Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.05/cwt ≈ $1,238/hd at 518 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $223.77/cwt ≈ $1,410/hd at 630 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.58/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 527 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	276	58	51
Feeder cattle	214	44	36
Slaughter cattle	29	12	11
Replacement cattle	33	2	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaughter cows\ bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steer \heifers 4 to 15higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	4	253.00	$253.00	$863	—
401	401	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,083	—
467	467	11	274.00	$274.00	$1,280	—
506–546	518	20	237.00–240.00	$239.05	$1,238	—
601–646	630	16	223.00–224.50	$223.77	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	227.00	$227.00	$647	—
335	335	1	235.00	$235.00	$787	—
365	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	+25.00
476	476	11	239.00	$239.00	$1,138	-6.00
520–545	533	3	200.00–206.00	$202.66	$1,080	+7.66
556	556	4	227.50	$227.50	$1,265	+12.50
660	660	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—
705	705	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	170.00	$170.00	$541	—
415	415	1	190.00	$190.00	$788	-12.59
510	510	1	175.00	$175.00	$892	—
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	-15.93
715	715	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,173	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	3	223.00	$223.00	$854	—
449	449	8	224.00	$224.00	$1,006	—
507–534	527	11	213.00–219.00	$214.58	$1,131	—
585	585	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	207.00	$207.00	$662	—
385	385	1	190.00	$190.00	$732	-14.00
405–410	408	2	187.00–192.00	$189.48	$773	+8.48
460	460	1	183.00	$183.00	$842	+3.00
510–540	525	2	152.00–170.00	$161.26	$847	—
580	580	1	152.00	$152.00	$882	—
700	700	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,176	+16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	-10.00
310	310	1	142.00	$142.00	$440	-35.50
350–385	362	3	155.00–170.00	$161.13	$583	—
405	405	1	157.00	$157.00	$636	—
530	530	1	145.00	$145.00	$768	—
585	585	1	154.00	$154.00	$901	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	204.00	$204.00	$612	—
410	410	1	190.00	$190.00	$779	—
465–495	479	4	187.00–211.00	$199.54	$956	—
510–545	530	3	182.50–190.00	$185.76	$985	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	160.00	$160.00	$856	—
775	775	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,263	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1295	1121	80-85%	13	84.00–106.00	$93.93	$1,053	+3.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1135	994	85-90%	7	60.00–88.00	$79.38	$789	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,175	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1810	1618	2	105.00–115.00	$110.60	$1,790	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,237	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–965	911	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	975.00–1,100.00	$1,020.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1215	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,259.42	—
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.