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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

45 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 45 207 247
Feeder cattle 35 177 215
Slaughter cattle 8 28 30
Replacement cattle 2 2 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

not enough cattle to report a market

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 180.00–181.00 $180.51 $551 +10.51
350 350 1 176.00 $176.00 $616 +3.10
445 445 1 149.00 $149.00 $663 -29.00
595 595 1 155.00 $155.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 152.00–159.00 $155.47 $432 +5.47
315–345 333 3 145.00–159.00 $153.57 $511 +9.47
360 360 2 151.00–155.00 $153.00 $551 +13.83
420 420 1 138.00 $138.00 $580 -7.57
635 635 1 133.00 $133.00 $845 -6.35
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 -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
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
360 360 1 179.00 $179.00 $644 +14.60
430 430 1 143.00 $143.00 $615 -19.51
540 540 1 149.00 $149.00 $805 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 132.00 $132.00 $772 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $270 —
900–940 913 85-90% 3 44.00–54.00 $49.40 $451 —
785–1350 1068 85-90% 2 55.00–60.00 $56.84 $607 +0.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1345 1125 80-85% 2 72.00–80.00 $75.22 $846 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–920 878 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–820.00 $774.80

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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
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.