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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.50/cwt ≈ $1,138/hd at 816 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 304 212
Feeder cattle 277 271 161
Slaughter cattle 69 30 43
Replacement cattle 17 3 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
440 440 1 174.00 $174.00 $766 +22.98
480–495 487 3 150.00–157.00 $154.02 $750 —
510 510 1 152.00 $152.00 $775 +0.19
565–590 573 5 147.00–157.00 $153.23 $878 +5.48
620 620 1 138.00 $138.00 $856 -7.76
665–685 672 3 135.00–147.00 $140.94 $947 +10.94
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 -7.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 137.00 $137.00 $671 —
545 545 1 138.00 $138.00 $752 +13.00
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
816 816 63 139.50 $139.50 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 330 6 122.00–132.00 $128.65 $425 -17.35
370–395 383 2 137.00–142.00 $139.42 $534 -5.95
400–445 420 5 131.00–142.00 $135.68 $570 -2.11
450–465 458 2 136.00–148.00 $142.10 $651 -3.38
515–545 526 4 118.00–128.00 $122.48 $644 +1.18
555–595 567 5 118.00–122.00 $120.17 $681 -15.83
605–610 608 2 110.00–118.00 $114.02 $693 -7.98
745 745 1 116.00 $116.00 $864 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
800 800 1 117.00 $117.00 $936 —
945 945 1 87.00 $87.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 122.00 $122.00 $439 -7.01
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 -8.62
570 570 1 121.00 $121.00 $690 -4.75
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 -9.00

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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 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 -7.00
370 370 1 153.00 $153.00 $566 +4.02
415–440 429 4 145.00–152.00 $148.45 $637 -1.52
450–485 466 4 140.00–155.00 $146.07 $681 +5.40
520–535 528 2 130.00–142.00 $136.09 $719 -0.98
555–590 571 4 131.00–139.00 $134.22 $766 -7.16
630–645 638 3 127.00–133.00 $129.31 $825 +0.33
655–685 675 3 118.00–130.00 $125.94 $850 —
710 710 1 123.00 $123.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 147.00 $147.00 $463 -13.00
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
485 485 1 133.00 $133.00 $645 -13.00
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 -30.00
555 555 1 116.00 $116.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1280 1038 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $42.74 $444 —
805–1390 1125 85-90% 26 40.00–73.00 $57.32 $645 +0.70
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1440 1195 80-85% 13 67.00–76.00 $71.00 $848 -1.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1560 1322 3 88.00–96.00 $91.77 $1,213 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,176 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1075–1385 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–900.00 $884.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —

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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.