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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.50/cwt ≈ $829/hd at 607 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.21/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 517 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 141 466
Feeder cattle 230 123 392
Slaughter cattle 30 12 58
Replacement cattle 1 6 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\b ulls 4 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 12 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 167.50–179.00 $173.52 $465 —
335 335 2 176.00–177.00 $176.50 $591 +6.17
375 375 2 163.00 $163.00 $611 -1.95
410–445 431 4 148.00–158.00 $153.76 $663 +25.30
450–475 464 6 145.00–161.00 $152.25 $706 +12.34
500–535 517 10 141.00–154.00 $146.21 $756 +8.24
550–585 568 8 133.00–151.00 $139.16 $790 +0.16
610–615 612 3 131.00–147.00 $139.31 $853 +13.31
650–685 661 4 127.00–132.00 $129.28 $855 +11.79
730–740 735 2 120.00–129.00 $124.47 $915 +0.97
820 820 1 112.00 $112.00 $918 —
955 955 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 14 136.50 $136.50 $829 —
688 688 3 128.75 $128.75 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 135.00–162.00 $149.02 $489 -15.98
410 410 1 141.00 $141.00 $578 —
465 465 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $649 —
540–545 543 3 126.00–136.00 $131.35 $713 —
555–595 575 4 120.00–130.00 $125.80 $723 +3.80
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
670 670 1 122.00 $122.00 $817 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 138.00 $138.00 $366 +2.00
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 ±0.00
385–390 388 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $528 +8.94
415–445 433 5 123.00–130.00 $126.23 $547 +2.92
455–485 469 5 108.00–120.00 $113.00 $530 -4.05
505–545 530 3 108.00–116.00 $112.62 $597 -5.35
550–555 553 4 117.00–121.00 $118.00 $653 +17.00
605–640 623 2 102.00–107.00 $104.43 $651 —
675 675 1 102.00 $102.00 $688 —
765 765 1 88.00 $88.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 —
315 315 1 132.00 $132.00 $416 —
390 390 1 112.00 $112.00 $437 +17.00
400–445 429 4 115.00–117.00 $115.51 $496 +1.51
455–465 460 3 105.00–112.00 $108.97 $501 +1.39
560–585 566 4 100.00–115.00 $106.18 $601 +1.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 156.00 $156.00 $460 —
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 -27.36
375–390 383 2 153.00–156.00 $154.53 $592 -16.47
390 thin fleshed 390 1 162.00 $162.00 $632 —
440 440 1 148.00 $148.00 $651 +12.10
460–495 480 4 123.00–135.00 $130.65 $627 +7.29
500–515 505 3 103.00–133.00 $122.77 $620 -6.23
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
635 635 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,073 +55.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 143.00–145.00 $144.05 $612 +18.71
605–645 625 2 119.00–120.00 $119.52 $747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1985 1460 80-85% 14 52.00–64.25 $59.70 $872 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1280 1105 85-90% 5 39.00–50.00 $46.11 $510 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1995 1533 5 86.00–90.00 $87.37 $1,339 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,116 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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.