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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $105.00/cwt ≈ $739/hd at 704 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 250 342
Feeder cattle 289 214 316
Slaughter cattle 25 30 26
Replacement cattle 4 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugthers cows\bulls steady to4 lower feeder steers\heifers 6 to 10 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
305–335 320 4 170.00–174.00 $172.29 $551 —
380–395 390 3 155.00–167.00 $162.30 $633 —
410–440 430 4 155.00–167.00 $162.95 $701 —
460–495 476 5 149.00–154.00 $151.40 $721 —
500–540 521 5 139.00–150.00 $144.35 $752 —
555–595 579 6 132.00–139.00 $134.81 $781 —
615–645 630 3 129.00–133.00 $130.70 $823 —
650–685 662 5 119.00–129.00 $122.39 $810 —
760 760 2 108.00–112.00 $110.00 $836 —
785 thin fleshed 785 1 108.00 $108.00 $848 —
865 865 1 108.00 $108.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 125.00 $125.00 $338 -30.00
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 +15.32
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
510–540 525 2 135.00–138.00 $136.46 $716 —
570 570 2 121.00–125.00 $123.00 $701 +3.34
600–640 620 4 111.00–118.00 $114.06 $707 +2.02
690 690 1 111.00 $111.00 $766 —
780 780 1 104.00 $104.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 117.00 $117.00 $532 —
600 600 1 106.00 $106.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 120.50 $120.50 $976 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 115.00 $115.00 $512 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 131.00 $131.00 $426 —
390–395 393 4 127.00–132.00 $130.25 $512 —
405–430 416 4 123.00–131.00 $127.20 $529 —
455–485 474 7 114.00–126.00 $120.22 $570 —
510–545 529 4 117.00–118.00 $117.51 $622 —
550 550 1 117.00 $117.00 $644 —
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 —
655–670 663 2 105.00 $105.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 +17.50
360–385 373 2 115.00–125.00 $119.83 $447 +7.83
420–435 427 3 110.00–118.00 $115.34 $493 +6.04
460–480 471 4 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $530 +10.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 thin fleshed 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
395 395 1 151.00 $151.00 $596 —
445 445 2 132.00–137.00 $134.50 $599 —
450–470 463 3 145.00–147.00 $145.65 $674 —
525–540 533 2 127.00–144.00 $135.38 $722 —
550–585 566 5 115.00–126.00 $119.33 $675 —
600–635 611 4 100.00–120.00 $112.52 $687 —
660–690 675 2 105.00–116.00 $110.62 $747 —
704 704 10 105.00 $105.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 157.00 $157.00 $620 +39.00
415 415 3 119.00–148.00 $135.00 $560 —
485 485 2 115.00–140.00 $127.50 $618 —
505–525 515 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $623 +15.98
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1645 1255 80-85% 8 42.00–55.00 $48.52 $609 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1070 951 85-90% 4 34.00–38.00 $35.67 $339 —
945–1455 1200 85-90% 2 28.00 $28.00 $336 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1610 1526 4 82.00–87.00 $84.72 $1,293 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,256 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.