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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.04/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 564 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 172 284 272
Feeder cattle 161 225 179
Slaughter cattle 9 50 85
Replacement cattle 2 9 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 higher 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
250–290 270 2 180.00–182.00 $180.93 $489 —
315 315 1 161.00 $161.00 $507 -3.88
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 +1.48
400–415 408 2 150.00–160.00 $155.09 $633 -10.94
455–485 474 4 155.00–171.00 $163.87 $777 +2.17
500–540 522 3 150.00–168.00 $158.43 $827 +9.78
555 555 1 157.00 $157.00 $871 +8.36
600 600 1 138.00 $138.00 $828 -10.14
670 670 1 138.00 $138.00 $925 -5.98
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 —
805 805 1 102.00 $102.00 $821 -23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
315–320 318 2 125.00–150.00 $137.40 $437 —
365 365 2 128.00–145.00 $136.50 $498 —
415 415 1 156.00 $156.00 $647 -3.01
480–485 483 2 148.00–153.00 $150.51 $727 —
515 515 1 149.00 $149.00 $767 —
550–555 553 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $760 —
680 680 1 128.00 $128.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 4 177.00 $177.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 334 8 150.00–159.00 $156.67 $523 -2.33
365–390 377 6 141.00–154.00 $145.81 $550 —
400–440 417 6 138.00–149.00 $144.80 $604 +4.90
465–475 470 3 132.00–137.00 $134.68 $633 -3.06
505–545 523 8 128.00–141.50 $136.04 $711 +5.42
550–580 564 12 130.00–139.50 $136.04 $767 +3.33
600–625 613 2 128.00–132.00 $129.96 $797 +0.64
656–690 662 6 124.50–129.00 $128.22 $849 +0.22
745 745 1 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 3 125.00–134.00 $129.63 $503 +17.63
430–445 437 3 115.00–132.00 $124.76 $545 —
475 475 1 121.00 $121.00 $575 -1.00
545 545 2 124.00–127.00 $125.50 $684 +3.50
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 -7.00
625–630 628 2 105.00–118.00 $111.53 $700 -10.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 165.00 $165.00 $421 —
320–345 333 2 150.00–165.00 $157.78 $525 —
385 385 1 166.00 $166.00 $639 +2.45
435 435 2 143.00–146.00 $144.50 $629 +4.47
455–470 463 2 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $690 +11.65
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 +7.04
560 560 1 139.00 $139.00 $778 +2.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 134.00 $134.00 $523 —
455 455 1 139.00 $139.00 $632 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 85-90% 1 17.00 $17.00 $116 —
760–1060 954 85-90% 5 42.00–61.00 $51.48 $491 -2.18
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1305 1138 80-85% 3 60.00–69.00 $65.04 $740 +3.04

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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
760 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.