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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 570 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.85/cwt -13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 583 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.43/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 375 172 337
Feeder cattle 352 161 251
Slaughter cattle 23 9 86
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 152.00 $152.00 $365 —
320 320 1 173.00 $173.00 $554 +12.00
365 365 1 177.00 $177.00 $646 +7.00
405–445 421 6 160.00–167.00 $164.87 $694 +9.78
480–495 487 3 153.00–168.00 $158.93 $774 -4.94
500–540 525 5 148.00–160.00 $155.82 $818 -2.61
560–598 583 11 138.00–150.00 $143.85 $839 -13.15
600–645 620 6 130.00–145.00 $135.38 $839 -2.62
655–680 666 8 127.50–143.00 $132.94 $885 -5.06
855 855 1 124.50 $124.50 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 11 150.00 $150.00 $855 —
642 642 3 139.00 $139.00 $892 —
657 657 2 139.00 $139.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 138.00–150.00 $143.77 $381 —
335 335 1 164.00 $164.00 $549 +26.60
430 430 1 152.00 $152.00 $654 -4.00
470–495 479 5 126.00–150.00 $139.14 $666 -11.37
500–510 505 4 125.00–145.00 $139.26 $703 -9.74
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 138.00–140.00 $138.95 $379 —
330–340 337 3 141.00–148.00 $143.69 $484 -12.98
365–380 372 3 138.00–146.00 $143.27 $533 -2.54
400–435 415 4 128.00–139.00 $135.29 $561 -9.51
450–490 470 5 130.00–137.00 $132.86 $624 -1.82
500–540 518 10 127.00–138.00 $133.43 $691 -2.61
560–595 579 9 125.00–136.00 $130.63 $756 -5.41
605–625 618 4 118.00–130.00 $123.68 $764 -6.28
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 +0.37
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 +5.24
470–485 477 3 112.00–120.00 $115.71 $552 -5.29
540 540 1 119.00 $119.00 $643 -6.50
555 555 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $719 +11.50
650–655 653 2 90.00–105.00 $97.47 $636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 6 160.00 $160.00 $805 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 -14.00
435 435 2 110.00–127.00 $118.50 $515 —
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -19.00
515 515 1 136.00 $136.00 $700 —
550 550 1 134.00 $134.00 $737 —
620 620 3 117.00–136.00 $124.33 $771 —
670 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 426 4 150.00–165.00 $155.04 $660 +10.54
490 490 1 148.00 $148.00 $725 -1.02
555–580 568 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $772 -3.02
655–685 670 2 115.00–122.00 $118.42 $793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–855 835 85-90% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.56 $355 —
710–1280 940 85-90% 8 44.00–64.00 $52.60 $494 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1300 1156 80-85% 7 62.00–73.00 $66.73 $771 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–2005 1780 3 87.00–91.00 $88.54 $1,576 —

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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.