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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 105 185
Feeder cattle 214 100 157
Slaughter cattle 34 5 25
Replacement cattle 7 — 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 8 higher slaugther bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady to 6 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 —
275–285 280 3 169.00–182.00 $176.99 $496 +8.23
300–325 313 2 179.00–184.00 $181.60 $568 +1.58
350–395 376 9 165.00–189.00 $179.21 $674 +3.22
430–440 435 2 160.00 $160.00 $696 -13.67
450–470 458 3 170.00–185.00 $179.01 $820 -3.90
500–540 517 3 165.00–175.00 $170.74 $883 -8.26
550–590 570 9 162.00–173.00 $166.54 $949 +3.63
635–640 639 9 150.00 $150.00 $958 —
650–689 683 6 148.50–150.00 $148.74 $1,016 +0.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 155.00 $155.00 $287 —
355 355 1 164.00 $164.00 $582 —
455 455 1 162.00 $162.00 $737 —
510–540 525 2 155.00 $155.00 $814 —
570 570 1 153.00 $153.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 170.00 $170.00 $944 —
600 600 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,032 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 145.00 $145.00 $319 —
260–280 270 2 145.00–152.50 $148.89 $402 -5.54
310–315 311 8 151.00–159.00 $157.99 $491 +0.99
385–390 388 2 153.00–154.00 $153.50 $596 +1.61
400 400 1 153.00 $153.00 $612 +5.53
400–430 418 4 145.00–153.00 $149.98 $627 +2.51
465–485 478 5 138.00–153.00 $143.77 $687 -2.21
500–530 515 4 138.00–147.00 $143.50 $739 —
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -20.00
620–630 625 3 124.00–130.00 $127.02 $794 —
660–675 667 3 120.00–130.00 $126.02 $841 +11.02
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $338 —
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -10.00
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 —
525 525 1 129.00 $129.00 $677 —
580 580 1 128.00 $128.00 $742 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 172.00–180.00 $176.16 $551 —
370–390 380 2 181.00–185.00 $182.95 $695 +17.92
410 410 1 176.00 $176.00 $722 +8.95
455–480 468 4 167.00–175.00 $171.70 $804 —
500–515 508 4 152.00–165.00 $157.97 $802 —
560–585 573 2 145.00–150.00 $147.55 $845 +8.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 169.00 $169.00 $668 —
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $129 —
760–1405 1007 85-90% 11 18.00–77.00 $60.99 $614 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1445 1121 80-85% 12 72.00–94.00 $85.75 $961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,711 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,022 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 70.00 $70.00 $889 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.