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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

357 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 357 159 94
Feeder cattle 236 115 61
Slaughter cattle 72 36 33
Replacement cattle 49 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 166.00 $166.00 $456 -11.00
300–340 320 5 155.00–167.00 $159.89 $512 -6.59
350–380 363 4 155.00–159.00 $157.29 $571 -10.19
405–425 419 4 148.00–152.00 $151.03 $633 -15.21
455–490 475 4 140.00–148.00 $144.23 $685 -17.77
500–540 527 3 142.00–156.00 $148.14 $781 -16.86
600–645 618 3 130.00–137.00 $133.65 $826 -8.53
705 705 4 134.50 $134.50 $948 +5.50
770 770 1 122.00 $122.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 125.00–139.00 $132.06 $374 —
305–340 323 2 148.00–150.00 $148.95 $481 —
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 —
440 440 1 138.00 $138.00 $607 -23.98
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 152.50 $152.50 $282 —
280 280 1 141.00 $141.00 $395 -9.00
305–335 326 4 136.00–147.00 $140.48 $458 +0.48
350–395 378 8 131.00–145.00 $138.83 $525 -5.63
415–445 430 8 130.00–140.00 $136.17 $586 -8.79
450–490 469 4 126.00–137.00 $133.52 $626 -6.66
505–525 512 3 126.00–138.00 $131.66 $674 -2.69
640 640 1 113.00 $113.00 $723 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 125.00–135.00 $130.09 $345 —
335–345 340 3 121.00–130.00 $125.29 $426 —
360–395 378 2 110.00–125.00 $117.85 $445 +0.35
420–435 428 2 122.00–124.00 $122.98 $526 —
475 475 1 132.00 $132.00 $627 —
505–515 510 2 122.00 $122.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 150.00–155.00 $152.61 $424 —
315–320 318 2 160.00 $160.00 $509 -13.51
390 390 1 151.00 $151.00 $589 -15.03
405–445 422 6 145.00–159.00 $154.01 $650 -10.92
460–495 478 2 128.00–130.00 $128.96 $616 -19.04
500–545 520 3 127.00–137.00 $130.21 $677 -9.72
560–585 573 3 125.00–135.00 $130.68 $749 -11.32
610 610 1 124.00 $124.00 $756 -5.00
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 -7.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1045 918 85-90% 2 26.00–53.00 $41.38 $380 —
715–1550 1106 85-90% 24 32.00–63.00 $53.70 $594 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1730 1180 80-85% 13 55.00–67.00 $61.77 $729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1970 1764 4 87.00–92.00 $89.42 $1,577 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 2 75.00–83.00 $79.00 $1,343 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1640 1598 2 66.00–80.00 $73.19 $1,170 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1050 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,150.00 $1,046.61
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1090–1415 1209 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,080.53
1305 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–880 858 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 640.00–800.00 $722.10
790–1090 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,000.00 $915.96

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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.