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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.25/cwt ≈ $783/hd at 646 lb · 68 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.83/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 671 lb · 18 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.74/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 703 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 247 223
Feeder cattle 316 215 190
Slaughter cattle 23 30 33
Replacement cattle 1 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 +4.00
305–345 327 5 169.00–177.00 $171.09 $559 +8.59
350–360 355 2 161.00–174.00 $167.59 $595 -6.47
430 430 1 165.00 $165.00 $710 +0.92
465–495 480 4 148.00–158.00 $154.82 $743 -5.18
505–540 520 6 144.00–153.00 $147.86 $769 +4.86
565–590 573 3 140.00–147.00 $144.60 $829 +1.60
615–640 620 5 135.00–141.00 $139.76 $867 +6.30
658–687 671 18 120.00–128.50 $125.83 $844 -5.15
701–707 703 12 124.00–129.00 $127.74 $898 -3.26
767 767 3 120.50 $120.50 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 165.00 $165.00 $380 —
290 290 1 145.00 $145.00 $420 +5.00
300–320 310 2 160.00 $160.00 $496 —
385 385 1 132.00 $132.00 $508 —
420–440 430 2 129.00–140.00 $134.37 $578 -17.03
505 505 1 141.00 $141.00 $712 —
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 68 121.25 $121.25 $783 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 149.00 $149.00 $320 —
280–295 288 2 140.00–142.00 $141.03 $406 —
300–345 327 9 135.00–145.00 $139.40 $456 -1.60
375–385 378 3 134.00–146.00 $138.96 $525 +8.28
405–445 428 6 128.00–137.00 $134.11 $574 +7.62
455–495 471 10 127.00–137.00 $130.07 $613 +3.77
510–540 528 4 113.00–121.00 $116.49 $615 -4.10
550–555 552 3 121.00–126.00 $123.33 $681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 125.00–135.00 $129.95 $348 -20.05
345 345 1 116.00 $116.00 $400 -6.00
350–380 368 3 127.00–136.00 $131.79 $485 —
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 -3.00
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 +5.04
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 3 161.00–176.00 $168.14 $551 —
350–360 356 4 150.00–172.00 $160.72 $572 +3.79
400–445 418 5 140.00–164.00 $152.83 $639 +4.98
465–485 475 3 135.00–144.00 $140.40 $667 -1.96
525–535 530 2 136.00–147.00 $141.55 $750 +7.65
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 145.00 $145.00 $464 —
395 395 1 153.00 $153.00 $604 +3.00
420–430 425 4 115.00–140.00 $128.20 $545 —
460 460 1 164.00 $164.00 $754 —
555 555 1 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1905 1268 80-85% 10 47.00–67.00 $60.36 $765 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $194 —
775 775 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $287 —
710–1100 839 85-90% 4 31.00–50.00 $40.42 $339 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $788 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1795 1277 3 72.00–75.00 $74.23 $948 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 51.00 $51.00 $717 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.