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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 141 318 414
Feeder cattle 123 289 403
Slaughter cattle 12 25 11
Replacement cattle 6 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 5 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 165.00–176.00 $170.33 $562 -1.96
355–390 373 2 164.00–166.00 $164.95 $615 +2.65
435–445 440 2 125.00–132.00 $128.46 $565 -34.49
470–485 478 2 134.00–146.00 $139.91 $669 -11.49
530–545 538 2 136.00–140.00 $137.97 $742 -6.38
560 560 1 139.00 $139.00 $778 +4.19
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 -4.70
665–670 668 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $785 -4.90
707 707 3 123.50 $123.50 $873 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–490 489 6 158.00–160.00 $159.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
595 595 1 122.00 $122.00 $726 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 136.00 $136.00 $394 —
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 +4.00
385–395 390 2 123.00–131.00 $127.05 $495 -3.20
400–415 410 3 120.00–125.00 $123.31 $506 -3.89
450–495 471 4 115.00–121.00 $117.05 $551 -3.17
505–520 513 6 114.00–121.00 $117.97 $605 +0.46
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 -16.00
725 725 1 98.00 $98.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 95.00 $95.00 $370 -24.83
445 445 1 114.00 $114.00 $507 -1.34
465–495 480 2 105.00–110.00 $107.58 $516 -4.90
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —
680 680 2 96.00–100.00 $98.00 $666 —
780 780 1 85.00 $85.00 $663 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 98.00 $98.00 $652 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 4 155.00–179.00 $167.36 $549 —
375 375 1 171.00 $171.00 $641 +20.00
400–440 420 2 134.00–138.00 $135.90 $571 +1.40
455–480 465 3 122.00–125.00 $123.36 $574 -22.29
515 515 1 129.00 $129.00 $664 -6.38
600–640 618 3 108.00–117.00 $113.23 $700 +0.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 125.00 $125.00 $431 —
365–395 380 2 125.00–128.00 $126.56 $481 -30.44
410–435 427 3 123.00–128.00 $125.34 $535 -9.66
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 -2.50
545 545 1 116.00 $116.00 $632 -4.98
705–725 715 2 99.00–104.00 $101.47 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1500 1368 80-85% 5 54.00–62.00 $57.13 $782 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–975 869 85-90% 4 35.00–40.00 $37.73 $328 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1890 1890 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,588 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 70.00 $70.00 $928 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–935 853 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 690.00–790.00 $744.84

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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.