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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 222 250
Feeder cattle 278 196 206
Slaughter cattle 49 24 35
Replacement cattle 16 2 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 5 to 12 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 141.00–156.00 $148.63 $424 -11.37
305 305 1 156.00 $156.00 $476 +1.91
355–390 373 2 150.00–156.00 $153.14 $571 -18.29
470 470 1 128.00 $128.00 $602 -32.74
460–495 475 5 122.00–139.00 $129.96 $617 -30.78
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 -19.03
555–590 568 3 132.00–144.00 $136.89 $778 -8.37
650–655 653 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $813 —
935 935 1 106.00 $106.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 470 3 142.00–160.00 $150.84 $709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 134.00 $134.00 $382 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 -12.50
265–290 280 4 125.00–135.00 $129.79 $363 -20.21
300–340 318 6 128.00–137.00 $133.74 $425 -6.59
350–365 357 3 130.00–135.00 $131.71 $470 -7.72
405–430 416 5 120.00–127.00 $123.42 $513 -12.59
460–490 472 3 118.00–122.00 $119.31 $563 -11.59
505–540 521 7 115.00–129.00 $121.84 $635 -9.48
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 +13.00
690–695 693 2 100.00–115.00 $107.53 $745 -10.47
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 115.00 $115.00 $282 —
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 —
420–425 423 3 105.00–118.00 $112.65 $477 -20.35
460–480 472 3 112.00–115.00 $113.02 $533 -8.31
530 530 1 105.00 $105.00 $556 -11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 136.00 $136.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
295 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 —
320 320 2 142.00–147.00 $144.50 $462 —
365–385 377 3 135.00–147.00 $141.23 $532 -27.01
400–410 405 2 134.00–145.00 $139.57 $565 -11.29
450–480 463 3 130.00–149.00 $137.22 $635 -14.78
500–545 523 8 99.00–127.00 $120.64 $631 —
550–580 568 5 119.00–136.00 $125.01 $710 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 134.00 $134.00 $482 -15.00
400–440 417 3 110.00–128.00 $120.68 $503 -13.32
465–495 480 2 115.00–129.00 $121.78 $585 -10.26
565 565 1 124.00 $124.00 $701 -1.69
650–690 671 4 115.00–117.00 $116.27 $780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1475 1139 80-85% 16 59.00–74.00 $64.84 $739 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–975 880 85-90% 4 30.00–40.00 $35.92 $316 -2.08
750–1275 1012 85-90% 9 38.00–61.00 $56.04 $567 +9.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–2375 1908 2 87.00–94.00 $91.36 $1,743 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 78.00 $78.00 $889 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–935 838 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–870.00 $816.99
835–940 878 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 620.00–910.00 $743.17
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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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.