Cattle Market Pulse

Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 184 209 274
Feeder cattle 165 155 250
Slaughter cattle 18 47 23
Replacement cattle 1 7 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers look to be steady but not enough data to really call trend. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 3 225.00–230.00 $228.38 $749 —
365–385 375 2 200.00–240.00 $220.53 $827 -5.89
445 445 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 +3.21
460–485 473 3 210.00–231.00 $218.51 $1,034 +1.51
590 590 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,280 —
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 290.00 $290.00 $754 -80.00
300 300 1 262.50 $262.50 $788 -29.91
605 605 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,398 -11.00
695 695 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,494 -20.00
700–710 707 3 212.00–215.00 $214.00 $1,513 —
880 880 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,663 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,130 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 4 235.00–257.50 $243.40 $774 +1.89
360–385 376 4 230.00–236.00 $233.48 $878 +2.02
400–445 416 6 220.00–236.00 $225.97 $940 -7.03
490–495 493 2 212.00–220.00 $215.98 $1,065 -8.30
520–525 522 3 210.00–218.00 $215.34 $1,124 -2.23
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
600–620 607 3 199.00–210.00 $203.62 $1,236 —
650–690 670 2 195.00–202.00 $198.60 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 190.00 $190.00 $665 —
445 445 1 215.00 $215.00 $957 +9.76
465 465 1 214.00 $214.00 $995 —
590 590 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 -7.47
610–640 624 5 183.00–190.00 $186.39 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,053 —
523 523 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,255 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,149 +36.63
420 420 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,004 -5.16
450–480 465 2 232.00–235.00 $233.45 $1,086 +13.45
615 615 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,285 +4.29
745 745 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,505 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 232.00 $232.00 $858 —
420–430 425 2 185.00–246.00 $215.14 $914 —
545 545 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,117 —
765 765 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1140 1008 85-90% 3 70.00–82.00 $77.53 $782 -14.79
1165 1165 85-90% 2 87.00 $87.00 $1,014 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,396 —
1120–1695 1370 80-85% 3 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $1,486 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,622 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1825 1825 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,300 —

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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
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 7 93.00 $93.00 $696 —
868 868 4 90.00 $90.00 $781 —

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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.