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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 275 110
Feeder cattle 122 237 62
Slaughter cattle 39 32 38
Replacement cattle 9 6 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to5 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 174.00 $174.00 $583 -21.00
365–385 378 3 160.00–171.00 $165.02 $624 -21.07
400–440 415 5 150.00–167.00 $158.36 $657 -23.63
500–515 508 2 150.00–166.00 $157.88 $802 +2.88
555–575 565 2 146.00–155.00 $150.42 $850 +1.00
620–625 623 2 149.00 $149.00 $928 +8.36
675–695 685 2 149.00–153.00 $151.03 $1,035 +2.03
825–830 828 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 147.50 $147.50 $361 —
325 325 1 131.00 $131.00 $426 —
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 -12.30
465–490 478 2 100.00–135.00 $117.96 $564 -11.04
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 ±0.00
550–560 555 2 120.00–135.00 $127.57 $708 —
600–625 613 2 128.00–132.00 $129.96 $797 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 137.00 $137.00 $404 -1.00
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -38.00
360 360 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $504 —
410–435 423 2 145.00–148.00 $146.46 $620 +1.14
470–490 482 3 144.00–149.00 $145.96 $704 +1.02
515–530 523 2 118.00–130.00 $124.09 $649 -8.18
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 -13.00
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -2.00
660–675 668 2 115.00–118.00 $116.52 $778 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 118.00 $118.00 $366 -2.00
360 360 1 115.00 $115.00 $414 ±0.00
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 -12.00
450–490 470 2 109.00–132.00 $120.01 $564 —
535–540 538 2 105.00–110.00 $107.51 $578 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 3 151.00–155.00 $153.38 $572 +0.93
420–435 428 2 150.00–169.00 $159.33 $682 -0.63
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 +5.66
580 580 3 140.00–147.00 $144.00 $835 +23.00
660–695 678 2 137.00–139.00 $137.97 $935 +12.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 130.00–150.00 $140.00 $469 —
395 395 1 147.00 $147.00 $581 +4.40
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 —
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
780 780 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,045 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $180 —
820–1450 1049 85-90% 16 32.00–68.00 $55.77 $585 -11.92
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1500 1188 80-85% 9 63.00–76.00 $70.01 $832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2005 1643 5 94.00–110.00 $102.81 $1,689 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,308 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 83.00 $83.00 $764 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
780–815 798 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.55

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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
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.