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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.00/cwt ≈ $1,173/hd at 473 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.15/cwt +16.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 574 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 490 446
Feeder cattle 256 372 369
Slaughter cattle 32 97 61
Replacement cattle 14 21 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold $8- $18 higher. Heifers sold steady to $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $10 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 271 5 320.00–332.50 $325.47 $882 -1.17
300–305 303 2 330.00–342.50 $336.30 $1,019 -8.70
350–360 353 4 310.00–320.00 $313.72 $1,107 -6.23
405–440 423 2 290.00–300.00 $295.21 $1,249 +45.21
455–470 461 4 275.00–287.00 $278.46 $1,284 +15.99
500–545 534 7 268.00–278.00 $274.42 $1,465 +21.90
560–595 574 10 263.00–275.00 $267.15 $1,533 +16.78
610–625 617 3 259.00–267.00 $261.99 $1,616 +23.43
655 655 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,644 +16.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 290.00 $290.00 $798 -10.00
300–345 324 6 310.00–322.50 $316.55 $1,026 +17.69
370–385 378 3 285.00–307.50 $293.18 $1,108 +28.85
410–440 431 5 250.00–285.00 $274.09 $1,181 —
450–470 457 3 268.00–270.00 $269.31 $1,231 +25.90
500–540 525 5 259.00–267.00 $263.03 $1,381 +19.29
570–590 579 6 248.00–262.00 $256.36 $1,484 +16.36
600–645 623 6 233.00–255.00 $245.05 $1,527 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 250.00 $250.00 $695 -5.33
305–345 319 6 248.00–258.00 $252.69 $806 +8.89
350–395 370 4 247.00–251.00 $249.20 $922 -8.50
410–440 426 5 240.00–250.00 $242.37 $1,032 -12.58
450–485 468 8 236.00–245.00 $241.83 $1,132 -4.01
520–540 530 2 234.00–242.00 $238.08 $1,262 +0.51
565 565 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 -15.46
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 +10.50
730 730 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,570 —
880 880 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 10 248.00 $248.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 3 242.50–245.00 $244.17 $794 —
415–425 420 2 232.00–238.00 $235.04 $987 -1.31
465–485 475 2 232.00–234.00 $232.98 $1,107 +0.92
630 630 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,354 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,141 +33.84
410–435 418 3 275.00–286.00 $278.59 $1,165 +2.42
450–460 457 3 281.00–290.00 $286.16 $1,308 +22.81
500–525 518 4 277.50–285.00 $281.79 $1,460 +42.87
565–590 580 3 251.00–258.00 $255.32 $1,481 +22.24
615–645 630 2 232.00–239.00 $235.42 $1,483 +16.93
670–675 673 2 226.00–235.00 $230.52 $1,551 +8.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,110 +13.17
450–495 472 5 255.00–277.50 $267.08 $1,261 +36.22
510–535 521 4 245.00–271.00 $259.79 $1,354 +31.21
550–590 575 3 229.00–232.00 $230.36 $1,325 +7.01
645 645 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1170 980 85-90% 3 92.00–102.50 $96.60 $947 —
990–1450 1196 85-90% 15 103.00–115.00 $108.66 $1,300 —
1270–1460 1365 85-90% 2 124.00–125.00 $124.47 $1,699 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 80-85% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,714 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,620 —
1520–1860 1652 3 127.00–131.00 $129.40 $2,138 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
959 959 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,390.00 $1,390.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–1285 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 880.00–1,460.00 $1,093.70

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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.