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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.50/cwt ≈ $883/hd at 758 lb · 63 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.13/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 755 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 150 157
Feeder cattle 294 109 140
Slaughter cattle 65 32 13
Replacement cattle 34 9 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to10 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 154.00 $154.00 $524 +16.00
450–490 470 2 153.00–155.00 $154.04 $724 +9.04
500–535 518 2 144.00–149.00 $146.58 $759 —
560–590 579 8 136.50–141.00 $139.43 $807 —
610 610 1 137.50 $137.50 $839 —
650–685 678 7 121.00–131.50 $129.09 $875 +2.74
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 —
753–775 755 14 120.50–125.50 $125.13 $945 +3.13
810–818 817 9 122.75–123.50 $122.83 $1,004 —
875–894 892 8 115.00–116.75 $116.54 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 157.00 $157.00 $432 —
460 460 1 135.00 $135.00 $621 —
510–520 515 2 133.00–140.00 $136.47 $703 —
575 575 1 119.00 $119.00 $684 —
624 624 4 126.00 $126.00 $786 —
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
885 885 5 115.25 $115.25 $1,020 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 63 116.50 $116.50 $883 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 —
305 305 1 143.00 $143.00 $436 +8.22
375 375 1 148.00 $148.00 $555 +14.42
430–445 438 2 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $558 -1.68
470–475 473 2 124.00–129.00 $126.49 $598 +0.20
515–520 517 3 126.00–134.00 $129.33 $669 +4.35
570 570 4 136.00 $136.00 $775 +10.00
600–645 622 3 112.00–115.00 $112.97 $703 +5.51
655–665 660 2 118.00 $118.00 $779 +7.50
705 705 1 118.00 $118.00 $832 +5.56
750–780 766 8 115.00–118.50 $117.11 $897 +7.11
850 850 2 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 105.00 $105.00 $310 —
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 +7.50
455–485 475 3 119.00–121.00 $119.98 $570 —
500–545 524 4 121.00–125.00 $123.24 $646 —
652–660 655 3 112.00–117.00 $115.32 $755 —
710 710 4 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 150.00–154.00 $152.04 $411 —
335–345 340 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $513 —
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
405–410 408 2 147.00–158.00 $152.47 $622 +7.09
460–475 468 2 136.00–139.00 $137.52 $644 +8.62
585–595 590 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $735 +4.26
610–640 623 6 115.00–127.00 $121.19 $755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
425 425 1 134.00 $134.00 $570 +23.70
490 490 1 123.00 $123.00 $603 —
505–540 523 2 120.00–125.00 $122.42 $640 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1645 1198 80-85% 33 60.00–77.00 $69.27 $830 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $200 —
770–1395 1068 85-90% 14 33.00–63.00 $53.42 $571 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $952 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1620 1605 2 84.00–89.00 $86.48 $1,388 -2.39

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 +145.00

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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.