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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.18/cwt ≈ $1,533/hd at 726 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.11/cwt ≈ $1,136/hd at 528 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 331 283
Feeder cattle 290 264 252
Slaughter cattle 45 62 23
Replacement cattle 5 5 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Steers sold mixed, $5 lower to $5 higher. Heifer were steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady. Sold one load of heifers at 728lbs at 213.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 240.00 $240.00 $828 +2.43
350–380 365 2 225.00–235.00 $229.79 $839 -9.17
430–440 435 3 227.00–245.00 $233.74 $1,017 -2.77
465–490 483 4 227.00–246.00 $232.78 $1,124 +5.47
510–545 528 5 220.00–236.00 $228.92 $1,209 +8.58
570 570 4 225.00–229.00 $226.00 $1,288 +7.95
600–630 615 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,359 +1.83
670 670 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,481 —
700 700 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,428 —
815 815 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,671 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 200.00 $200.00 $520 -30.00
340 340 1 221.00 $221.00 $751 —
360–390 375 2 220.00–224.00 $222.08 $833 —
405–445 426 4 210.00–225.00 $220.68 $940 —
450–490 466 7 200.00–225.00 $217.57 $1,014 +7.57
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 -0.05
565–573 571 4 200.00–210.00 $202.47 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,168 —
633 633 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,355 -3.79
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 219.00 $219.00 $946 —
495 495 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,030 +28.00
508–532 528 12 200.00–218.00 $215.11 $1,136 —
700–728 726 74 185.00–213.00 $211.18 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 220.00 $220.00 $583 +5.00
305–345 328 6 211.00–220.00 $217.18 $712 +5.52
360–390 373 5 205.00–218.00 $214.20 $799 +4.20
400–430 415 5 205.00–210.00 $207.07 $859 -3.93
460–495 473 3 209.00–218.00 $211.95 $1,003 -20.05
535 535 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,075 —
560 560 2 195.00–205.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
600 600 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 200.00–210.00 $205.29 $437 —
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 -15.18
315–325 320 2 200.00–212.50 $206.15 $660 —
355–390 373 3 185.00–216.00 $198.31 $740 +5.86
450–490 477 3 180.00–194.00 $184.80 $881 -7.31
515–535 527 3 170.00–195.00 $181.50 $957 +9.50
625 625 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 -9.00
650–655 653 2 176.00–181.00 $178.51 $1,166 +6.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 235.00 $235.00 $752 +0.63
390 390 1 226.00 $226.00 $881 -5.50
405–445 424 7 211.00–229.00 $220.90 $937 -1.10
450–495 472 6 210.00–222.00 $216.63 $1,022 -0.84
505–545 529 6 198.00–222.00 $209.49 $1,108 +1.45
560–595 577 3 190.00–220.00 $208.68 $1,204 -3.85
610–630 620 2 196.00–210.00 $202.89 $1,258 -2.11
700–730 715 2 199.00–210.00 $204.38 $1,461 —
845 845 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 -34.00
355–370 365 3 195.00–222.50 $212.40 $775 —
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 $903 —
525 525 1 175.00 $175.00 $919 —
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —
605–610 608 2 180.00–185.00 $182.51 $1,110 —
745 745 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,304 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1630 1443 75-80% 8 81.00–87.00 $83.50 $1,205 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,380 —
1565–1880 1705 75-80% 4 75.00–81.00 $77.98 $1,330 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,037 —
1055–1300 1226 80-85% 4 75.00–78.00 $76.95 $943 -7.88
1090–1600 1297 80-85% 5 80.00–90.00 $86.45 $1,121 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1185 1090 85-90% 5 70.00–79.00 $74.49 $812 —
1015–1275 1112 85-90% 3 65.00–69.00 $67.44 $750 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $684 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,074 —
1730–1810 1770 2 108.00–112.00 $109.95 $1,946 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.