Cattle Market Pulse

Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Macon Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 405 287
Feeder cattle 196 339 240
Slaughter cattle 29 64 45
Replacement cattle 8 2 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $12 higher. Slaughter sold $4 - $8 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 280 3 332.50–342.50 $336.89 $943 -7.24
305–330 313 4 330.00–340.00 $336.67 $1,054 -8.45
350–375 364 5 328.00–340.00 $334.65 $1,218 +0.60
405–445 419 5 315.00–326.00 $321.69 $1,348 +4.07
450–490 468 4 313.00–326.00 $317.90 $1,488 +9.30
510–540 525 4 288.00–301.00 $295.16 $1,550 -8.75
555–560 558 2 291.00–295.00 $293.01 $1,635 +10.02
615–625 620 3 264.00–275.00 $269.98 $1,674 -3.47
660–695 678 2 259.00–273.00 $265.82 $1,802 +9.82
770 770 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 327.50 $327.50 $966 -2.50
345 345 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,132 +9.23
355–390 369 6 310.00–325.00 $319.59 $1,179 +9.57
420–440 430 5 290.00–311.00 $300.05 $1,290 +7.55
450–495 479 8 281.00–310.00 $296.30 $1,419 +7.49
500–510 503 3 275.00–284.00 $278.32 $1,400 -12.71
670 670 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 299.00–300.00 $299.48 $952 -5.52
355 355 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,086 +11.78
410–430 422 3 250.00–257.00 $253.97 $1,072 -14.25
470–480 474 4 258.00–270.00 $265.77 $1,260 -1.13
515–525 520 3 265.00–270.00 $267.01 $1,388 +18.16
550–575 560 4 253.00–266.00 $259.22 $1,452 +23.21
620–635 628 2 226.00–239.00 $232.58 $1,461 +2.58
685 685 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 —
730 730 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,526 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 358 3 260.00–280.00 $270.23 $967 -2.73
470–475 472 3 246.00–255.00 $251.01 $1,185 +8.50
505–535 524 4 225.00–252.00 $241.08 $1,263 +2.80
550–595 570 4 235.00–249.00 $243.11 $1,386 —
605–640 623 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
803 803 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,743 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,292 -17.17
410–420 413 3 320.00–328.00 $324.00 $1,338 -4.84
470 470 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,372 +15.66
505–520 513 2 289.00–298.00 $293.57 $1,506 +1.55
575 575 2 268.00–283.00 $275.50 $1,584 +8.92
605–625 613 3 254.00–260.00 $256.30 $1,571 -2.68
650–675 663 2 239.00–241.00 $239.98 $1,591 -11.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 +8.92
480 480 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,200 -10.00
530–545 538 2 268.00–272.00 $270.03 $1,453 -1.93
565–590 578 2 252.00–265.00 $258.36 $1,493 +5.72

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,014 —
875–1285 1036 85-90% 10 115.00–130.00 $124.50 $1,290 —
1000–1105 1053 85-90% 2 132.00–140.00 $136.20 $1,434 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1400 1282 80-85% 3 131.00–133.00 $132.00 $1,692 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1955 1737 5 146.00–160.00 $153.10 $2,659 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
998 998 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1160–1280 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,575.00 $1,551.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945–1120 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00–1,650.00 $1,636.44 —

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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.