Cattle Market Pulse

Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.79/cwt -19.34 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 518 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.00/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 255 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 499 446 492
Feeder cattle 386 369 410
Slaughter cattle 88 61 72
Replacement cattle 25 16 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to last week steers sold $5 -$10 lower. Heifers sold $6 - $12 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to $5 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 280 3 227.50–247.50 $238.93 $669 +2.68
325 325 1 240.00 $240.00 $780 -2.50
380–395 390 3 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $848 -12.73
405–445 425 2 223.00–231.00 $226.81 $964 -13.49
455–485 466 5 210.00–232.50 $222.28 $1,036 -15.46
500–530 520 4 220.00–230.00 $224.44 $1,167 -6.03
555–590 573 3 203.00–225.00 $210.35 $1,205 -21.62
600–635 625 4 185.00–205.00 $195.47 $1,222 -21.17
655–668 665 4 185.00–196.50 $193.67 $1,288 -16.33
700–710 705 2 176.00–190.00 $183.05 $1,291 -11.62
770 770 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 175.00 $175.00 $446 ±0.00
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 $903 -18.03
465–495 481 4 142.00–164.00 $154.01 $741 -63.33
505 505 1 159.00 $159.00 $803 -57.07
595 595 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 5 217.50 $217.50 $502 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 215.00 $215.00 $484 —
255 255 1 115.00 $115.00 $293 -72.50
310–340 325 2 210.00–217.50 $213.58 $694 -4.77
375–395 389 4 190.00–207.00 $197.94 $770 -12.60
405–435 417 5 188.00–200.00 $195.53 $815 -17.10
450–480 458 5 180.00–185.00 $184.02 $843 -24.91
500–535 518 12 182.00–201.00 $190.79 $988 -19.34
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 -28.98
600–640 617 3 155.00–170.00 $164.81 $1,017 -12.90
690 690 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,125 -4.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 11 231.00 $231.00 $589 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 —
300 300 1 190.00 $190.00 $570 +17.54
490 490 1 165.00 $165.00 $808 -31.99
515–520 518 2 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $938 -1.65
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 242.00 $242.00 $811 +15.54
385–390 388 2 222.50–259.00 $240.87 $935 —
425 425 2 220.00–224.00 $222.00 $944 -2.39
450–490 472 7 201.00–216.00 $210.09 $992 -10.41
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 -11.10
590–595 593 2 180.00–184.00 $181.99 $1,079 -28.16
600–605 603 2 189.00–190.00 $189.50 $1,143 +4.50
650 650 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,176 —
850 850 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,284 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 +25.00
380 380 1 220.00 $220.00 $836 —
430 430 1 188.00 $188.00 $808 —
465 465 1 190.00 $190.00 $884 —
510 510 1 184.00 $184.00 $938 +16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1425 1175 85-90% 38 74.00–89.00 $82.08 $964 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1645 1322 80-85% 9 87.00–104.00 $93.69 $1,239 —
1270–1650 1455 80-85% 5 96.00–102.00 $99.33 $1,445 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1995 1744 9 110.00–125.00 $119.19 $2,079 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1135–1180 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,325.00 $1,153.40 —
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1200–1360 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,100.00 $1,029.69 —

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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.