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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 259 321 421
Feeder cattle 232 231 356
Slaughter cattle 22 70 33
Replacement cattle 5 20 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 7 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 152.00 $152.00 $448 +15.35
325 325 1 151.00 $151.00 $491 +11.00
370–395 383 2 132.00–136.00 $133.93 $513 -11.06
405–440 418 3 130.00–149.00 $138.75 $580 +13.75
455–495 478 6 125.00–154.00 $142.21 $680 +2.75
500–520 511 4 130.00–147.00 $139.79 $714 -2.88
555–595 570 3 126.00–142.00 $136.11 $776 +7.47
760 760 1 129.00 $129.00 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 124.00–131.00 $127.50 $236 —
310 310 1 136.00 $136.00 $422 —
355–390 373 5 118.00–134.00 $124.93 $466 -1.42
430 430 1 118.00 $118.00 $507 -4.51
450–495 473 8 112.00–125.00 $116.70 $552 -3.65
535–540 538 2 115.00–130.00 $122.53 $659 +8.41
620 620 1 123.00 $123.00 $763 +13.00
660–680 670 2 100.00–112.00 $106.09 $711 +1.09
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
775 775 1 108.00 $108.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 115.00 $115.00 $334 —
335 335 1 115.00 $115.00 $385 —
365 365 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $411 —
430 430 1 103.00 $103.00 $443 —
450–495 474 9 105.00–124.00 $114.36 $542 —
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 140.00 $140.00 $329 —
255–295 273 4 134.00–150.00 $141.93 $387 -1.07
315–325 320 2 144.00–154.00 $149.08 $477 +12.89
380–390 385 2 138.00–142.00 $140.03 $539 +5.03
400–445 428 5 128.00–148.00 $136.89 $586 -5.19
465–480 472 3 131.00–134.00 $132.34 $625 +9.99
510–535 522 3 127.00–131.00 $128.98 $673 +7.23
555–590 573 5 117.00–129.00 $124.21 $712 +4.45
615 615 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $744 +1.53
690 690 1 122.00 $122.00 $842 —
735 735 1 118.00 $118.00 $867 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -19.00
355–380 374 5 110.00–135.00 $122.94 $460 —
400–435 418 2 115.00–120.00 $117.60 $492 —
455–495 480 3 105.00–110.00 $108.28 $520 -2.72
565–580 573 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $731 +6.02
635–645 640 2 118.00–121.00 $119.49 $765 +4.49
650 650 2 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1025 877 85-90% 5 20.00–28.00 $24.60 $216 —
1000–1185 1070 85-90% 5 26.00–50.00 $40.17 $430 -1.23
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $912 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1570 1498 3 65.00–76.00 $70.30 $1,053 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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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.