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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.75/cwt ≈ $788/hd at 642 lb · 75 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $171.71/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 315 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.12/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $483/hd at 374 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 457 288
Feeder cattle 306 400 250
Slaughter cattle 34 43 31
Replacement cattle 4 14 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were mixed, from 3 lower to 5 higher, heifers were steady to 7 lower; Slaughter cows and bulls were lower 2-5. Really nice load of black heifers listed as M&L 1-2.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 180.00 $180.00 $333 —
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
255 255 1 177.50 $177.50 $453 +8.77
305–325 315 11 165.00–180.00 $171.71 $541 +2.00
355–385 366 8 150.00–177.00 $169.98 $622 -0.63
400–440 422 5 145.00–170.00 $153.82 $649 +3.36
455–495 470 7 137.00–145.00 $141.53 $665 -1.68
525–545 538 3 130.00–133.00 $132.02 $710 -9.26
555–595 569 6 122.00–134.00 $130.50 $743 -2.89
600–615 604 4 118.00–130.00 $121.55 $734 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 157.50 $157.50 $323 —
315–335 325 2 147.50–155.00 $151.13 $491 +8.25
395 395 1 132.00 $132.00 $521 -5.68
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678 —
660–665 663 2 115.00 $115.00 $762 +1.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 99.00 $99.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 135.00 $135.00 $378 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 75 122.75 $122.75 $788 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 136.00 $136.00 $333 -7.00
270–295 283 2 134.00–138.00 $135.91 $385 -3.09
300–340 326 9 126.00–136.00 $131.99 $430 -4.63
350–395 374 10 120.00–133.00 $129.12 $483 -5.29
410–435 423 4 118.00–130.00 $126.65 $536 -8.36
455–495 474 4 120.00–124.00 $122.54 $581 -10.57
500–515 505 3 110.00–115.00 $113.30 $572 -0.85
570–585 578 2 108.00 $108.00 $624 —
600–645 623 6 95.00–107.00 $101.25 $631 —
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 +12.00
710 710 1 95.00 $95.00 $674 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 120.00–135.00 $127.27 $407 +4.85
395 395 1 125.00 $125.00 $494 +8.94
415–430 423 2 100.00–114.00 $106.88 $452 -3.76
455–490 475 5 108.00–118.00 $114.87 $546 +2.81
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 +4.91
660 660 1 88.00 $88.00 $581 -9.49
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 100.00 $100.00 $160 —
335 335 1 100.00 $100.00 $335 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 164.00–169.00 $166.67 $647 -1.75
410–430 423 4 125.00–139.00 $132.40 $560 -18.61
470–495 480 3 124.00–146.00 $131.51 $631 +2.01
510–540 525 5 110.00–120.00 $115.62 $607 -13.17
550 550 1 111.00 $111.00 $610 -2.61
600–610 605 2 108.00–110.00 $108.99 $659 -0.97
650–660 655 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $704 +2.48
855–865 858 3 81.00–95.00 $90.30 $775 -7.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 +16.00
370–395 378 3 118.00–139.00 $131.69 $498 —
400–445 424 6 112.00–129.00 $118.07 $501 -6.93
490–495 493 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $562 -3.46
600–630 615 2 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 113.00 $113.00 $582 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 24.00 $24.00 $193 —
670–1410 1057 85-90% 13 15.00–45.00 $38.65 $409 -2.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1410 1103 80-85% 8 44.00–50.00 $46.23 $510 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 38.00 $38.00 $505 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1675 1453 3 67.00–82.00 $73.51 $1,068 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,374 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,069 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00

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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.