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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.90/cwt ≈ $1,046/hd at 658 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 363 321
Feeder cattle 250 277 231
Slaughter cattle 31 69 70
Replacement cattle 21 17 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 10 lower feeder steers\heifer 5 to 10 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 340 9 147.50–155.00 $154.24 $524 —
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 -35.00
400–420 410 2 154.00–165.00 $159.37 $653 -14.63
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 -9.02
500–545 523 5 140.00–152.00 $143.51 $751 -8.49
625–635 630 3 132.00–135.00 $133.99 $844 -4.01
670–695 685 3 130.00–135.00 $133.37 $914 -7.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 136.00 $136.00 $551 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 75 158.90 $158.90 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–349 342 7 132.00–148.00 $141.34 $483 +12.69
365–385 373 7 120.00–130.00 $123.09 $459 -16.33
400–435 419 6 121.00–132.00 $127.86 $536 -7.82
460 460 1 117.00 $117.00 $538 -25.10
505–525 516 5 110.00–121.00 $115.38 $595 -7.10
555–595 568 3 116.00–117.00 $116.65 $663 -3.52
605–620 612 3 113.00–122.00 $117.01 $716 +2.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 127.00 $127.00 $273 —
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 —
360 360 1 118.00 $118.00 $425 -4.00
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 -6.00
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —
720 720 1 94.00 $94.00 $677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 140.00–150.00 $145.12 $454 +5.12
410–445 432 3 140.00–154.00 $149.23 $645 +0.78
450–490 469 4 150.00–155.00 $152.67 $716 +6.60
505–535 524 4 115.00–135.00 $124.39 $652 -11.70
550–580 565 2 118.00–122.00 $119.95 $678 -14.27
605–630 617 3 110.00–118.00 $114.36 $706 -14.95
670–675 673 2 105.00–108.00 $106.49 $717 -19.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
415–445 432 3 117.00–135.00 $125.52 $542 -9.48
495 495 2 105.00–130.00 $117.50 $582 -15.50
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1205 1014 85-90% 9 19.00–60.00 $39.18 $397 -3.56
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1090 948 80-85% 3 60.00–65.00 $63.12 $598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1765–1920 1843 2 96.00–97.50 $96.72 $1,783 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,338 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
960–1325 1151 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 630.00–925.00 $845.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1340–1575 1408 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 875.00–1,000.00 $949.87 —
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.