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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.00/cwt +20.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 601 lb · 11 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 steers $207.36/cwt +19.36 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 276 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 271 0
Feeder cattle 211 255 0
Slaughter cattle 56 12 0
Replacement cattle 2 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 7 higher feeder steers \heifers 3 to 8 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–277 276 11 206.00–209.00 $207.36 $572 +19.36
335–343 342 7 176.00–198.00 $194.92 $667 —
350–375 364 4 174.00–178.00 $176.72 $643 —
400–420 411 4 175.00–177.00 $175.76 $722 —
460–495 473 8 168.00–177.00 $173.61 $821 +11.61
500–530 513 3 164.00–177.00 $172.20 $883 +17.20
555–580 568 2 161.00–165.00 $163.04 $926 —
605–645 625 2 151.00–166.00 $158.26 $989 -2.74
655–665 660 2 158.00–160.00 $158.99 $1,049 —
715 715 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,087 —
870 870 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 11 170.00 $170.00 $1,022 +20.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 156.00 $156.00 $601 -14.00
435 435 1 158.00 $158.00 $687 +5.49
450–490 470 2 130.00–135.00 $132.39 $622 -17.61
605–645 625 2 148.00 $148.00 $925 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 172.00 $172.00 $513 -6.00
315–340 332 3 150.00–157.00 $152.90 $508 -14.10
363–385 370 3 150.00–165.00 $159.80 $591 +4.80
400–435 419 7 140.00–150.00 $146.23 $613 —
465–495 480 2 143.00–149.00 $145.91 $700 —
500–535 515 8 137.00–149.00 $142.94 $736 -4.06
575–590 579 4 133.00–146.00 $141.52 $819 —
620 620 1 136.00 $136.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
310–330 320 2 135.00–136.00 $135.48 $434 -11.72
400 400 1 138.00 $138.00 $552 +1.00
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 -18.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 177.00 $177.00 $566 —
370 370 1 176.00 $176.00 $651 —
430 430 1 169.00 $169.00 $727 —
495 495 1 158.00 $158.00 $782 —
500 500 1 171.00 $171.00 $855 —
560–575 568 2 145.00–155.00 $149.93 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 136.00 $136.00 $721 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1715 1342 80-85% 21 70.00–82.00 $75.77 $1,017 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $330 —
905–955 930 85-90% 2 50.00–57.00 $53.41 $497 —
880–1365 1114 85-90% 17 58.00–69.00 $63.56 $708 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1735 1613 4 96.00–103.50 $100.52 $1,621 —
2135 2135 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,306 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
575 575 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 92.00 $92.00 $454 —
627 627 3 88.00 $88.00 $552 —
702–743 726 12 80.00–90.00 $84.64 $614 —

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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.