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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.60/cwt ≈ $717/hd at 521 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.90/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 419 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $142.84/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 434 350 520
Feeder cattle 379 281 469
Slaughter cattle 36 58 49
Replacement cattle 19 11 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeders steers and heifers were steady to $6 lower; Slaughter cows were steady to $3 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 170.00–175.00 $172.42 $410 —
295 295 1 173.00 $173.00 $510 +11.77
315–345 330 9 150.00–171.00 $160.53 $530 -2.51
355–390 375 5 150.00–167.00 $156.98 $589 -1.45
400–445 419 12 134.00–165.00 $147.90 $620 -2.86
450–495 478 11 134.00–148.00 $142.84 $683 -1.03
500–545 528 7 127.00–157.00 $134.50 $710 -0.48
555–595 576 10 122.00–140.00 $127.21 $733 +1.93
610–645 623 6 118.00–125.00 $123.82 $771 -1.34
650–690 667 5 118.00–122.00 $119.63 $798 -3.34
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 -12.97
700–730 715 2 110.00–115.00 $112.55 $805 -4.96
790 790 2 111.00–113.00 $112.00 $885 +5.00
890 890 1 110.00 $110.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 160.00 $160.00 $664 —
461 461 5 151.00 $151.00 $696 —
505–535 521 14 135.00–141.25 $137.60 $717 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 —
400–430 415 2 100.00–125.00 $112.95 $469 -19.05
465–490 478 2 107.00–110.00 $108.46 $518 -23.06
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 +3.97
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -5.00
615–645 626 4 75.00–120.00 $104.82 $656 —
685 685 1 94.00 $94.00 $644 -16.00
705–745 718 3 107.00–110.00 $109.02 $783 —
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 —
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 105.00 $105.00 $326 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 142.00 $142.00 $327 —
255–280 268 2 144.00–146.00 $144.95 $388 +7.58
300–335 313 6 122.00–132.00 $127.64 $400 -11.61
350–375 365 5 125.00–134.00 $130.59 $477 -7.39
400–445 422 5 124.00–125.00 $124.80 $527 -2.76
455–490 477 3 95.00–117.00 $107.23 $511 -10.36
500–535 514 7 105.00–123.00 $110.86 $570 +0.86
565 565 1 103.00 $103.00 $582 -3.92
605–620 615 3 98.00–101.00 $99.01 $609 -19.99
655–695 673 3 92.00–102.00 $96.62 $650 -9.38
715 715 1 101.00 $101.00 $722 —
755 755 1 104.00 $104.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 115.00 $115.00 $391 -4.10
415–445 430 3 110.00 $110.00 $473 +2.26
465–490 476 5 95.00–111.00 $103.70 $494 -6.73
505–545 528 6 90.00–104.00 $96.38 $509 -10.92
585–595 590 2 92.00–98.00 $95.03 $561 +0.03
600–620 610 2 91.00–94.00 $92.48 $564 +4.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 157.00 $157.00 $424 +2.00
355–390 374 4 144.00–163.00 $152.99 $572 +3.58
405–415 409 4 135.00–149.00 $144.28 $590 +2.22
460–485 469 5 125.00–143.00 $131.97 $619 +1.28
505–545 523 3 107.00–122.00 $113.56 $594 -8.08
550–555 553 2 112.00–115.00 $113.49 $628 —
635 635 1 102.00 $102.00 $648 -2.92
890 890 1 76.00 $76.00 $676 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 472 3 95.00–120.00 $106.59 $503 -15.38
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 —
555 555 1 95.00 $95.00 $527 -10.00
675–690 683 2 89.00–112.00 $100.37 $686 —
795 795 1 79.00 $79.00 $628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1180 1028 85-90% 2 29.00–30.00 $29.57 $304 —
935–1340 1071 85-90% 9 34.00–46.00 $41.97 $449 -3.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1630 1257 80-85% 10 48.00–58.00 $53.12 $668 —
1355 1355 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1475 1403 4 70.00–74.00 $71.77 $1,007 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1560 1468 2 60.00–68.00 $63.75 $936 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1025–1070 1047 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–1,070.00 $864.68
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1035–1155 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00–960.00 $907.26
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1025–1325 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–825.00 $752.37
1135–1385 1232 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,075.00 $989.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 490.00 $490.00

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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.