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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 212 180 230
Feeder cattle 161 148 201
Slaughter cattle 43 24 25
Replacement cattle 8 8 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 143.00 $143.00 $565 -12.00
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 -11.16
455–490 471 4 135.00–141.00 $137.72 $649 -12.73
535 535 1 146.00 $146.00 $781 +6.58
560–575 568 3 132.00–144.00 $138.98 $789 +7.87
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 -12.05
690 690 2 131.50 $131.50 $907 +6.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $375 -24.02
375–385 380 2 119.00–122.00 $120.52 $458 -17.48
415–445 434 7 120.00–130.00 $123.66 $537 -7.32
465–475 470 4 115.00–121.00 $117.98 $555 -11.02
500–545 524 7 112.00–120.00 $115.65 $606 -15.24
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -18.93
620–645 633 2 110.00–118.00 $113.92 $721 -0.26
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 3 100.00–105.00 $101.59 $325 —
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 —
435 435 1 118.00 $118.00 $513 +7.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 —
350–385 370 3 142.00–147.00 $145.42 $538 -9.58
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 -17.93
455–490 473 2 124.00–137.00 $130.26 $616 -23.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 125.00 $125.00 $400 —
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 -5.99
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -18.00
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 +8.85
570–585 577 3 112.00–118.00 $116.02 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–940 898 85-90% 3 25.00–35.00 $30.08 $270 —
920–1420 1064 85-90% 10 38.00–57.00 $49.08 $522 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1365 1260 80-85% 12 52.00–63.00 $57.81 $728 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1910 1733 5 80.00–85.00 $83.20 $1,442 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 76.00 $76.00 $969 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 56.00 $56.00 $762 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1135 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $852.30
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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.