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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 137 133 171
Feeder cattle 115 104 134
Slaughter cattle 13 22 30
Replacement cattle 9 7 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 171.00 $171.00 $445 -9.40
350–395 375 3 160.00–162.00 $160.68 $603 —
405 thin fleshed 405 1 176.00 $176.00 $713 —
435 435 2 170.00–178.00 $174.00 $757 -5.66
465–470 468 2 180.00–189.00 $184.52 $864 —
505–545 518 3 168.00–181.00 $175.47 $909 -6.53
560 560 1 159.00 $159.00 $890 +4.13
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 -10.00
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 149.00 $149.00 $566 -11.00
400–430 415 2 123.00–150.00 $136.01 $564 —
450 450 1 153.00 $153.00 $688 —
510–525 518 2 150.00–160.00 $155.07 $803 -4.93
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 140.00 $140.00 $427 -5.00
350–395 375 5 142.00–155.00 $148.32 $556 -4.35
400–445 427 3 143.00–155.00 $149.05 $636 -0.11
465 465 1 157.00 $157.00 $730 +10.11
525 525 1 137.00 $137.00 $719 -7.52
575 575 1 132.00 $132.00 $759 -16.00
930 930 1 94.00 $94.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370 —
315 315 1 145.00 $145.00 $457 +35.00
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 -15.00
425–445 435 2 137.00–146.00 $141.40 $615 —
450–485 467 3 121.00–140.00 $131.96 $616 —
500–515 510 3 120.00–139.00 $129.76 $662 -0.24
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
640 640 1 116.00 $116.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 -22.48
415 415 2 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $618 -23.61
470–480 475 2 150.00–156.00 $153.03 $727 -13.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 136.00 $136.00 $612 —
520 520 1 141.00 $141.00 $733 -7.00
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
625 625 1 139.00 $139.00 $869 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1000 948 85-90% 3 42.00–49.00 $45.16 $428 -6.35
975–1055 1025 85-90% 3 69.00–75.00 $72.07 $739 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $493 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1265 1085 80-85% 2 84.00–90.00 $86.50 $939 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1755 1518 2 90.00–104.00 $98.10 $1,489 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 80.00 $80.00 $976 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–885 832 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 575.00–825.00 $712.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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.