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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.75/cwt ≈ $1,121/hd at 715 lb · 71 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.48/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 467 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 148 180
Feeder cattle 271 122 148
Slaughter cattle 30 24 24
Replacement cattle 3 2 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bull 3 to 7 higher feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 318 4 165.00–172.00 $168.04 $534 —
430–445 438 2 150.00–152.00 $151.02 $661 -30.60
505–530 518 2 144.00–160.00 $151.81 $786 -23.17
555 555 4 142.00–165.00 $147.75 $820 -14.47
625–640 629 4 145.00–148.00 $145.76 $917 -12.24
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
700–712 708 3 138.00–145.00 $142.69 $1,010 +5.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 137.00 $137.00 $438 —
355 355 3 156.00 $156.00 $554 —
435 435 1 144.00 $144.00 $626 —
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 -34.00
595 595 1 138.00 $138.00 $821 —
760 760 2 128.00–136.00 $132.00 $1,003 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 71 156.75 $156.75 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 146.00 $146.00 $460 —
360–396 389 5 145.00–147.00 $145.37 $565 +11.37
405–440 418 9 130.00–145.00 $137.79 $576 -13.73
458–495 467 10 135.00–149.00 $145.48 $679 -3.52
505–525 517 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $627 -24.86
550 550 3 136.00 $136.00 $748 +0.84
610–635 623 2 122.00 $122.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 132.50 $132.50 $265 —
320 320 1 127.00 $127.00 $406 —
377–380 378 4 128.00–132.00 $129.01 $488 -0.99
410–445 423 4 122.00–133.00 $128.62 $544 —
460–490 479 4 125.00–129.00 $127.74 $612 +1.97
510–545 518 6 120.00–135.00 $129.13 $669 +1.38
555–595 575 4 120.00–129.00 $125.75 $723 +1.72
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —

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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 1 147.00 $147.00 $492 -33.00
380–395 388 4 147.00–152.00 $148.98 $578 —
425–430 428 2 145.00–155.00 $149.97 $642 -16.03
460–485 475 4 135.00–148.00 $140.67 $668 -23.33
510–545 528 4 134.00–142.00 $137.07 $724 -29.93
550–570 560 2 135.00–148.00 $141.38 $792 -9.28
625–645 635 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
475 475 1 146.00 $146.00 $694 —
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–845 828 85-90% 2 25.00–30.00 $27.55 $228 —
1000–1275 1147 85-90% 11 48.00–64.00 $56.62 $649 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1330 1165 80-85% 10 66.00–80.00 $72.67 $847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1855 1734 4 104.00–105.00 $104.73 $1,816 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.