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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.75/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 440 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 272 199
Feeder cattle 204 235 166
Slaughter cattle 42 31 28
Replacement cattle 3 6 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\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
245 245 1 197.00 $197.00 $483 +27.11
250 250 1 195.00 $195.00 $488 —
305–345 327 3 185.00–199.00 $193.59 $633 +10.34
390 390 3 157.00 $157.00 $612 -32.93
405–425 415 4 170.00–190.00 $180.51 $749 -10.19
450–465 458 2 181.00–184.00 $182.52 $836 ±0.00
500–540 520 2 162.00–176.00 $168.73 $877 -9.26
555–565 560 2 165.00–174.00 $169.46 $949 +1.00
600 600 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $966 +1.00
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 -35.06
745 745 1 111.00 $111.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 234 1 160.00 $160.00 $374 —
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483 —
420–425 423 2 100.00–117.00 $108.55 $459 -48.03
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 -33.00
570 570 1 175.00 $175.00 $998 —
635 635 1 124.00 $124.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 2 211.50 $211.50 $816 +11.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 150.00–166.00 $158.52 $365 —
270–285 278 2 150.00–154.00 $151.95 $422 -13.05
335–340 337 5 152.00–155.00 $152.61 $514 -1.01
355–395 383 7 147.00–157.00 $152.73 $585 +5.23
415–440 432 6 142.00–163.00 $153.27 $662 +2.42
450–485 466 4 135.00–149.00 $143.26 $668 -3.33
530–545 538 3 131.00–139.00 $136.33 $733 -11.67
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 -30.66
620 620 1 119.00 $119.00 $738 -5.51
655–660 658 2 110.00–116.00 $112.99 $743 —
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 -14.00
770 770 1 104.00 $104.00 $801 -19.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 10 196.75 $196.75 $866 —
486 486 7 159.25 $159.25 $774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 +11.00
500–545 523 2 120.00–125.00 $122.39 $640 -11.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 $575 —
310 310 1 199.00 $199.00 $617 +13.40
350–395 373 6 181.00–193.00 $188.38 $703 +2.36
405–430 421 5 160.00–169.00 $164.78 $694 +5.51
455–490 466 5 165.00–170.00 $167.46 $780 +12.46
500–510 506 4 145.00–165.00 $154.55 $782 +5.75
635 635 1 139.00 $139.00 $883 -9.00
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 162.50 $162.50 $463 —
395 395 1 157.00 $157.00 $620 -3.00
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 +18.00
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 -3.07
575–585 580 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $792 +27.49

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–885 815 85-90% 2 35.00–54.00 $45.32 $369 —
800–1395 1029 85-90% 21 25.00–74.00 $63.83 $657 +1.29
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1225 1092 80-85% 6 70.00–82.00 $76.08 $831 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1570 1345 2 93.00–96.00 $94.75 $1,274 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2125 2125 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,444 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1310 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–795 793 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $874.92

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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.