Cattle Market Pulse

Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 396 434
Feeder cattle 315 324 379
Slaughter cattle 36 68 36
Replacement cattle 10 4 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
365–395 380 2 158.00–159.00 $158.48 $602 +3.58
405–430 415 3 144.00–157.00 $150.99 $627 +0.62
465–490 478 3 144.00–154.00 $149.63 $715 +2.09
505–545 521 5 146.00–156.00 $149.34 $778 -6.34
555–575 563 3 132.00–144.00 $136.32 $767 -6.68
600–635 619 5 127.00–142.00 $134.43 $832 +2.70
695 695 1 126.00 $126.00 $876 +10.36
805 805 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 117.00 $117.00 $211 —
220 220 1 115.00 $115.00 $253 —
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 -30.00
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —
450–460 455 2 122.00–129.00 $125.54 $571 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
560–590 575 2 128.00–130.00 $128.97 $742 +3.97
610–645 628 2 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $770 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 142.00 $142.00 $405 —
300–310 305 2 129.00–137.00 $133.07 $406 —
375–395 385 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $533 +6.03
415–440 430 5 123.00–134.00 $129.58 $557 +5.33
460–485 471 4 122.00–128.00 $125.22 $590 +2.39
515–530 521 4 115.00–126.00 $119.22 $621 -0.37
550–595 570 7 110.00–123.00 $118.14 $673 +7.98
610–635 624 5 114.00–123.00 $117.59 $734 +17.59
660–695 678 2 105.00–107.00 $106.03 $719 —
700–740 722 3 102.00–111.00 $105.58 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 128.00 $128.00 $358 -4.00
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 +35.00
460–480 473 4 100.00–108.00 $104.47 $494 +2.96
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 144.00–155.00 $149.58 $501 -2.93
350–390 365 3 150.00–173.00 $164.58 $601 +7.44
400–440 415 3 142.00–150.00 $147.17 $611 +0.17
455–490 473 2 130.00–140.00 $134.81 $638 +5.44
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 +8.58
550 550 1 123.00 $123.00 $676 +0.01
605–645 625 2 105.00–110.00 $107.58 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 107.00–129.00 $117.71 $447 —
460 460 2 104.00–105.00 $104.50 $481 -1.50
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 16.00 $16.00 $150 +2.09
960–1475 1074 85-90% 25 20.00–54.00 $37.00 $397 -9.47
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1575 1242 80-85% 10 47.00–57.00 $53.91 $670 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.