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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.00/cwt ≈ $1,748/hd at 802 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.50/cwt ≈ $1,310/hd at 561 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 439 202
Feeder cattle 370 397 166
Slaughter cattle 26 32 36
Replacement cattle 2 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $18 higher. Heifers sold under 500# steady to $11 lower and over 500# sold steady to $13 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $6 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,083 +30.18
305–345 325 2 370.00–380.00 $374.69 $1,218 +34.69
360–365 363 2 355.00–370.00 $362.55 $1,316 +35.05
405–425 415 3 300.00–325.00 $313.21 $1,300 +40.71
460–475 468 3 252.50–269.00 $261.41 $1,223 -9.98
545 545 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,417 +4.28
560 560 2 240.00–249.00 $244.50 $1,369 -6.14
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 -12.40
660–695 683 3 234.00–238.00 $235.36 $1,608 +0.36
710 710 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,654 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 4 225.00–340.00 $292.04 $841 -47.96
320–330 325 2 360.00–365.00 $362.46 $1,178 +93.95
355–395 378 4 292.50–342.50 $316.03 $1,195 +73.13
430–435 433 2 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $1,180 +32.49
520 520 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,248 +2.13
585 585 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,357 +8.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,455 +6.00
630 630 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,468 -15.94
670 670 6 233.50 $233.50 $1,564 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 10 233.50 $233.50 $1,310 —
802 802 63 218.00 $218.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 250.00–262.50 $256.25 $846 -21.13
355–395 374 4 251.00–261.00 $256.63 $960 -2.81
420–445 431 5 245.00–254.00 $249.82 $1,077 -10.63
460–475 468 2 246.00–250.00 $248.03 $1,161 +13.23
500 500 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,165 +3.00
550–590 571 6 215.00–226.00 $221.34 $1,264 +6.16
600–625 615 3 217.00–219.00 $218.00 $1,341 —
665 665 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 -15.00
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 —
770–780 775 2 193.00–205.00 $198.96 $1,542 —
810 810 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 237.50–240.00 $238.66 $771 -11.34
390 390 1 237.50 $237.50 $926 -5.18
420–445 430 6 218.00–240.00 $223.83 $962 -11.01
460–480 472 3 220.00–225.00 $221.63 $1,046 +5.92
500 500 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,080 -0.24
570 570 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 —
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 —
735 735 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,426 —
785 785 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,468 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 305.00 $305.00 $976 -32.40
370–380 375 2 335.00–345.00 $339.93 $1,275 +37.48
405–430 422 3 297.50–300.00 $299.20 $1,263 +26.09
455–475 467 3 260.00–270.00 $263.25 $1,229 -0.90
500–545 521 8 240.00–250.00 $243.12 $1,267 -1.90
550–570 560 3 236.00–240.00 $237.98 $1,333 +5.78
620–635 627 3 221.00–227.00 $224.31 $1,406 -2.04
665–695 680 2 216.00–219.00 $217.47 $1,479 +7.47
700–735 724 5 209.00–219.00 $213.61 $1,547 -1.46
765 765 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,492 —
805–820 813 2 178.00–189.00 $183.45 $1,491 —
865 865 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 305.00–317.50 $311.50 $1,184 +40.00
405–445 425 5 235.00–280.00 $253.46 $1,077 +13.40
460–495 478 7 200.00–250.00 $237.40 $1,135 -0.56
500–545 523 4 235.00–237.00 $235.48 $1,232 +9.04
570–595 583 3 190.00–220.00 $209.97 $1,224 -13.41

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1140 1092 85-90% 3 90.00–101.00 $95.45 $1,042 —
995–1260 1147 85-90% 5 105.00–113.00 $108.37 $1,243 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1465 1392 80-85% 5 114.00–126.00 $120.31 $1,675 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,989 —
1590–1915 1711 4 137.00–149.00 $140.77 $2,409 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —

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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.