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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 180 361 425
Feeder cattle 148 274 372
Slaughter cattle 24 75 44
Replacement cattle 8 12 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 8.00-18.00 higher. Slaugther cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 135.00–145.00 $140.05 $389 -3.95
330 330 2 164.00 $164.00 $541 +18.00
380–390 385 3 154.00–156.00 $155.00 $597 —
405–445 418 3 150.00–158.00 $155.16 $649 -4.48
450–495 469 7 144.00–154.00 $150.45 $706 -8.55
500–525 517 3 134.00–144.00 $139.42 $721 -3.07
560–590 572 3 128.50–136.00 $131.11 $750 +4.11
600–630 615 2 128.00–132.00 $130.05 $800 +7.61
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 415 3 127.00–138.00 $133.47 $554 —
465 465 1 141.00 $141.00 $656 +16.00
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 140.00 $140.00 $273 —
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 +24.00
355 355 1 138.00 $138.00 $490 +15.22
405–435 419 4 128.00–134.00 $130.98 $549 +10.47
480 480 1 129.00 $129.00 $619 +14.00
510–540 525 2 127.00–135.00 $130.89 $687 +11.67
550–580 563 4 125.00–137.00 $128.93 $726 -0.39
605–645 628 5 112.00–116.00 $114.18 $717 -4.82
705 705 1 114.00 $114.00 $804 —
815 815 1 114.00 $114.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $481 -9.29
555–585 570 4 115.00–124.00 $120.75 $688 -0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 +2.17
400–410 405 2 142.00–154.00 $147.93 $599 +11.96
473 473 5 154.00 $154.00 $728 +25.05
505–540 517 3 122.00–135.00 $129.49 $669 +4.16
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -5.81
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 +1.38
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $480 +6.62
445 445 1 125.00 $125.00 $556 —
460 460 1 128.00 $128.00 $589 +11.53
500–525 513 2 105.00–117.00 $111.15 $570 -10.38
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1745 1372 80-85% 10 48.00–58.00 $52.86 $725 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1185 1033 85-90% 6 38.00–48.00 $44.59 $461 -3.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1510 1196 5 67.00–80.00 $75.34 $901 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1315–1475 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–975.00 $927.87 —

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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.