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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 377 222
Feeder cattle 163 235 189
Slaughter cattle 52 132 33
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 8 lower feeder steers steady to 6 lower feeder heifers 4 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
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
290 290 1 176.00 $176.00 $510 +6.00
320–330 327 3 160.00–167.00 $164.64 $538 —
365–390 378 4 165.00–175.00 $169.67 $641 -15.33
400–440 423 4 160.00–171.00 $164.96 $698 -11.45
450–480 465 3 169.00–177.00 $173.92 $809 +3.92
505–530 518 2 161.00–170.00 $165.61 $858 +8.96
575 575 1 161.00 $161.00 $926 -9.00
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 137.00 $137.00 $370 -19.00
400 400 1 148.00 $148.00 $592 -7.30
485 485 1 142.00 $142.00 $689 —
520–545 533 2 142.00–148.00 $145.07 $773 -3.93
550 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 145.00 $145.00 $362 +10.00
320–345 333 5 145.00–157.00 $150.20 $500 +13.70
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 +1.65
400–440 423 5 142.00–149.00 $144.22 $610 -1.78
450–455 453 2 150.00–153.00 $151.49 $686 +10.57
535–540 538 2 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $683 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 130.00–140.00 $136.68 $440 +3.70
365–395 380 2 134.00–143.00 $138.32 $526 —
400–405 403 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $514 —
475–485 480 2 120.00–130.00 $125.05 $600 -3.95
550 550 1 118.00 $118.00 $649 +13.00

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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 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
350 350 1 155.00 $155.00 $542 -23.42
455–485 472 3 145.00–153.00 $148.60 $701 -5.01
510–520 513 3 141.00–152.00 $145.38 $746 +6.38
550–590 571 5 130.00–144.00 $138.80 $793 +18.80
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
700 700 1 129.00 $129.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 +5.00
375 375 1 126.00 $126.00 $472 -9.44
410 410 1 143.00 $143.00 $586 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $185 +6.93
795–1075 935 85-90% 10 30.00–61.00 $51.89 $485 +1.80
950–1040 995 85-90% 2 43.00–64.00 $53.03 $528 -15.84
1045 1045 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $575 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1395 1157 80-85% 9 62.00–79.00 $72.94 $844 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1895 1768 2 104.00–105.00 $104.46 $1,847 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,125 —

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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.