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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 148 249 361
Feeder cattle 122 204 274
Slaughter cattle 24 42 75
Replacement cattle 2 3 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 lower feeder steer \heifers 3 to 9 lower

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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 1 185.00 $185.00 $398 -12.00
290 290 1 177.00 $177.00 $513 —
405–445 425 2 179.00–184.00 $181.62 $772 +1.11
450–495 475 6 170.00–185.00 $177.79 $845 -4.73
500–515 508 3 170.00–180.00 $174.98 $889 +6.25
550–590 568 4 158.00–169.00 $162.22 $921 -7.24
620 620 1 158.00 $158.00 $980 -3.00
710–740 725 2 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $997 +26.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 165.00–168.00 $166.56 $783 +21.56
505 505 1 159.00 $159.00 $803 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 149.00 $149.00 $432 -2.95
395 395 1 134.00 $134.00 $529 -18.73
415–420 418 2 148.00–155.00 $151.52 $633 -1.75
455–490 475 3 146.00–151.00 $149.00 $708 +5.74
510–535 520 5 142.00–149.00 $146.16 $760 +9.83
550–595 572 3 130.00–142.00 $135.16 $773 +20.16
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
450–495 475 5 118.00–138.00 $125.77 $597 —
510–545 528 2 120.00–135.00 $127.75 $675 +5.36
550–560 555 2 121.00–127.00 $124.03 $688 —
615–640 628 2 110.00–117.00 $113.43 $712 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 148.00 $148.00 $570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 -19.00
430 430 2 162.00–170.00 $166.00 $714 +1.22
480 480 1 164.00 $164.00 $787 -3.46
525 525 1 167.00 $167.00 $877 +12.45
560–565 563 3 145.00–154.00 $150.66 $848 —
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 151.00 $151.00 $619 +11.00
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 +15.00
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 -1.49
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $317 —
930–1270 1100 85-90% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.42 $709 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1480 1320 80-85% 3 65.00–69.00 $67.37 $889 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1980 1603 4 98.00–105.00 $102.78 $1,648 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 560.00 $560.00 —

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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.