Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	159	246	131
Feeder cattle	124	200	109
Slaughter cattle	28	28	22
Replacement cattle	7	18	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to last week steers sold steady to $5 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	8	338.00	$338.00	$1,420	—
510	510	6	313.00	$313.00	$1,596	-5.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	372.50	$372.50	$913	+11.72
300–335	318	2	357.50–360.00	$358.82	$1,141	-30.67
370	370	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,323	-26.68
410–430	423	3	310.00–320.00	$313.57	$1,326	-27.25
450–455	453	2	295.00–312.50	$303.70	$1,376	-18.69
640	640	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	355.00	$355.00	$763	—
325	325	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,105	-16.97
365	365	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,186	-20.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	325.00	$325.00	$731	—
255–260	258	2	322.50	$322.50	$832	-32.27
300–330	316	4	295.00–310.00	$303.70	$960	-44.52
355–365	359	4	265.00–282.50	$273.04	$980	-63.13
425–445	435	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,174	-23.19
470–490	480	2	257.50–270.00	$263.62	$1,265	-13.05
530	530	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,352	+2.50
555	555	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	282.50–290.00	$286.17	$967	-36.56
440	440	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,111	-18.08
450–475	463	2	245.00–250.00	$247.57	$1,146	-8.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,332	-0.13
415	415	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,307	-23.64
495	495	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,336	-60.30
520	520	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,352	-68.71
620–625	623	2	235.00–237.50	$236.24	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,352	—
620	620	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,504	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–780	725	85-90%	2	98.00–106.00	$102.30	$742	—
930–1340	1105	85-90%	9	112.00–129.00	$119.33	$1,319	—
1170	1170	85-90%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,240	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1595	1505	80-85%	3	109.00–123.00	$117.18	$1,764	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,506	—
1155–1865	1471	4	137.00–150.00	$144.70	$2,129	—
1820–1885	1853	4	143.00–154.00	$149.57	$2,772	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605	605	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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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.