Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	74	328	333
Feeder cattle	36	284	298
Slaughter cattle	12	33	25
Replacement cattle	26	11	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough data to call a trend but market was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	392.00	$392.00	$1,137	—
320	320	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	+21.24
440	440	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,298	-38.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	370.00–375.00	$372.55	$1,006	—
325	325	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,235	+59.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,138	+37.46
375–385	380	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,292	+44.38
420–435	428	2	265.00–276.00	$270.40	$1,157	-5.20
485	485	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,394	+20.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	280.00–325.00	$309.09	$1,026	—

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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	375.00	$375.00	$1,388	+55.06
400	400	1	247.00	$247.00	$988	-77.50
490	490	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,323	-44.76
520–525	523	2	285.00–292.00	$288.52	$1,509	+23.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	346.00	$346.00	$1,246	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,290	—
1105–1355	1269	85-90%	4	135.00–148.00	$142.44	$1,808	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1600	1497	80-85%	3	144.00–154.00	$150.75	$2,257	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2055	2055	1	181.00	$181.00	$3,720	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
884–980	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,619.05
680–1165	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,550.00–2,100.00	$1,915.22
1005–1105	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,895.26

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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
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1190–1290	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,334.36	—
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1190–1540	1353	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00–3,100.00	$2,857.33	—

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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.