder heifers were 6-10 higher; Slaughter cows and bulls were higher 3-6.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 4 150.00–166.00 $161.23 $432 +17.23
310–340 331 10 150.00–170.00 $163.04 $540 +16.42
370–395 380 5 153.00–168.00 $158.43 $602 +9.78
405–435 421 9 148.00–155.00 $150.76 $635 +17.08
455–475 464 8 141.00–150.00 $143.87 $668 +13.67
535–540 538 2 130.00–140.00 $134.98 $726 +7.97
550–595 571 4 120.00–131.00 $125.28 $715 +1.62
600–645 619 5 122.00–132.00 $125.16 $775 +7.37
650–690 670 2 122.00–124.00 $122.97 $824 +8.85
725–730 728 2 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $855 +9.51
790 790 1 107.00 $107.00 $845 —
930 930 1 100.00 $100.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 147.00 $147.00 $485 +8.00
405 405 1 132.00 $132.00 $535 +7.00
455–470 463 2 130.00–133.00 $131.52 $609 +9.54
525–530 528 2 105.00–117.00 $111.03 $586 —
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 +6.42
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 7 127.00–128.50 $128.07 $753 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 109.00 $109.00 $610 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 142.50 $142.50 $285 —
260–265 263 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $359 +24.49
300–340 320 4 110.00–125.00 $119.10 $381 +12.10
360–380 370 2 110.00–142.00 $125.57 $465 —
400–445 422 6 104.00–115.00 $107.74 $455 +1.74
455–495 474 9 102.00–126.00 $110.43 $523 +9.71
505–535 522 3 105.00–110.00 $107.30 $560 +12.22
575–585 580 2 95.00 $95.00 $551 +0.41
600–645 623 2 85.00–91.00 $87.89 $548 -3.11
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 134.00–141.00 $137.37 $357 +11.92
330–340 336 4 138.00–141.00 $139.25 $468 +9.98
355–390 371 8 132.00–144.00 $137.98 $512 +8.13
410–440 431 4 120.00–140.00 $127.56 $550 +15.55
455–475 468 3 107.00–123.00 $117.59 $550 +6.61
505 505 2 105.00–115.00 $110.00 $556 -3.00
570–595 584 4 100.00–113.00 $106.92 $624 +5.92
640 640 2 101.00–137.00 $119.00 $762 —
675 675 1 106.00 $106.00 $716 +7.00
955 955 1 84.00 $84.00 $802 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
305 305 1 161.00 $161.00 $491 +19.00
370–390 380 2 146.00–153.00 $149.41 $568 -5.56
405–430 418 2 140.00–144.00 $142.06 $594 +7.38
455–495 479 6 126.00–139.00 $130.69 $626 +11.69
500–545 525 5 118.00–125.00 $121.64 $639 +9.71
595 595 1 109.00 $109.00 $649 —
600–645 625 3 100.00–110.00 $104.92 $656 +6.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 123.00 $123.00 $467 —
485–495 490 2 119.00–125.00 $121.97 $598 +31.97
580 580 1 105.00 $105.00 $609 +15.50
600 600 1 93.00 $93.00 $558 —
745 745 2 85.00–100.00 $92.50 $689 +9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1250 1160 80-85% 2 62.00–64.00 $62.92 $730 —
870–1980 1235 80-85% 24 45.00–60.00 $55.19 $682 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1215 1078 85-90% 12 32.00–50.00 $45.31 $488 —
1015–1430 1223 85-90% 2 30.00–34.00 $31.66 $387 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–2520 1898 6 72.00–87.00 $79.43 $1,508 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
940–1035 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 690.00–750.00 $721.44
915–1215 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–950.00 $786.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1540 1540 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.