Cattle Market Pulse

Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 344 225
Feeder cattle 214 306 191
Slaughter cattle 30 34 31
Replacement cattle 6 4 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

First sale back after holidays, Feeders looked a little weaker, Slaughter cattle looked a little higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 169.00–172.50 $170.83 $490 -6.67
305–325 315 4 167.00–176.00 $171.43 $540 -0.28
350–395 372 7 135.00–170.00 $156.81 $583 -13.17
400–425 413 6 131.00–143.00 $139.28 $575 -14.54
455–495 468 7 124.00–141.00 $135.10 $632 -6.43
510–530 519 6 125.00–138.00 $132.17 $686 +0.15
550–590 568 6 121.00–131.00 $126.28 $717 -4.22
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 -2.55
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743 -3.55
665 665 1 119.00 $119.00 $791 —
925 925 1 106.00 $106.00 $980 —
950 950 1 103.00 $103.00 $978 —
1055 1055 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,108 —
1175 1175 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
320 320 1 141.00 $141.00 $451 -10.13
365–380 373 2 127.00–130.00 $128.53 $479 -3.47
415–425 422 3 125.00–128.00 $126.68 $535 —
555–580 567 3 118.00–123.00 $119.66 $678 —
605–630 618 2 110.00–114.00 $112.04 $692 +0.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 75.00 $75.00 $791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 147.50 $147.50 $273 —
235 235 1 141.00 $141.00 $331 +5.00
250 250 1 139.00 $139.00 $348 +3.09
320–345 333 4 126.00–139.00 $132.21 $440 +0.22
375–390 384 4 123.00–129.00 $126.23 $485 -2.89
400–435 413 4 115.00–118.00 $116.72 $482 -9.93
460–485 473 2 108.00–110.00 $109.03 $516 -13.51
500–535 517 7 100.00–108.00 $106.14 $549 -7.16
565–575 570 4 96.00–100.00 $98.25 $560 -9.75
650–670 660 2 92.00–99.00 $95.45 $630 -9.55
725 725 1 99.00 $99.00 $718 +4.00
850 850 1 96.00 $96.00 $816 —
1075 1075 1 70.00 $70.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 133.00 $133.00 $359 —
320 320 1 112.50 $112.50 $360 -14.77
390 390 1 112.00 $112.00 $437 -13.00
405–445 424 4 105.00–112.00 $109.30 $463 +2.42
450–490 470 5 100.00–105.00 $102.20 $480 -12.67
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 122.00 $122.00 $494 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 96.00 $96.00 $418 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 151.00–160.00 $155.74 $576 -10.93
405–435 424 8 128.00–138.00 $132.15 $560 -0.25
455–485 469 5 110.00–127.00 $121.55 $570 -9.96
525–540 529 4 108.00–139.00 $122.32 $647 +6.70
605–615 612 3 105.00 $105.00 $643 -3.99
660–670 665 2 95.00–102.00 $98.53 $655 -8.95
705–745 727 3 95.00–100.00 $96.62 $702 —
830 830 1 90.00 $90.00 $747 —
970 970 1 82.00 $82.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 118.00 $118.00 $454 -13.69
540 540 1 105.00 $105.00 $567 —
590 590 1 104.00 $104.00 $614 —
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 -10.00
895 895 1 84.00 $84.00 $752 —
915 915 1 79.00 $79.00 $723 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1390 1204 80-85% 10 45.00–62.00 $53.51 $644 —
1075–1415 1245 80-85% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.43 $740 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $391 —
930–1115 1023 85-90% 2 31.00–34.00 $32.36 $331 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $266 -13.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1775 1458 75-80% 3 42.00–49.00 $45.88 $669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1540 1345 4 71.00–85.00 $76.02 $1,022 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
980–1180 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.