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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

70 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 70 254 105
Feeder cattle 49 226 100
Slaughter cattle 18 21 5
Replacement cattle 3 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 4 higher not enough feeder calves to make trend

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 367 3 220.00–228.00 $224.35 $823 +2.35
485 485 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,004 -8.00
605 605 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,162 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,422 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 215.00 $215.00 $462 +10.00
325 325 1 199.00 $199.00 $647 +0.98
365 365 1 184.00 $184.00 $672 -15.41
425–430 428 2 180.00–185.00 $182.51 $781 -7.70
500 500 1 185.00 $185.00 $925 -4.07
725 725 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 +40.00
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 -5.00
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 252.50 $252.50 $783 +22.50
435 435 1 206.00 $206.00 $896 -19.03
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 —
520 520 1 172.00 $172.00 $894 -16.58
575 575 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 -7.50
855 855 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 197.00 $197.00 $808 —
740 740 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1465 1093 80-85% 9 84.00–98.00 $91.03 $995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1150 1100 85-90% 2 66.00–74.00 $70.18 $772 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2005 2005 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,246 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,154 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.