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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.25/cwt ≈ $1,112/hd at 600 lb · 501 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.61/cwt ≈ $901/hd at 583 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.00/cwt ≈ $898/hd at 538 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 220 0
Feeder cattle 333 207 0
Slaughter cattle 27 13 0
Replacement cattle 3 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 8 higher feeder steers \heifers 3 to 8 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 501 185.25 $185.25 $1,112 —
737 737 13 170.00 $170.00 $1,253 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 +10.00
290 290 2 197.00–207.00 $202.00 $586 -1.23
325 325 1 207.50 $207.50 $674 -8.48
375–395 385 2 197.00–204.00 $200.59 $772 -16.41
400–449 425 2 180.00–181.00 $180.53 $767 +5.53
465 465 1 184.00 $184.00 $856 -0.54
515–540 528 2 159.00 $159.00 $840 -26.00
560–590 572 3 182.00–186.00 $184.69 $1,056 +15.69
605 605 1 161.00 $161.00 $974 -4.00
655 655 1 152.00 $152.00 $996 -3.96
1105 1105 1 80.00 $80.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 167.00 $167.00 $468 —
330 330 1 189.00 $189.00 $624 —
385 385 1 183.00 $183.00 $705 —
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
470–495 480 3 145.00–160.00 $150.98 $725 —
652 652 10 150.00 $150.00 $978 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 10 160.25 $160.25 $651 —
451 451 6 157.00 $157.00 $708 +3.00
538 538 16 167.00 $167.00 $898 —
579–593 583 19 151.00–157.25 $154.61 $901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 -30.00
315–330 319 8 140.00–155.00 $151.21 $482 —
360–370 365 2 140.00–152.00 $145.92 $533 -13.08
405–430 419 7 132.00–147.00 $138.30 $579 -7.08
455–480 467 6 132.00–147.00 $138.93 $649 +3.93
500–535 515 4 132.00–139.00 $136.50 $703 -7.49
550–565 556 4 134.00–146.00 $138.80 $772 -0.20
615 615 1 144.00 $144.00 $886 +9.47
650–695 677 3 130.00–137.00 $134.08 $908 —
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
775 775 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,104 —
915 915 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,281 +40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 137.00 $137.00 $356 -13.00
315–345 327 6 120.00–135.00 $129.54 $424 —
355–375 365 2 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $478 —
475–490 482 3 125.00–132.00 $127.33 $614 +2.99
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
610 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 187.00–199.00 $193.18 $628 —
380–390 388 4 173.00–195.00 $181.48 $704 —
420–435 424 4 169.00–186.00 $177.00 $750 —
470–490 480 3 158.00–170.00 $161.92 $777 —
520–540 532 3 147.00–159.00 $153.63 $817 -2.37
565 565 2 142.00–148.00 $145.00 $819 —
600–615 608 2 131.00–142.00 $136.43 $829 -20.57
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 -15.00
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
765 765 1 111.00 $111.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 422 3 150.00–166.00 $157.65 $665 —
515 515 1 133.00 $133.00 $685 -16.00
555 555 1 145.00 $145.00 $805 —
665–675 670 2 115.00–127.00 $120.96 $810 —
725 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928 -3.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1655 1433 80-85% 9 49.00–77.00 $66.72 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–740 685 85-90% 2 34.00–45.00 $39.94 $274 —
810 810 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $202 —
840–1545 1142 85-90% 5 52.00–66.00 $56.94 $650 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895 1895 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,895 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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.