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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 227 232
Feeder cattle 232 207 180
Slaughter cattle 27 20 34
Replacement cattle 5 0 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 7 lower feeder steers\ heifers 2 to8 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 169.00 $169.00 $389 —
250–265 258 2 161.00–167.00 $163.91 $423 +3.91
300–330 310 3 175.00–181.00 $177.29 $550 —
350–375 363 2 171.00–181.00 $175.83 $638 +5.35
400–440 417 3 163.00–175.00 $170.45 $711 +4.74
450–495 474 9 162.00–174.00 $168.13 $797 +20.74
530–535 533 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $805 -2.80
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 +3.34
610–645 630 3 136.00–146.00 $139.90 $881 -1.67
680 680 1 137.00 $137.00 $932 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 156.00 $156.00 $335 +26.00
425–440 433 2 145.00–155.00 $149.91 $649 +19.91
515 515 1 138.00 $138.00 $711 -5.50
590 590 1 138.00 $138.00 $814 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 135.00–139.00 $136.91 $315 —
285 285 1 125.00 $125.00 $356 —
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 -7.53
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 +1.31
400–440 420 6 128.00–140.00 $135.78 $570 +0.29
450–490 463 5 130.00–141.00 $134.75 $624 +2.42
500–545 529 8 128.00–138.00 $131.76 $697 +1.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 -20.00
435–445 442 3 121.00–125.00 $123.69 $547 +4.38
455–475 465 2 115.00–128.00 $121.36 $564 —
525–545 538 3 120.00–122.00 $120.67 $649 —
585 585 1 121.00 $121.00 $708 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 172.00 $172.00 $396 —
305–315 311 4 173.00–181.00 $177.46 $552 +5.47
365–380 373 3 169.00–178.00 $174.33 $650 +0.33
410–425 417 5 158.00–168.00 $162.41 $677 +3.21
465 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 +9.00
500–520 508 3 132.00–136.00 $134.35 $682 —
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 —
630 630 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $835 —
665–670 668 2 129.00 $129.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 162.00 $162.00 $502 +2.00
425 425 1 155.00 $155.00 $659 —
465–490 478 2 137.00–142.00 $139.57 $667 +4.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–685 663 85-90% 2 40.00–43.00 $41.55 $275 —
900–1150 1029 85-90% 8 42.00–62.50 $52.31 $538 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1520 1255 80-85% 10 59.00–74.00 $66.17 $830 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1890 1705 4 86.00–95.00 $91.52 $1,560 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,144 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1110 1038 (<2 yrs)Open 2 81.00–95.00 $87.51 $908

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
570 570 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —

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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.