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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.00/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 758 lb · 66 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.02/cwt +15.02 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 335 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.85/cwt +16.48 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 405 518
Feeder cattle 410 347 451
Slaughter cattle 72 54 62
Replacement cattle 10 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows \ bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 15 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 1 172.00 $172.00 $421 —
275–290 286 4 173.00–184.00 $175.64 $502 —
310–340 325 4 177.00–187.00 $182.27 $592 -11.60
350–395 373 5 175.00–199.00 $185.81 $693 —
400–445 418 7 175.00–200.00 $186.73 $781 +36.73
450–495 468 7 174.00–183.00 $178.27 $834 +22.59
520–540 533 4 170.00–183.00 $175.00 $933 +25.25
550–591 579 7 164.00–174.00 $169.00 $979 +31.00
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 -3.51
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 —
805 805 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,063 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 150.00–167.00 $158.76 $516 +25.76
385 385 1 167.00 $167.00 $643 —
410–430 420 4 150.00–167.00 $157.93 $663 +25.93
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
570 570 1 158.00 $158.00 $901 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 66 156.00 $156.00 $1,182 +2.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 152.50–155.00 $153.70 $407 +11.70
305–343 335 13 145.00–160.00 $150.02 $503 +15.02
355–395 378 7 150.00–162.00 $155.04 $586 +20.04
405–430 419 10 149.00–165.00 $153.85 $645 +16.48
465–495 483 5 134.00–150.00 $142.91 $690 +6.46
510–515 513 3 139.00–152.00 $146.66 $752 +23.04
560–570 565 2 122.00–147.00 $134.39 $759 +17.41
610–645 621 7 115.00–123.00 $118.54 $736 —
660–675 669 4 118.00–124.00 $121.49 $813 +8.08
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
132 132 1 150.00 $150.00 $198 —
315–345 330 2 115.00–117.00 $116.05 $383 -8.95
350–390 361 4 130.00–142.00 $136.10 $491 —
415–425 420 2 135.00 $135.00 $567 -8.04
450–490 474 6 110.00–143.00 $121.43 $576 +4.91
515–535 527 3 122.00–130.00 $124.94 $658 +24.94
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -5.00
1370 1370 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 3 182.00–192.00 $185.99 $614 —
355–390 368 5 180.00–199.00 $192.40 $708 +7.45
405–430 419 4 170.00–180.00 $175.92 $737 +4.42
475–480 478 2 161.00–170.00 $165.48 $791 +8.10
500–545 514 5 160.00–175.00 $169.25 $870 +24.68
580–585 583 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $807 -2.51
610 610 1 132.00 $132.00 $805 -8.00
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -1.00
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 —
360–395 378 2 156.00–164.00 $160.19 $606 —
430 430 1 164.00 $164.00 $705 +20.45
460–495 482 3 120.00–130.00 $126.57 $610 -21.43
520–535 526 4 120.00–145.00 $130.33 $686 +1.50
555 555 1 128.00 $128.00 $710 —
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1760 1355 80-85% 34 56.00–77.00 $65.55 $888 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–950 902 85-90% 3 28.00–33.00 $30.21 $272 +6.87
895–945 920 85-90% 2 20.00 $20.00 $184 -3.34
770–1225 1053 85-90% 14 30.00–63.00 $43.91 $462 -7.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,544 +9.66
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,284 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–875 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–775.00 $750.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.