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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 199 398
Feeder cattle 274 166 355
Slaughter cattle 75 28 43
Replacement cattle 12 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 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
275 275 1 144.00 $144.00 $396 —
300 300 1 146.00 $146.00 $438 +6.09
400–440 422 3 158.00–161.00 $159.64 $674 —
450 450 1 159.00 $159.00 $716 +10.99
500–545 539 9 135.00–148.00 $142.49 $768 +1.81
575 575 1 127.00 $127.00 $730 -9.91
600–630 615 2 120.00–125.00 $122.44 $753 -17.56
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 -5.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 115.00 $115.00 $299 -17.48
325 325 1 121.00 $121.00 $393 -11.37
350–390 373 3 118.00–129.00 $122.78 $458 -13.22
425–445 435 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $524 -9.49
470–490 480 2 115.00 $115.00 $552 -19.00
505–545 530 4 114.00–125.00 $119.22 $632 -15.08
570–590 585 4 121.00–134.00 $129.32 $757 +0.32
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 +5.52
668–695 677 6 110.00–116.00 $111.33 $754 -6.67
865 865 1 94.00 $94.00 $813 —
965 965 3 94.00 $94.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 372 3 113.00–124.00 $117.26 $436 —
410–445 428 2 115.00–125.00 $119.80 $513 —
480 480 2 109.00–115.00 $112.00 $538 -3.81
505–530 518 2 107.00–112.00 $109.56 $568 —
565 565 1 121.00 $121.00 $684 +8.00
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 -0.48
660 660 1 90.00 $90.00 $594 —
882 882 7 107.50 $107.50 $948 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 140.00 $140.00 $413 -9.00
305–325 315 2 138.00–142.00 $139.94 $441 -8.56
375–395 387 3 142.00–159.00 $152.83 $591 +2.83
405–440 428 3 130.00–141.00 $135.97 $582 -14.05
455–495 475 5 126.00–132.00 $128.95 $613 -4.57
530–540 535 3 124.00–126.00 $125.33 $671 -5.67
550–590 566 6 120.00–127.00 $123.81 $701 -6.15
610–645 632 3 110.00–118.00 $114.62 $724 —
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 115.00 $115.00 $385 -6.89
355–390 368 4 118.00–135.00 $129.37 $476 -4.83
400–415 408 3 102.00–128.00 $118.19 $482 -11.38
450–470 460 2 115.00–118.00 $116.47 $536 -7.29
510–520 515 2 118.00–125.00 $121.53 $626 —
585 585 2 108.00–122.00 $115.00 $673 -5.00
665 665 1 108.00 $108.00 $718 —
735 735 1 112.00 $112.00 $823 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1075 883 85-90% 5 15.00–27.50 $21.59 $191 —
765–1025 900 85-90% 6 20.00–42.00 $33.79 $304 —
625–1290 1031 85-90% 20 40.00–57.00 $47.96 $494 -4.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1590 1218 80-85% 19 54.00–64.00 $57.71 $703 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1830 1755 3 80.00–89.00 $85.09 $1,493 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1615 1508 2 77.00–83.00 $80.21 $1,210 -6.79

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.