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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 67 123
Feeder cattle 134 64 116
Slaughter cattle 30 3 7
Replacement cattle 7 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bull steady feeder steers\heifers steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
300–335 319 4 173.00–179.00 $176.02 $562 -2.95
385–390 388 2 175.00–176.00 $175.50 $681 -0.37
400–430 417 3 175.00–178.00 $176.33 $735 +6.33
485 485 1 164.00 $164.00 $795 —
515–520 518 2 141.00–145.00 $143.01 $741 —
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 165.00 $165.00 $371 —
360–375 368 2 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $617 —
415 415 2 154.00–157.50 $155.75 $646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
300–345 326 4 135.00–148.00 $142.37 $464 -9.59
350–390 371 9 137.00–155.00 $145.79 $541 -2.57
400–440 421 4 141.00–143.00 $142.53 $600 +7.53
460–475 468 2 134.00–137.00 $135.52 $634 +9.52
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 —
560–580 570 2 118.00–126.00 $121.93 $695 —
605 605 1 108.00 $108.00 $653 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 125.00 $125.00 $331 —
300–340 320 2 145.00–156.00 $150.16 $481 —
350–370 360 2 127.00–141.00 $134.19 $483 —
485 485 1 107.00 $107.00 $519 —
520–525 523 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 178.00 $178.00 $570 —
360 360 1 173.00 $173.00 $623 —
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 —
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 —
550–560 555 3 125.00–128.00 $126.67 $703 —
720 720 1 116.00 $116.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 —
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1820 1185 80-85% 10 57.00–69.00 $61.27 $726 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–790 700 85-90% 2 29.00–39.00 $33.36 $234 —
600–1105 785 85-90% 7 34.00–47.00 $43.24 $339 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1745 1363 3 70.00–92.00 $85.39 $1,164 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1570 1543 2 79.00 $79.00 $1,219 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,044 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1150 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 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.